Performance Car Magazine/August 1990

Performance Car Magazine #269
Honda NSX Drives like a Ford, goes like a Ferrari
Issue No.	269
Price	£2.00
Cover date	August 1990
Page count	98
Editor	Dave Calderwood
Publisher	EMAP
Prev issue	Issue 268 (July 1990)
Next issue	Issue 270 (September 1990)

The 269th issue of Performance Car Magazine was released for the cover date of August 1990. Published by EMAP, the issue contained 98 pages and was edited by the magazine's third editor, Dave Calderwood.

Cover

Issue #269 of Performance Car Magazine's cover‎‎ solely featured the Honda NSX, with a with the famed "Corkscrew" turn at Laguna Seca circuit in Monterrey, California serving as the background, along with a small feature story involving the Alfa Romeo SZ. The cover photograph was taken by an unknown photographer.

Contents

• Notes: Safety first?
• News: The latest from around the world.
• 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 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.