Remember that the Fiero project was a design "exercise," viewed as an interesting project or "busy work" by the designers. When the project WAS scheduled for production, it was canceled 3 times. When the 4th go-ahead was given, the designers weren't about to risk embarrassment and another termination of the project by pointing out "glossed-over" designs. These people are all gone now, so their strategy worked for them...sort-of...in the short run...but may the "Ghost of Fieros Past" haunt them!