~ things built at night ~

Garage.exe

10 cars and 2 scooters across five countries, from a hand-me-down Rover to a Mini that should not be this fast. Some were loved, some were endured. A few got a remap.

FR01·NB

Rover 400 1.4

My first car, handed down by my dad in 1998. 1.4 litres of British reliability, which is to say an adventure.

US02·NB

Ford Taurus

Bought for 1,000 dollars. A whole American sedan for the price of a good phone. It went, it stopped, I asked no more.

FR03·NB

Piaggio X9

Back in France on two wheels. A maxi-scooter that thought it was a sofa.

FR04·NB

Audi A6 V6 180 hp

The old A6 with a 180 hp V6. Smooth, heavy, and a proper grown-up car.

FR05·NB

Suzuki Burgman 125

After the X9, a Burgman. Sensible, frugal, filtering through traffic.

AU06·NB

Suzuki Grand Vitara, 3 doors

The short one. Boxy, honest and ready for dirt roads.

A silver three-door Suzuki Grand Vitara parked on a wide sandy beach in Australia, with the surf behind it
BR07·NB

Peugeot 207

Years with nothing, then this. Terrible. We do not speak of it.

A silver Peugeot 207 hatchback cut out as a sticker, headlights on
BR08·NB

Hyundai Tucson

The reasonable one. Did everything, remembered for nothing.

A dark brown Hyundai Tucson with roof rails and side steps, parked on a quiet street under the trees
BR09·NB

VW cross up! TSI stage 3, 150 hp

A tiny city car, tuned to stage 3 at 150 hp. Pure fun, a go-kart with a number plate. Here it is in the pits at a track day at Interlagos, parked next to a real race car and not the least bit intimidated.

A grey VW cross up! parked in a pit garage at Interlagos, next to a black and orange race car with a crowd of drivers and mechanics behind
BR10·NB

VW Golf Variant 2017 stage 1

A stage 1 estate. Beautiful. Fast, practical and quietly mean.

A black VW Golf Variant estate with black alloy wheels and a tow bar, parked on a street in front of a garage door
AE11·NB

Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max

The family car. Big, comfortable, boring. It does its job.

A grey Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max SUV parked on a paved yard in front of a blue metal door
AE12·NB

Mini Cooper S 2016 stage 1, 300 hp, 500 Nm

The minibal. My own toy. Stage 1, 300 hp and 500 Nm in a car the size of a shoebox.

A grey Mini Cooper S with a black roof and red mirror caps, headlights on, in an underground car park

Country codes: FR France, US United States, AU Australia, BR Brazil, AE United Arab Emirates. Plates are made up.