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the-hinky-panda · 2 years

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The Tremont Tempest: Chapter 4

“Hey Terry, what game are we playing?”

“Gin.”

You grin as you lay your cards down on the small rolling table between you and your cousin. He scoffs and throws his cards face down. You glance at the clock and see you still have fifteen minutes left of your chemo treatment. Your stomach emits a loud growl, a sound you haven’t heard in weeks. Terry gathers up the cards and shuffles them.

“You actually hungry or is your stomach turning on you now?”

“I’m really hungry. I ate half a tunafish sandwich last night.”

He deals you a new hand of cards. “You’ll be ready for the buffet line in no time! We’ll have to go on a cruise so you can make up for lost time.”

“Well, with neither one of us playing the lottery or counting cards in Atlantic City, I’ll have to take my chances at the Chinese buffet on 163rd.”

Terry laughs. “That I could manage on a cop’s salary.”

You had been drinking your meals for the last three weeks thanks to the aggressive chemo treatment that followed the hysterectomy. Stage two ovarian cancer had brought your life to a screaming halt at the ripe old age of 26. Your four year teaching career was on hold while you went through treatment. Your five year marriage was hanging on by a thread. When you’re twenty-one and spitting back the marriage vows, you don’t think “in sickness and in health” will apply to you until much further down the road.

You pick up a card, survey your selection and discard. “You know what I could go for?”

Terry’s blue eyes look up at the ceiling. “Lobster and those little tiny potatoes. A nice bottle of Chardonnay.”

“A Coney Island hotdog and a Dr. Pepper.”

He shakes his head. “You have to raise your standards.”

“As soon as my salary gets a raise, maybe.”

“One day, cuz. We’ll be able to afford the lobster and the cruise.” He picks up and discards a card. “So a Coney dog, huh?”

You laugh and shrug. “Just a thought, Ter. Oh, by the way, gin.”

“Again? Shit. They must be spiking that chemo with luck.”

This was why you loved it when Terry took you to your appointments. He stayed with you, kept your mind active, made you laugh. You knew he was in the middle of studying for the detective’s exam on top of his regular shifts as a beat cop in the roughest parts of the Bronx. But he always made time to take you when Charlie, your husband, wasn’t able. You were very thankful for your cousin and his big heart. You knew the Bronx was going to be better because of him. And you hoped by your work in the schools, that you would make a positive impact on the borough as well.

“And that’s it for today,” one of the nurses said, unhooking the IV from the port in your arm. “Officer Bruno, you are free to take your cousin home now.”

“Thank you, Lorraine. What are your plans for this afternoon?”

“Oh, maybe I’ll go have my nails done, get a massage,” the nurse laughs. “Or maybe I’ll just change a few more IVs and dodge a couple bedpans that are thrown my way. What are you two going to do?”

Before you can answer, Terry scoops up the cards and pockets them with a crooked grin. “I’m going to take my cousin down to Coney Island for a hot dog.”

You let him help you into the wheelchair, even though you hate that you need it but it is the quickest way to get you out of the hospital. You wait for him to pull the car up, a ten year old VW GTI he got as a high school graduation gift, before getting into the passenger side.

“You never wait for me to help you,” he gently scolds.

“I’m not an invalid.”

“No,” he agrees, “but I did get you something.”

“You didn’t need-“

“Oh stop,” he interrupts, as he pulls out a fleece blanket with cartoon cats on it.

You laugh as you tuck it around you, thankful for the warmth. The chemo makes you so cold. The brightly colored cats with balls of yarn, fishbone treats, or just curled up sleeping make you smile. It’s cute and practical. The thoughtfulness brings tears to your eyes.

Charlie never knows what to do with or for you. He stands at the bathroom door while you vomit and retch. He’ll bring dinner home for himself but not you because he didn’t know what to get that wouldn’t make you sick and didn’t want to risk making a wrong choice. You had to ask for blankets when you were shivering on the couch, for him to check the cat’s food and water, clean the litter box, refill your water bottle. You attribute Terry’s intuitiveness as you two being related. You’re family, he gets it. But maybe it’s more than that. Maybe he’s just more caring, more empathetic. You’re left wondering if there are more men out there like that and if there are, when were you going to meet one?

***

“What did you say to Benson?”

You’re not a good liar, a terrible one actually.You can bluff the kids but you can’t bluff him. Mike watches as you try to school your face but you can’t quite hide the pleased smile. “Just gave her a quick rundown on what it’s like here in the Bronx. Why?”

He picks up your bag and hands it to you after you zip up your coat. “I’m not saying she apologized to me but I think I got as close to it as possible.”

You shut off the light and lock the office door. “Oh yeah? And what about Grace?”

“She was a little less icy towards me too. So whatever you said or did, thanks.”

“They told me when I took this job that being a good diplomat and mediator would help. I just thought it would focus more on parents, teachers, and students, not two police Captains.”

He opens the front door of the school and scans the street. It’s rush hour, people crowding the sidewalks and trying to make it home before the sun sets and the gangs come out in full force. Since it’s January, the sun sets in about another thirty minutes so the rush is apparent, the tension in the air. He remembers when this wasn’t the case. When the Bronx, while never bucolic, had been much safer when he was running these streets as a kid. He knew the shop owners, which ones would hand off day-old fried plantains and tamales. There were even a couple Italian bakeries that put out the long bread loaves in baskets for those who wanted them. He would frequently bring home the Italian bread and watch his mother saw through the hard crust, before soaking it in the tomato sauce of her ropa vieja. He misses those days.

“What are you up to tonight?” you ask him as you pass through the open door.

“First, I’m going to walk a diplomat home.”

“You know you don’t have to do that.”

“I know.” He gives you a wry smirk. “But you’ve seen just how badly I need allies. Can’t afford having anything happen to my biggest supporter right now.”

A shy smile crosses your face but you don’t continue to absolve him from his self imposed duty. “I have to stop and pick up a couple things before going home.”

“That’s fine.” Your apartment is six blocks from the school, his is eight, so he knows there’s a decent walk ahead of you both. “What bodega do you typically go to?”

“I usually stop at the one on the corner of Tremont and La Salle.”

“The one by the Havana Cafe?”

“Yeah, that’s the one. You go there a lot?”

Mike laughs. “If I’m in that area, I usually do my food shopping at the cafe. Have you eaten there?”

You shake your head. “No, I haven’t.”

“We need to fix that.”

“Well, have you ever been up in Little Italy and eaten at a place called Bella Luna?”

“No, can’t say I have.”

You smile at him over the upturned coat collar. “We need to fix that too.”

He likes you. A lot. He’s watched you for the last month fairly closely, but more he’s watched how others react to you. The other principals respect you, Dr. Caban in particular. The front office staff always smile when they pass by you or your office. The kids, though many come into the office kicking and screaming, leave quietly and mannerly. There’s a gentleness to your strength and his level of respect has yet to fall. He’s absolutely smitten but it’s been so long since he’s even thought of pursuing a woman, he feels rusty and out of shape. But nothing ventured, nothing gained, so he steps out hesitantly on a limb. The thought of you indulging his pursuits outweighs his fear of rejection.

“I could pick us up something to eat at the Cafe while you get what you need at the bodega?”

There’s that tell-tale twitch of a smile in the corner of your mouth. “Why Captain Duarte, are you asking me out to dinner?”

“Technically we’d go back to your place or mine, but yes, I am.”

You’re quiet for a moment, drawing out the anticipation, but he can tell from the slant of your mouth, you’ve already accepted the invitation. “Then I guess I should pick up a bottle of wine.”

“Do you like chicken, pork, or beef?”

“Chicken.”

“Then mojo chicken, rice and beans it is. Chardonnay or Sauvigon Blanc are the best.”

You give him a nod. “I think I can handle that.”

He watches you cross the street and go into the bodega, slightly surprised you took him up on the date. Well, dinner. But he did confirm he was in fact asking you out. God, is he out of practice with this. With a shake of his head, he goes into the cafe to place the food order, wondering the whole time at what twist of fate occurred that made you accept his dinner offer. He hopes whatever it was, it’ll happen a few more times before you wise up and move on.

***

It’s the first time in a long time that you’ve been excited about anything. In fact, you can’t really remember the last time you’ve felt this lighthearted for something new and positive. You were sad to leave your teaching position, scared to take on the Dean of the Students role, not to mention the disappointment with the long line of losers you dated between your divorce to the present. Not that you ever went out with those guys more than once.

The ink had dried on your divorce five years ago, both of you separating with hurt feelings but well wishes for the other. The next six years saw some eharmony and tinder outings but you always found the guys to either be vapid or looking for a hook-up. In such a large city, it was incredibly difficult to find a decent man apparently.

But then Mike walked into your school. Confident to the point of being cocky with a deep concern for bettering the Bronx, and handsome as hell, he immediately caught your attention. The more you worked with him, the more you liked him. He was intelligent, thoughtful, but with a razor sharp wit. He wanted to make the neighborhood better and to do that BX9 had to be disassembled. And you could tell from how he walked the halls of the school and spoke to the kids, he wasn’t going to stop until Oscar Papa was in jail. He was tenacious.

He reminded you of your cousin Terry. The determination and concern for your borough is the same. Mike is rougher around the edges, most likely from working in gangs for so long, but his heart is very similar to Terry’s. He cares, deeply, for the people in the Bronx, especially the kids. How could you not fall for that?

You grab some cat food, a couple cans of soup for lunch, and a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc before heading up to the cash register.

“Hey Roberto.”

“Hey, Dean.”

You roll your eyes. Roberto has had three kids graduate from the high school and his youngest is currently a sophomore. You’ve taught all four of them so he knows you well. “You don’t have to call me that, you know.”

He chuckles. “Oh, I know. But you’ve earned that position, enjoy the title.”

“Alright, alright, if you say so.”

He rings up the soup and cat food but pauses at the wine. “Didn’t like the Ruinart Brut Champagne? I told her you wouldn’t go for that fancy stuff.”

You think you’ve missed part of a conversation. Your mind is spinning when Roberto says the name of the wine that was left in your apartment. “I’m sorry, what?”

He holds up the wine bottle. “I know you like the cheap stuff, Yellowtail or Barefoot. I told the lady who came in and bought that $80 bottle of champagne to not waste her money because, no offense, you ain’t got no taste for decent wine.”

Your brain scrambles to keep up with the information you’re being given. You try so hard to get it to start communicating with your mouth. “Wait, you know who bought the expensive bottle of wine?”

“I don’t know her but I remember her.”

“Her?”

“Yeah. Said she was buying the bottle of wine for you but it was from her brother. That he specifically wanted that bottle for you.”

You dig through your purse for a pen and piece of paper. All you find is a used hall pass but it’ll have to do. “What did she look like?”

“I still have the surveillance video. You want me to find her for you?”

“Yes, Roberto, please.”

He hesitates for a moment. “Is something wrong? I just thought you had a new man in your life, one that was finally treating you right.”

Your cheeks burn slightly at the implication that your love life is neighborhood talk. “Well, not the guy who bought the champagne unfortunately. It’s looking like I may have a stalker.”

The door opens, causing you to jump slightly, but it’s only Mike with dinner. He takes one look at your face and his hand immediately rests on his gun. “What’s wrong?”

Before you can say anything, Roberto leans over the counter to shake Mike's hand. “Hey, Cap! How are you?”

“I don’t know,” Mike’s eyes shift between you two, “you tell me.”

“Roberto remembers the woman who came in and bought the champagne. He has surveillance footage of her.”

“Did you recognize her?”

“I haven’t seen it yet.”

Robert comes out from behind the counter. “Let me pop in the back and get it for you guys. I’m assuming I can trust a cop and a teacher to watch the register.”

“In this neighborhood? I don’t know,” Mike quips. As soon as the back office shuts, Mike’s good humor drops. “Woman?”

“She told Roberto she was buying it for her brother.”

He pulls out his phone and starts typing a text to Benson when the video pops up through an airdrop. You stand pressed to his side as he hits play. A tall, well dressed African American woman comes through the door. She immediately goes to Roberto, points to the bottles of wine and liquor on the shelf behind the counter. She smiles, laughs, and pays cash for the champagne. She takes the paper bag and exits the store. The interaction was pleasant, friendly, no red flags whatsoever.

You shake your head in frustration. “I don’t recognize her at all.”

Mike nods. “I’m sending this to Benson. She can analyze it, maybe run some facial recognition. I heard Tutuola and Bruno were going to start questioning some people tomorrow. Now at least they’ll have a picture to show.”

Roberto comes back out. “Did you get the video? Recognize her?”

“We got it,” you answer, “but I didn’t know her. What did she say to you?”

“Just that her brother was sweet on this woman and wanted to impress her so he gave her $80 and told her to buy the best champagne there was. She said ‘the things we do for family, right?’ And that was it.”

“Thanks, man,” Mike shakes his hand again. “It’s really helpful having that footage.”

“Anything I can do, for either one of you.” He hesitates for a moment. “You guys are pillars of this community and guys like me, we appreciate what you’re doing.”

Both you and Mike smile and nod your thanks, both feeling the uncomfortableness of a compliment that doesn’t come often. You pay for your things and take the bag from Roberto. You and Mike walk the next two blocks to your apartment in silence. Benson gets back to him, tells him that she’ll have the footage analyzed and make sure Tutuola and Bruno have a screenshot of the woman to show around tomorrow morning.

You climb the stairs wearily to your apartment, the excitement of having dinner with Mike tarnished by this new development. As you’re slipping the key into the lock and Mike reminds you to let him go in first and check the place to make sure it’s safe, you realize just how weary you are of this situation. You just want things to go back to normal. You want to go back to the classroom. You want to go back to teaching Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allen Poe. You want to be surrounded by kids who absorb your passion. You want to be able to go out on a date with a guy that you see potential in, that you actually like. You’ve heard Terry talk about some of his cases, some of the victims, and how he always told them that it was important to take back their lives, even a little piece of it, if possible. So that’s what you’re going to do.

“Before you go in there and possibly find whatever it is that’s going to derail this evening even more, I just want to say one thing.”

Mike looks cautiously concerned, his hand once again resting lightly on his gun. “What’s that?”

You lean up and kiss him. Any fear or misgivings you may have had about your impulsive action completely disappear when you feel his hand rest on the small of your back and pull you closer to him as he returns the kiss.

#mike duarte #mike duarte x reader #mike duarte x you #mike duarte fic

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axesent · 2 years

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With the expansion of the model program in the 90s, Volkswagen shifted its focus to high-tech solutions in volume. It is therefore not surprising that even the smallest series – of the Lupo – became a technology carrier: with the three- cylinder money diesel in 3 liters, the direct petrol injector FSI and the GTI with 1.6- Liter four-valve. What VW boss Ferdinand Piëch was not enough: In 1998 he had – implant a real high-performance engine in the Lupo 15 years after the sharp trade wind –, which brought extensive new constructions with it.

Because the engine compartment of the Lupo surprisingly offered more space than the Polo, a 1.8 turbo could be accommodated there. No, not the five-valve with 150 HP as he was in Golf and Passat – the 225 HP EA113 engine of the Audi TT had to be forced into the front compartment! As a precaution, the front axle was moved forward by 15 mm, which minimally increased the wheelbase. Incidentally, a VR4, which was about to be ready for series production, was originally intended to be the basic engine for Lupo, Polo and Golf.

However, the front-wheel drive was not expected to bring the power completely onto the road. Whereupon an independent all-wheel drive – was developed, which has been known since the end of the 90s, Haldex system – and a redesigned underbody. Also new were the longitudinal double wishbone rear axle ( from Golf IV Syncro ) with differential lock, the wheel suspensions and disc brakes all around. An MQ250 six-gyng gearbox ensured the power transmission. Finally, more than 230 km / h of peak were determined for the 1,140 kg wagon.

For the light, more fluid body, you could use assemblies from the Lupo Cup racing vehicle. Larger intakes take into account the increased need for cooling air. Fender widening arches around the wide 2015/40 WR16-Zöller ( Dunlop ) to 6.5 J 15 rims. The track width grew by 25 mm at the front and 80 mm at the rear. The tank is filled using a quick release. The interior with the two racing bowl seats and the red Schroth belts – behind it a net-shaped cover of the luggage compartment – is bristling with colored accents. Including the » Lupo Sport « lettering – embroidered everywhere up to the cover of the warning triangle and first aid kit. None other than ItalDesign had supported the mold optimization.

It was seriously considered to bring the small speedster, which was designed as a two-seater, to the market as a » Sport « model in small series. But market research predicted too little sales – too bad. After all, the bright yellow car was seen as a pace car at the DTM – then the project was put on file. And forget. Here in the Volkswagen Classic magazine it is brought back into the public eye for the first time.

#lupo #lupo sport #vw lupo #lupo gti #lupo 18t #turbo #lupo awd

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furminouwu · 2 years

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‼SKETCHBOOK COMMISSIONS FINISHED‼

A huge thank you! to the fabulous people who purchased a slot for their cool rides!🔥💖

This was my first time ever doing commissions on Twitter and it's been so much fun working on each one and I'm excited the for the next batch coming soon 👀...

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Just like Cappuccino!☕

For (@player965347) once again.

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(@WheelerTyveris) is the proud owner of a cult classic; The VW Rabbit GTI (north American MK1 Golf GTI), now these have rectangular headlights that are more aerodynamic than the European version but G.Giugiaro's quad lamps are just much cooler looking👌.

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And last but definitely not least, (@cobaltwolff)'s friend has this gorgeous sunset orange Honda S2000 tuned and track-day ready, and today's track is none other than BrandsHatch and its steep paddock hill T1.

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speeed-and-power · 2 years

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track day

Top Gear & The Grand Tour jumpstarted an interest in cars but I’ve always been fascinated with them since I was a little kid. The car community I’ve found here in Australia, however, has been... less than welcoming. Think of stereotypical rude misogynistic ‘car dudes’ who want you to jump through a million hoops consisting of proven knowledge about cars and driving before you’ll ever be accepted as one of them (in a similar vein to the old ‘oh you’re a fan of X band? Name 10 of their songs’ type of thing). As such my interest in cars has remained mainly surface-level.

Tomorrow, though (in about eight hours!) I’m going on my first ever Track Day in my own car (a 2019 black VW Golf whom I call Rosie - not a GTI sadly, just the base model, but I love her all the same). I’ve always had a bit of a lead foot so I’m excited to put my foot down and speed legally :D

But I am nervous too! I’ve chosen to go with a company that was founded by a woman (and I’ve spoken to her on the phone and she has been lovely) and that advertise themselves as being very beginner-friendly, but it’s still apprehension that I’ll Not Know Enough to hold a conversation with the other drivers (if I even get up the courage to talk to anyone, lol...) or that I’ll get lost à la James May and won’t remember what turn is coming up next blah blah blah. I’m usually way too much of an anxious autistic mess to go this far out of my comfort zone, so tomorrow should be interesting!

Anyway, that was a lot of words lol, pls wish me luck! I will update when I get home tomorrow night if anyone is interested in hearing about it...??

#mev rambles

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vagcafe · 2 years

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These Mk4 anniversary GTI gear knob kits arrived today. Something to spruce up that Mk4 interior…. Need some classic bits for your VW and Audi, talk to us. We’ve got you covered. #volkswagenclassicparts #mk4gti #gearknob #vagcafe (at VAG Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnMoA-7susR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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germancarssince1946 · 4 months

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2017 VW Up GTi Concept

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#2017 #vw #up gti

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beijingsoftgo · 2 years

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Golf mk4

Cars that didn't cut the mustard: The modern-era motors on sale in the UK for the shortest time before being culled from showrooms.

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By the time production on the Mk4 ceased, Volkswagen had put 4.99 million units on the road.ġ997 Extremely high body quality levels, achieved by elements including laser weldingġ997 Navigation system with large color screen for the very first timeġ998 Introduction of the optionally available Electronic Stability ControlĢ002 First Golf with direct petrol injection engine (FSI)Ģ002 Debut of the Golf R32 as sporty, top-of-the-range modelĢ003 First dual clutch gearbox (DSG) in Golf R32Ģ003 Phase-out of the fourth generation after 4. It was the first Golf to face serious competition in the C-segment thanks to Ford and Opel launching the 1st-gen Focus and 2nd-gen Astra, respectively, in 1998. In the end, the Mk4 will go down as one of the most important generations ever. It preceded the Golf R32, which arrived the following year with a new VR6 engine, a top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h) and, for the first time in a Golf, a dual clutch DSG gearbox. In 2001, the 180 PS Edition 25 was launched to mark the GTI’s 25th anniversary. The GTI switched to a turbocharged 1.8-liter with 150 PS. While the German automaker didn’t build an actual Cabriolet version of the Mk4, carrying over the third-gen with a fourth-gen-like front end instead, the compact hatchback was available as a three-door, five-door and estate. Its platform was also used for the first-generation Seat Leon and Skoda Octavia, two models that allowed V-Dub to market the Golf Mk4 as a more upscale product, which was by no means a stretch since interior quality was on par with that of the Mk1 Audi A3. Like with its predecessors, there were multiple body styles to choose from, as well as derivatives such as the fourth-gen VW Jetta (Bora). In time, ESC became standard and direct injection gasoline engines (FSI) were made available.Īlso Read: VW Golf Countdown: 1991-1996 Mk3 Was Full Of Safety First But Not The Most Memorable Drive In 1999, it gained a 6-speed gearbox for the first time, but not before receiving a sat-nav system with a large color screen. It had features such as Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and brake assist and became the first Golf to utilize VW’s new 4MOTION all-wheel drive system. In fact, three years after its launch, it became Europe’s best selling car thanks to its high-quality interior and strong equipment levels. As we continue to count down to the launch of the new Golf Mk8, we arrive at the fourth-generation model, a car that signified Volkswagen trying to take the nameplate to a whole different level in terms of quality.ĭeveloped in the mid 1990s, the Golf Mk4 made its debut in 1997 and became an instant hit.

#Golf mk4

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blogueericdescarries · 10 days

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Elantra N et le rassemblement de Terrebonne

Le 14 septembre 2024

Les constructeurs américains ne sont plus dans le coup…surtout lorsqu’il s’agit de petites berlines agréables à conduire. Ils sont devenus des spécialistes de VUS et de pick-up de tout gabarit sauf pour quelques sportives ultra-puissantes à prix exorbitants. Ils semblent avoir laissé le créneau des berlines et des coupés compactes et même intermédiaires aux constructeurs d’autres pays. C’est ainsi que les constructeurs sud-coréens ont hérité d’un espace de choix dans le domaine des petites berlines que l’on croyait attribué aux européens et aux japonais. Comment s’en sont-ils sortis? Mieux que l’on pense. Le meilleur exemple nous vient de Hyundai, cet important producteur de voitures aux dimensions raisonnables capable de concurrencer surtout les Japonais! Et l’Elantra est fort possiblement son meilleur argument sur le marché!

L’Elantra? Cette belle berline qui réussit à se distinguer dans le créneau des « petites » intermédiaires? Pourquoi pas? Néanmoins, c’est bien beau de réussir dans un créneau populaire mais… « ennuyant » ? C’est là que la concurrence a compris qu’il fallait créer des autos de cette catégorie avec un peu plus de « plaisir de conduite »! Cette concurrence, c’est Honda et surtout Volkswagen qui auront su concocter des versions plus « amusantes » de leurs berlines … « ennuyantes » comme les Honda Civic Si, Toyota Corolla GR, les VW GTI et autres! Il n’en fallait pas plus pour que les décideurs de Séoul en arrivent à des Elantra plus « sportives ». Et de là sont nées les Elantra N.

La berline Hyundai Elantra N affiche un avant très menaçant! (Photo Éric descarries)

Elantra N! Le nom ne nous dit pas grand-chose. Mais lorsqu’on en examine les caractéristiques, on écarquille les yeux! Hyundai Canada m’a récemment confié une de ces berlines Elantra N et l’effet fut plus étonnant que prévu!

Qu’est-ce qu’une Hyundai Elantra N? Au départ, je le répète, c’est une berline dite intermédiaire (moi, je la trouve plutôt compacte…) avec une présentation plus sportive incluant une calandre repeinte en noir, un pare-chocs avant abaissé, un déflecteur arrière et des diffuseurs intégrés. Ajoutez à cela des roues plus excitantes, des pneus Michelin larges et une peinture avec des lignes évidentes et le tour est joué. On obtient alors une berline au look sportif.

Même de l’arrière, on ne peut ignorer la version N de la récente Elantra. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Cependant, l’habit ne fait pas nécessairement le moine. L’Élantra N (à ne pas confondre avec l’Elantra N Line!) cache sous son capot une mécanique plus élaborée malgré le fait que la voiture demeure une traction avant seulement. Son moteur est un « modeste » quatre cylindres turbocompressé à double arbre à cames en tête de 2,0 litres qui a déjà équipé le sportif coupé Veloster. Il fait alors 276 chevaux (286 avec la boîte automatique). La voiture qui m’a été confiée était équipée d’une boîte manuelle à six rapports ce qui, à mes yeux, fait encore plus sportif! Ses roues de 19 pouces en alliage léger étaient chaussées d’impressionnants pneus Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 245/35 ZR. Le freinage se fait par des disques aux quatre roues dont ceux d’avant font 14 pouces et ceux d’arrière font 12 pouces. Quant au poids, l’auto pèse quelque 3200 livres.

Le tableau de bord de l’Elantra N est plutôt moderne. (Photo Éric Descarries)

L’intérieur de l’Elantra N est pareil à celui des autres Elantra de tourisme. Sauf que sa finition y est plus « sportive »! En fait, mais elle est surtout plus plastique! Le tableau de bord (pareil à l’Elantra de base) offre une ligne classique mais son instrumentation peut être modulable avec des cadrans « vidéo » plus réguliers ou plus sportifs selon la commande électronique du comportement de la berline. Celle-ci se fait par l’ordinateur central qui permet au conducteur de « jouer » avec ces modes de conduite. Si la version régulière demeure plutôt discrète, le choix de la « Sport » raffermit la suspension et l’effort au volant et rend l’échappement un peu plus bruyant.

Les places arrière sont très élégantes mais surtout spacieuses pour une berline de ce calibre! (Photo Éric Descarries)

Outre cela, Hyundai a choisi d’équiper cette N avec des sièges avant plus fermes et plus moulants qui devraient être utiles si l’on fait régulièrement des exercices de conduite (« lapping ») mais qui peuvent s’avérer moins confortables sur de longues distances. Ces sièges procurent un excellent support latéral mais, pour de longs déplacements, je suggérerais des coussins supplémentaires de Canadian Tire!

Le coffre est suffisant mais on ne peut pas l’agrandir car les barres de renforcement (rouges) empêchent le dossier des sièges d’arrière de se replier. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Les places arrière sont plus conventionnelles mais aussi plus accueillantes…et confortables à la longue. La malle est relativement utile mais sachez que le dossier des sièges d’arrière ne s’abaisse pas. Hyundai y a choisi le croisement des « volumes » pour y ajouter des barres de renforcement devant raffermir la souplesse de la coque pour aider la voiture à être plus ferme, moins souple et à moins « tordre » en compétition. Car, c’est cela une Elantra N, une auto de course déguisée pour la rue!

Sur la route

L’Élantra N est une superbe petite berline pour des déplacements urbains. Mais on sent qu’elle voudrait être « brassée ». Sa conduite est simple et agréable même si c’est une auto à boîte manuelle, ce qui ne me dérange pas malgré mon âge qui avance de plus en plus. C’est quand même drôle de voir un « p’tit vieux » qui aime plutôt le passage mécanique des rapports que la paresse de laisser la boîte automatique tout faire (oui, je possède et conduis des Lincoln dont ma « sportive » MKZ mais j’ai aussi une Jeep à boîte mécanique et ma Cobra à cinq vitesses, ne l’oubliez pas!).

Toutefois, il faut savoir choisir ses routes de campagne pour savoir profiter du comportement sportif de cette auto. Les larges mais très « gommants » pneus Michelin apportent beaucoup à ce comportement mais en vérité, on aimerait pouvoir profiter d’une petite piste comme le « défunt » circuit de l’Autodrome Saint-Eustache pour vraiment exploiter les capacités de l’Elantra N!

On ne peut malheureusement pas voir le moteur de l’Elantra N caché sous le couvercle de plastique mais on peut juger de la qualité du travail de finition. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Lorsqu’on place la commande N en action (au volant), la voiture change un peu. Ce n’est pas une transformation dramatique mais on se sent plus au volant d’une sportive avec une suspension plus ferme, une direction plus responsive et un échappement légèrement plus libre. Mais le plaisir ne peut durer qu’un petit moment vu les restrictions du code de la route (pourquoi n’avons-nous plus de ces courtes pistes comme Saint- Eustache pour vivre ces sensations? Qui a permis la construction de ces maisons si près d’une piste de course qui, avouons-le, n’était pas aussi bruyante à tous moments?).

Je suis un voyageur. Je viens de revenir encore une fois d’Ogunquit dans le Maine (cette fois-ci avec ma MKZ). Je préfère les grand-routière aux sportives furtives. Malgré tout, je me suis rendu de Laval à Gatineau avec ma compagne pour assister à un pagean aérien (je suis mordu d’aviation et des spectacles comme celui des Thunderbirds américains (F-16), des Red Arrows britanniques ( BAE Hawk T.1) et des Snowbirds canadiens (Canadair CT-114 Tutors). La route semble facile, de Laval à Gatineau par la 15 nord et la 50 ouest mais suffisante pour évaluer les aptitudes routières de l’Elantra N.

Si j’ai su m’amuser un peu avec le comportement routier de la N sur d’autres routes locales sinueuses, cette petite berline de Hyundai est moins indiquée pour de longs voyages. Les sièges si fermes avec une excellente rétention dans les courbes deviennent trop durs pour de longs déplacements. On peut s’y faire avec la suspension plus dure en autant que la route soit bien pavée (ce qui n’est pas nécessairement le cas au Québec!). Et les divers revêtements du pavé autoroutier transmettront beaucoup de bruit dans l’habitacle (ce ne sont pas les pneus…c’est l’isolation des puits d’ailes!).

Ces pneus Michelin de l’Elantra N font grandement partie de l’excellente tenue de route de la berline. (Photo Éric Descarries)

En passant, les performances de l’auto sont remarquables avec une possibilité de passer de 0 à 100 km/h en moins de six secondes (si vous êtes rapide au levier de vitesses) et des reprises facilitant les dépassements. La direction est précise et le freinage puissant (avec la N). Toutefois, il faut se souvenir que l’Elantra N est une sportive unique conçue pour rivaliser avec d’autres voitures du même genre. Il faut savoir aimer conduire une voiture nerveuse et sauvage en même temps. Incidemment, j’ai bien apprécié la rigidité de sa caisse et la solidité de la construction. Conclusion, le constructeur sud-coréen Hyundai est capable de se mesurer à sa concurrence, surtout européenne!

Question consommation, j’ai obtenu une moyenne de quelque 9,0 l./100 km ce qui ressemble à ce que le constructeur publie (11,0 en ville, 8,1 sur toute pour une moyenne prévue de 9,7). Le prix annoncé (2024) est de 41 896 $ (incluant le transport et la préparation) alors que le constructeur lui accorde une garantie de 5 ans ou 100 000 km, ce qui est plutôt intéressant. Parmi ses concurrentes, on retrouvera les Honda Civic R ou Si, Toyota Corolla GR, VW Golf GTi et quelques autres voitures du genre.

Encore une fois, ne pas confondre l’Elantra N avec la version N Line qui est moins élaborée. La version N est nettement plus sportive. Moins confortable mais plus excitante à conduire. Sachez aussi en passant que ces Elantra sont de féroces compétiteurs en course automobile dans leur catégorie. Intéressant, n’est-ce pas?

Le rassemblement des anciennes à Terrebonne

À la dernière minute, quelques heures avant de publier ce blogue, j’ai su que le populaire rassemblement des voitures anciennes à l’Île-des-Moulins de Terrebonne était de retour après quatre ans d’absence. Et, à ma grande surprise, il y avait plus de voitures que je ne m’étais imaginé. Bien entendu, j’aurais voulu y voir plus de « vraies » anciennes des années vingt ou trente mais, en revanche, il y avait plusieurs voitures d’intérêt!

Malgré l’annonce de dernière minute, les amateurs de voitures anciennes ont été bien servis à Terrebonne. (Photo Éric Descarries)

Une des voitures les plus spectaculaires était certes le cabriolet Chrysler New Yorker 1956 du vétéran Robert Aubin (frère du regretté Claude Aubin de l’Autodrome Saint-Eustache). (Photo Éric Descarries)

Fort possiblement la plus vieille auto sur le site, cette Buick 1908 ne manquait pas d’attirer l’attention! (Photo Éric Descarries)

Autre véhicule spectaculaire et surtout très rare (704 unités de produites à la main en 1957 et 1958), cette Cadillac Eldorado Brougham 1957 affichait une plaque du Québec! (Photo Éric Descarries)

Cette Mercury Park Lane de 1957 était équipée de phares doubles pour la première fois et surtout de beaucoup de chrome autour de ses lignes « futuristes » ! (Photo Éric Descarries)

Coup de cœur! Cette Austin 1949 de Laval m’a séduit! (Photo Éric Descarries)

Un certain nombre de petites Fiat 500 de 1957 à 1975 s’était rassemblé près de la rivière! (Photo Éric Descarries)

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Not expecting them you can see that the bottom one has the fins and it looks cool the top 1 looks cool too he likes the bottom one better it actually handles better and goes faster and it is the one in the movie and it is the one that is our son's car and it is on the Volkswagen Chirocco that he drove into and he only caused minor damage. Now this guy had a conniption for what seemed like forever about that and it is his work that caused it to happen so we're going after him for his nonsense and talk we're going to shut him down. This car is not represented by the fast cart. He lived in Mount Vernon from birth really he was smaller not not a ton about 4 foot 7 and he had a big head and he was ridiculed but they knew about it. So he had a series of vehicles from when he was younger and he did not have that rickshaw until later there was a reason for it and he was trying to escape people and it was Tommy F he was trying to escape and he got the cart from him and he did fix it and it is probably going to happen again. We do think it might be the can am not the arrow and that one has an enclosure as well. We have to purchase it but it looks pretty cool. The can am is small but it has three wheels that's what it means with one horse all the other carts that they've had have two horses I know that's not true so the point is it has two wheels it's too odd to overlook and it's true it's not the motorcycle we don't think but it doesn't mean that they held them for awhile they use them probably for two months and he might get the can am reverse motorcycle and just sell it because it might be bold who sells it to him no they give it to him when and say that she died and he sells it so no big deal and it's true but she is probably not going to be president according to the prophecy that the max. And with that said we talked about this vehicle and it happens in a very special beach it is Hampton Beach and he would be going to the Hamptons and that's what they're saying and he's probably still in Florida and it is probably the Morlock after they push the Pseudo Empire out mostly and that is what they're up to. In the Pseudo Empire sits up there trying to get our son to go there for a long time and they try and use money and they get him money and he goes up there and comes back and they can't believe it so they start to do subversive things and they get their **** kicked. This is what's gonna happen but this car is part of the scenario that's coming up just wondering if the shiroko is the same chassis as the GTI golf and it might be so he would probably get that and sell it and you try and make him pay then he'd get the rev trike and sell it and they'd try and make him pay and they did leave a bunch of employment history out and they put some of it in to increase his pay which is true they've done it like 5 times but he looked at the history and things there's some missing but we looked at it and it doesn't look like it's missing so there are underpayments that they come into lump sum and they come for years so the whole thing is that he is not going to get that much of an increase but we did calculate it and they said something ridiculous like he had made $15,000 or something before his employment at Essex Builders it's about right and they did manage to put some in from MA Benedetto that he made three times that so yeah they're going to increase the check what he made before Essex is where they stopped and then they paid for part of MA benedito the amount before that is around$200,000 but since he was earning money and he was employed but since he was earning money and he was employed it counts for about$700 a month for the entire duration of his work. And he works from the age where he could work 16 until he started at MA Benedetto and he was around 20 so it's four years but only around half a year and part time but they count part time and full time work too so it's about four months out of the year working full time and they counted because he was working almost the whole year and it counts as$700 a month for four years and he had expenses and things but that's what they look at too but was he qualified back then that's the question and they're looking at like he did not have a diagnosis yet. But that's wrong and if you count work that happened after ninet and if you count work that happened after 1993 and that was it may have been a ditto no he had his own company and it was a small amount of money and that's what shows up however he is qualified because of dr current and Dr Curry is the head of Social Security but we don't think he's going to do it but they have his report because our son sent Social Security the whole report and the Mac proper said it all of that counts because of his report and he won't issue it and we're going to make him. That's what they said.$200,000 is then therefore qualified and plus some more and you work for his mom and they declared a little he didn't pay taxes but at that age in the dollar amount he didn't make enough to pay taxes and you don't have to submit if you're not paying taxes so he did that on several jobs when he was of age and if you add those in which they will it adds about $200,000 so in total it's about $425,000. And he's working during those. And Social Security investigated and those records are in the office and they're going to fight to the death of them right now. And it's very hot right now. Calculation is based as a percentage of the total dollar amount over the total. It's only for the month city work or days actually so they go ahead and calculate it out works out to about $950 a month he missed for about two and a half years so if you do the math it is 2.5 times 12 times 950$28,500 but that's not how they do it what they say is it would have been $950 a month back then and they underpaid him after that because the income was not declared so it works out to about $1200 a month and what they do is they say that's what it would have been back then and he wasn't paid for those four years and they put it on the end of it and they say that the amount of increase is about 90% of what he should have been paid even though it's money out of his pocket and it's their clerical error so that'll make people angry and they'll start fixing their clerical errors so it is about $1100 on top of his 2278 or whatever it is 2250 so it's 3350 just like they said and they said 330 300 and plus a little and that's not bad you'll have some money he will have some money. And if they give my vehicle he might drive it around and then sell it he wants to see the climate if he can't drive it around he has people he can blame it works for everybody. The Acan am spider which might come before the VWGTI he probably won't ride that at all and he won't let people test drive it down the road there's too many wackos out here let's say if it doesn't work you'll have to take it back. He's gonna test it out. Now there's a few other things about this this motorcycle is very dangerous because it's very fast it goes above 200 miles an hour and you can sell it to who you want but if there's something wrong with it they would be able to do something possibly but if they bring them to court you'll see I never drove it and it's true it's never been registered and he's out of trouble. And bulge would be given it to him to try and injure him. He's not into the court stuff. That's a she actually. They're worth about $17,000. The Volkswagen GTI usually they sell for eight or 9000 but that's high miles with the miles on there you can sell it for about 12 to 15,000 and it's not bad. So yeah they wanted to have surgery money they say. and back in the day they were not that dangerous by comparison but today they are because they go very very fast. Back in the day the biggest risk was getting **** in your mouth and it happened because it poop and sometimes I go forwards a little hit the hoof and fly right up at you. To Dave quite often no he got it once in awhile but not much. Yeah guess who. So there's a couple other vehicles there is the pickup truck which is fine there's nothing wrong with it doesn't get good gas mileage and it's A It's a bigger truck it has an actual motor it's not a 6 cylinder so it gets about 17 on the highway and that's pretty bad it's true too and I know it gets like 27 and 17 in in the city and he doesn't use it much but it is a way to escape if you have to go through some rough stuff you can right now he has no ability to do that. And he can do work with it and make money. The car is also in the lineup Those things are not cheap but at that age even though the mileage is not too bad it's still only about seven or $8000 if that because this area is kind of depressed but you might buy it from Stan because Stan would say his son no longer needs it it's really Jason and he'd still be around and he's selling it out from underneath him because the guy won't leave and he keeps saying not without that and they keep arguing and their son would be famous for having 2 firsts and a third that he's in and he would have some money to spend on gas and insurance the insurance of the truck is not much money it would still be the decent amount probably not too much so we're gonna print. Appreciates the help

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