The closeness and relationship you have Juana Avenue with cars it is public knowledge. Irons of all kinds were always part of his life.
From classic cars and motorcycles with his father, Ignacio Viale Del Carril, and his brother, Nacho, to competition vehicles through his uncle Atilio Viale Del Carril, a former TC driver who was saved from burning to death and was hospitalized almost 5 months, during which time 42 operations were performed.
That relationship with the automobile was shared with Clarion by the actress and driver as part of the test drive of the new Ford Bronco, which included a 4×4 journey through Jujuy lands.
There he acknowledged that he gets along very well with cars. To be more precise, that learned to get along very well. “It’s a family of mine, the whole side of my father and my uncles, which is closely linked to the world of automobiles and motorcycles.”
In the talk, Juana Viale tells why she drives a pickup truck, what she never stops carrying when she gets into a vehicle, what she doesn’t like about the technology in the car and which driver she would like to see. I took her for a ride.
“I have a pickup; size is no problem”
-How do you get along with cars?
-I get along very well. I learned to get along very well. She comes from the family. So I think it’s something like you inherit, something that is yours without knowing it, that I had it. So always very linked. And for many years now I have been driving a truck, a pickup,
-Why do you choose a pickup?
-I don’t live in the city so size is not a problem. For my children, for my dogs, for my way of life, for my connection with nature, for walking kilometers… I really like doing outdoor sports. And the pickup is something that invites me or makes that type of life that I lead easier. So I am very, very, very used to handling it.
-At what age did you learn to drive?
-At 14 years. I started in a Fiat that belonged to my grandmother and my grandfather and my dad taught me how to drive.
-How was that experience of dad teaching?
-Amazing. He went on a dirt road, it was not in the city. A demanding experience. You think it is impossible with a clutch and a manual transmission. But now that I’m thinking about it, it was more of a girl.
-Was it when you were younger then?
-Yeah. And with another vehicle. What was the name of the Ford Falcon truck?
-Yeah. With a Ranchero. She was younger and went to a friend’s field. In Balcarce. Very daring. I think we crashed it.
-Have you ever taken your parents’ car?
-No. Never. I always asked for them. They never gave it to me until I had registration. When I turned 17, that was when it was changed that it could be taken out at that age.
-Automatically. It was a ticket to independence. Being able to have registration, even without having a car, was already a lot. So I drive from there.
-What was your first car?
-My first car was a Ford Focus, and then I had a Peugeot and then a Mitsubishi truck. But I think that from that time on I started driving pickups. I had a Fiat 600 also in between.
-What can’t be missing in your car?
-An Opinel (N. de R.: is a French brand of pocketknives and knives) or a Leathermann (multipurpose tool). I always wear them.
-And what cannot be missing from the equipment of the car you drive?
-I am very adaptable. The truth is that I am not that structured with the car. Yes, it is difficult for me with these cars that increasingly come with so much technology that it is difficult for me to adapt to the assistance. Too many screens and sometimes too big. The gear levers that exist are getting smaller and smaller. So there are times when I have a hard time with that.
-And what is the technology that you value most?
-I think everything that is related to security, more than anything when you are a mother. And on the other hand, the truth is that my Ranger, which has a super powerful engine, is great. I love it.
-Do you like classic cars?
-I like the classics. For me, one of the most beautiful classics is the Porsche 356. It is very aesthetic. It doesn’t have that much engine, but it is a car that I like.
-Would you have a classic?
-You have to pay a lot of attention to the classics. They are cars that are more crafty and capricious, which is great, but the truth is that they are like children. That you have to hang it, that the oil, that you have to move it… complicated. The truth is that today I prefer other things.
-Your iron world is also motorcycles.
-I love motorcycles. I love them. He is like the horse of modernity. I like what it feels like. I like the wind. I like to go with my dad on a motorcycle. With my brother Nacho too. He has been riding motorcycles for a long time and has many different ones for every occasion. I love them. But I don’t have a motorcycle.
-Do you like to travel by motorcycle?
-As I have children, sometimes it is more complicated. With dad, he traveled by motorcycle, two of my brothers did too, and I went by car with the boys. My old man has made many trips by motorcycle, from Alaska, Uruguay, Machu Pichu, Italy, France… Now they were doing Morocco with my brother Nacho. But what happens to me is that I like drinking mate, chatting, listening to music. It is different. And I travel with my “bugs” and my surfboards.
-Yes, I capsized once. Very ugly, in Mendoza. Total destruction of the car. We get it really cheap.
-Was it difficult for you to drive again?
-No, that curve on the gravel was difficult for me. (laughs)
-You like speed?
-Yes, I really like speed.
-If you had to choose a driver to take you for a ride, who would it be?
-I think Coyote Villagra.
-If you could choose any car to drive, whatever. What would?
-I think I’ll keep my truck. I really love her. I like it, it’s comfortable for me. I can do miles and miles. I did the entire Carretera Austral, in Chile, I did Route 40, I did Route 3…. I love it. I could tell you that the only thing I miss is the manual transmission. And more for the route.
-Then you prefer the manual transmission.
-Yeah. It’s like you’re more connected. Today’s cars have technology that has no comparison, but being able to make a lowering to tighten the engine a little… Today everything is so automatic that sometimes I miss that.
