Editing Performance Car Magazine/August 1990

{{Infobox Magazine
|magazine = Performance Car
|publication = Magazine #269
|image = [[File:PCM 1990-08.jpg|280px]]'''Honda NSX'''<br>Drives like a Ford, goes like a Ferrari
|issue = 269
|price = £2.00
|month = August
|year = 1990
|pages = 98
|editor = Dave Calderwood
|publisher = EMAP
|prev = [[Performance Car Magazine/July 1990|Issue 268 (July 1990)]]
|next = [[Performance Car Magazine/September 1990|Issue 270 (September 1990)]]}}

{{Magazine Template|number=269th|coverdate=August 1990|publisher=EMAP|pages=98|ordinal=third|role=editor|editorname=[[Dave Calderwood]]}}

==Cover==
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==Contents==

*'''Notes''': Safety first?
*'''News''': The latest from around the world.
*'''[[Jeremy Clarkson|Clarkson's]] Cars''': Look, ma, I can ski!
*'''Drawing Board''': Japanese thinking.
*'''Letters''': A chance for you to air your opinions.
*'''Impressions''': Initial views on the Vauxhall Calibra, Alfa 33 16V, Mitsubishi Diamante, Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit II and Turbo Technics VW Corrado.
*'''Challenger''': Honda's NSX is the first of a new breed of user-friendly supercars from Japan.
*'''A Tale of Two Alfas''': Inverness to London in Alfa's outrageous SZ coupe and laid-back Spider.
*'''Brief Encounters''': A quick look at five of the cars on offer at the motor industry's test day.
*'''Grudge Match''': Can Ford's hot Fiesta RS Turbo topple the Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 from its throne?
*Adding Fizz To Ford''': Fast Fords from [[Ford#SVT|SVE]].
*'''One Day All Cars Will Be Like This''': BMW's new 2.5-litre M3 Sports Evolution is even more impressive than its predecessor.
*'''Sporting Heroes''': Paul Chudecki competed in the 1990 Coppa d'ltalia and lived to tell the tale...
*'''Covering The Angles''': The principles of suspension design made clear by Jeff Daniels.
*'''Long Term''': Updates on the Ford Fiesta XR2i ,Peugeot 405 Mi16X4, Mitsubishi Lancer GTM6V and Audi 90 Quattro 20V.
*'''Sounds''': What's new in in-car entertainment.
*'''Second Chances''': Alfa's charismatic GTV6.
*'''Performance File''': Essential facts and figures on current models.
*'''Driving Month''': Sebastian Conran, designer.