Conceived in the late 1970s as a two-seat economy commuter car, the Pontiac Fiero evolved into a sports car over its short life span. Just as it became the car it should have been, GM killed it.

Pontiac is no more, confined to the history recycle bin in 2010, and the brand has been spared the humiliation of going full-time bloated SUV for an urban environment that needs anything but ...