Balanced performance between wet/dry, warm/cold, slush/dirt driving conditions

Renault Clio IV Estate 900cc turbo 90pk : I have got these tyres not very long yet, so I may add another updated review later on. But the reason why I wanted to write a review is because of an experience I have with these tyres from day 1. So we bought our car some months ago and it came with a pair of Typhoon all season 6 on the front, and Goodyear eco summers on the rear. No problems whatsoever with handling. The Goodyears however were 7 years old and started to show missing rubber parts and cracks. And thus we replaced with Nokian Seasonproof 2 after seeing this video. The Typhoons remained at the front. The first experience when I drove off from the tyre central was ok. All very silent in the car. So I started moving my steer a little from left to right, and immediately I had the impression as if there was soap on the tyres. It swayed like a boat on water. There was no "resistance" or "firm putting back the tyres in its place". I didn know what to call it at the time. When I drove up the highway home, I never been so scared. The moment I hit 110km/u or over, the car acted VERY nervous. Like as if the rear was going to flip over, or like it wanted to catch up with the front. 1mm of steering left to right resulted in a huge swaying that made me sweat. The rear showed again no "firmness". Long story short. The nervosity while not touching the wheel is after 10 days slightly less, a sidewind is slightly digested better, BUT the car is still very sensitive to steering, and it still doesn't want to settle firmly after a left/right motion or sidewind. Driving with one hand only is out of the question. I read it's called squirming, something to do with what the tyres are made of, the pattern, new rubber, etc. I don't know. Two other tyre shops where I asked second opinions looked odd at me when I asked them about it. Like they never heard of such thing as a break-in time. Literally even mentioned on Nokian and other manufacturers websites. The thing is, I dont know how long this is going to last. I dont know if it's maybe also the combination of tires; though the combination before seemed more odd to me than this combo, since it's now all wheels four season tyres. Driven now 500km and 10 days with these tyres. Changed the pressure a little down and up, currently at 2,3 bar on all wheels (normal is F 2.3 & R 2.1 bar). I might experiment a little with that, or switch Nokians from rear to front. However, I have no idea if it's a good idea to have squirmy tyres on the front, and a more stiff tyre (assuming it is) to the rear. The car has been aligned meanwhile, error free. Shock absorbers still to be checked though the car is fairly new for such (70.000 km), and it only changed right after the tyre swap. I have to admit, taking long corners feels very comfortable and experiencing strong grip. So the rubber actually "grabs" the road when turning, cornering. It's just at higher speeds, as from 90km/u the rear starts to feel like it doesn't have to wheels, but 2 balls.

As the tyres on my mothers C3 Picasso MPV needed to be replaced (Michelin eco at the back and Goodyear summers at the front, Goodyears were far from bald but cracked), I went for 4 seasons tyres to save myself the bother of changing them for winter.

This is only an initial review, as the car hasn't been driven so far yet, but the difference with the old summer tyres is obvious. The grip is there, especially when braking (brake fluid was replaced a week before the change of tyres). changes of direction are pretty progressive and comfy, while feeling much more safe that on the old Goodyears.

Price was also decent at about 100€/tyre (20€ less than the Michelins from all sellers).

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