{"title":"Performance Car Magazine","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePerformance Car\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most revered titles in British motoring journalism history. Launched in 1983 (evolving from \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"122\"\u003eHot Car\u003c\/i\u003e), it ran until 1998 and is widely considered the spiritual predecessor to \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"204\"\u003eEvo\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. In fact, when publisher EMAP decided to close the magazine and merge it into \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"295\"\u003eCar\u003c\/i\u003e, several of its key writers and contributors (including Harry Metcalfe, Richard Meaden, and John Barker) immediately went off to found \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"434\"\u003eEvo\u003c\/i\u003e to keep the ethos alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eFor collectors, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"16\"\u003ePerformance Car\u003c\/i\u003e captures the absolute golden era of analogue driving. It championed the pure thrill of the drive over mere top speed, focusing on everything from accessible hot hatches to the defining supercars of the 80s and 90s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eKey highlights for collectors:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Birth of Evo:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage issues are essential for fans of modern performance motoring, as this is where the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"109\"\u003eEvo\u003c\/i\u003e philosophy (\"The Thrill of Driving\") was born and refined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLegendary Journalism:\u003c\/b\u003e The magazine was famous for its exceptionally high standard of writing and photography. It was also the publication that gave Jeremy Clarkson his first major break as a columnist in the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePerformance Car of the Year (PCOTY):\u003c\/b\u003e The legendary annual group test that pitted the year's greatest driver's cars against each other on challenging public roads and tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGolden Era Group Tests:\u003c\/b\u003e Epic, period-correct battles between defining cars of the era—think Sierra Cosworth vs. E30 M3, or Peugeot 205 GTi vs. Renault 5 GT Turbo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/6393\/0707\/collections\/IMG_20260306_105501.jpg?v=1773099307","url":"https:\/\/ladsmags.co.uk\/collections\/performance-car-magazine.oembed","provider":"Magazine Trader LTD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}