@TimPollardCars

Car industry PR. Personal account, with behind-the-scenes snippets of my life in cars, media, dogs and hockey 🚘 📚 🐶 🏑

 United Kingdom
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Week 1 at Škoda safely completed: been a whirlwind of onboarding, training in sunny Seville, driving the new Peaq and Epiq EVs, learning new acronyms and systems, plus connecting with the fabulous @SKODAUK team 💚 😊
Row of Skoda Peaqs lined up in Seville

ALT Row of Skoda Peaqs lined up in Seville

Skoda Peaq rear badge detail

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Look out for the full story in @CARmagazine in due course, but here are a few extras from our visit to last month’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta by the ever-talented lensmen Mark Fagelson and Joe Harding…. 📸 👏 🎈 << 7 of 7
Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

ALT Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

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Range is good for 200 miles and our top-spec Iconic+ is generously equipped, with 18in diamond-cut alloys, electric windows and tailgate, climate, adaptive cruise control, safety systems galore, plus 10in touchscreen powered by Google. All of that on a small Renault! 🙌 >> 6 of 7
Tim Pollard and Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

ALT Tim Pollard and Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

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The R4 is a zesty drive, with a fun yet mature feel. I still find the steering column “overstalked”, with gears, wipers and stereo controls by the driver’s right hand. That transmission wand is slow to engage, so you sometimes creep in opposite direction to expected 😬 >> 5 of 7
Interior of Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

ALT Interior of Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

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The 4 took longer for me to decode than the 5 supermini. I “got” that design immediately, whereas I’ve had to work harder with the more practical, busier 4 – but I now appreciate the 8cm longer wheelbase and deep boot, nodding to the low-cut loadbay of the original 🧳 >> 4 of 7
Boot of Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

ALT Boot of Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

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It’s really easy to peel open around town (by tapping a switch or voice control) and then close if the sun goes in or you’re driving into a more polluted area. It’s impressively quiet and draught-proof thanks to the pop-up mesh wind deflector 🤫 >> 3 of 7
Rear of Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

ALT Rear of Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

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That £1500 rollback canvas roof option is excellent, opening in <7sec to bring a flavour of Mediterranean brightness to every journey. Unlike a regular cabriolet, roof operation is so unobtrusive and quick that you can flick it open on a whim while driving 👆😎 >> 2 of 7
Side profile of Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

ALT Side profile of Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

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I’ll shortly be handing my Renault 4 E-Tech Plein Sud over to @ColinOverland, as I start my new job next week. So it’s a good time to reflect on a couple of months living with the soft-top Four – which arrived in the hottest summer of my lifetime 🌞 >> 1 of 7
Author Tim Pollard with hot-air balloon and Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

ALT Author Tim Pollard with hot-air balloon and Renault 4 Plein Sud at the 2026 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

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Exquisite 1969 Morris Mini: petite perfection 👌 🚘 👏
1969 Morris Mini, front three quarters, blue with white roof

ALT 1969 Morris Mini, front three quarters, blue with white roof

1969 Morris Mini next to a 2026 Renault 4 Plein Sud

ALT 1969 Morris Mini next to a 2026 Renault 4 Plein Sud

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To whoever was driving this Lotus Elan +2 near me this weekend, I salute you 🫡
Lotus Elan +2, rear, parked up in Georgian market town

ALT Lotus Elan +2, rear, parked up in Georgian market town

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Four hundred mile round trip to Newcastle to drop son off at uni. Mrs P’s VW Passat GTE Estate monstered the load lugging and motorway mile munching, obvs… 💪⚡️⛽️
VW Passat GTE Estate boot and lots of luggage

ALT VW Passat GTE Estate boot and lots of luggage

VW Passat GTE Estate trip computer after 400 mile trip

ALT VW Passat GTE Estate trip computer after 400 mile trip

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