t_walgamuth, you'd be surprised. I have a Miata, and I had a Fiero. I remember the Fiero well. The driving dynamics and handling are very very close to those of the Miata. Although its overall design and technology are not on par with the Miata, the Fiero had a couple advantages. It was a hardtop, with a very stiff chassis compared to the Miata. It was also mid-engined. Believe me, mine handled pretty well.

One major difference between the two would be that the Fiero tended to understeer, while my Miata tends to oversteer. Oversteer is definitely more fun, but up in the snow belt where I lived when I had the Fiero (Chicago) believe me you'd rather have understeer. Another major difference was power-to-weight ratio; the Miata wins handily. Both cars have about 100 horses, but the Fiero was a much heavier car.

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