Best Tires for the Renault Clio IV TCe 90

I’ve been using these tires for about 2 years on my Clio 0.9 TCe.
Snow & Ice Performance:
Exceptional grip on snow and ice—truly impressive.
Possibly even better than some premium brands in winter traction.
Dry Road Performance:
Mediocre at best. Performs like a standard economical winter tire.
If you don’t expect above-average dry performance, it’s adequate.
Wet Road Performance:
The biggest drawback. Even with a low-powered car like my 90 HP Clio, the tires are prone to slipping.
Braking on wet roads quickly triggers ABS, and cornering is very poor.
Durability:
Very hard compound—wear is minimal even under aggressive driving.
Thick tread contributes to poor wet grip, higher fuel consumption, and more road noise.
Conclusion:
Excellent choice if you drive in northern, snowy regions.
Not suitable for aggressive wet or dry driving conditions.
Overall, this tire excels in snow/ice but compromises on comfort, noise, and wet traction.

I’ve been using these tires for 1.5 years on my Clio 4 0.9 TCe. My setup was 205/55 R16, slightly wider than the original 195/55 R16, which increased the sidewall height.
Comfort & Grip:
Extremely comfortable, thanks to the soft sidewalls.
Provides great grip in both dry and wet conditions. On heavy rain, the wet grip felt surprisingly strong.
Track Performance:
Despite my Clio not being a powerful car (

Update on my last review on Renault Clio. The Nokians remained with unsafe steering feeling at higher speeds. And thus I had them removed. No issues with the new all season tires of a different brand

Renault Clio IV Estate 900cc turbo 90pk : I have got these tires 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 tires 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 tire 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 tires. It swayed like a boat on water. There was no "resistance" or "firm putting back the tires 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 tires are made of, the pattern, new rubber, etc. I don't know. Two other tire 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 tires. Driven now 500km and 10 days with these tires. 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 tires on the front, and a more stiff tire (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 tire 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.

Hello, after watching many tests, I decided on the conti ASC2, I am satisfied with it in all respects, I have not tested the snow and ice but I am sure it will be great. The huge disappointment comes from the wear of the tires. I have them on 2 vehicles.
A 2008 Scenic (2 tires mounted at the front in) 195-65-15 95V DOT 24 made in Slovakia and a Clio 4 mounted in 185-65-15 88H DOT 24 made in France with 4 tires
At the start the sculptures at the maximum were 7.7 mm for the 6 Neus.
After having driven 5300 km on the Scenic I have 6.2 mm left at the front (loss of 1.5 mm), at the rear they are Goodyear
After having driven only 1300 km with the Clio I have 7.2 mm left (-0.5 mm) at the front and 7.5 at the rear.(-0.2 mm)
I check my pressures every month, I am meticulous.
The wear is very high on both cars.
My driving is very smooth and I don't do motorway.
In the tests the conti was the best in longevity.!!
I continue my analysis as the km go by
Have you noticed quite high wear on your ASC2.
Thank you for reading me

Figured I would add my say on these pretty poor tires after 12 months and roughly 5k miles.
Background, car they were fitted to is a mk4 Clio. The car is my runabout and spends 95% of its time on county lanes. I would say I push on when the conditions are safe and clear to do so.
The tires I was coming from (this time last year) were Mitc PS4’s, with 5mm even wear. The sizes is 205/45/17.
I had run the PS4 in snow and found them be somewhat difficult to get on with. Upon hearing of the tires snow credentials and supposed wet/dry grip I was sold on the CC2’s for a daily. I had them fitted and full alignment done.
I drive the same roads every day, and have done for over 20yrs, I am very familiar with clios and have had this one 3 years. Therefore feel I am able to give a balanced review on this tire fitted on a small car.
Dry grip - no areas I can complain about. When the tire does break away it’s quite slow and not snappy in the dry.
Full wet roads - not a bad show on properly wet roads. But they do not clear standing water at all well. If you hit a moderate puddle at 50-60mph on light bend, the car will aquaplane severely.
Lightly frosted surface. They were pretty good here (even from cold), and offered good confidence. That said, if you could get heat in to the PS4s they wouldn’t be far behind.
Sheet ICE - again pretty good. But ultimately on ICE without spikes any tire is going to slip.
Light muddy covering on road (the kind you find near passing point on country lanes in the winter). Truly scary! Genuinely feels like your driving on oil. This affects braking and the car can easily be made to go sideways fairly significantly at less than 40 mph with a quick flick of the wheel. Notably the PS4 seemed very strong in exactly the same conditions.
Greasy morning due - again truly scary! I have nothing positive at all I can say, other than the stone chip surfaces (10mm stone dumped on hot tar) tend not to get that wet in the morning. The black tarmac was a different story. They will break traction mid corner with no warning, or just under steer heavily, feeling like they never really get grip. Again the PS4 excelled in this area.
The final point I will make is how I’ve come to write this review. The tire is obviously snow marked. The side effect of that seems to be an incredibly soft tire compound. This evening I was on a road am very familiar with and managed to blow the sidewall right out. I had run into a very small break away at edge of the road. Not even enough to jolt the car, but enough to do the tire. Upon getting it off and inspecting it closely I noticed a number of fairly large slices in various parts of the tire was (not man made), both inner sideway and in the main contact area. This is damage I’ve found across all 4 tires now.
Overall I would not buy these again, and really fail to see how Mitch have the audacity to price these lower performance tires over the clearly better Pilot Sport range. The tires all have well over 6mm left, they’re all now coming off and I’m going to try the PS5.

My thoughts on these are a fantastic tire if you want good dry road holding and decent mileage. They are however letdown by wet performance in my opinion. I’ve had them as factory fitment on my 2018 Clio, I’ve covered 18k and the front tires are just under 2mm, rears are around 4mm. This may sound like atrocious ware, however the car is hammered round country lanes. For me, an average is under 10k miles per set. The drive in wet conditions is good in terms of braking Poor in term of lateral grip through the corners, and will aquaplane on minimal puddles. This is enough to put the car in to a slide if on a corner below national speed limit. This is a trait I’ve noticed a lot with are sold as mainstream premium tires, that wet performance is traded for mileage. Given the size of tire I am very limited on choice when it comes to what are called the UHP tires, I have been waiting for Michelin to bring to Pilot sport 4s to the U.K. in this size, unfortunately this hasn’t as yet happened and I’ve gone for the lower spec Pilot sport 4.

General: Decent summer tire. Probably works best if you live in a relatively warm climate Pros: - Good grip in the dry - Wearing well. Still have around 7mm remaining after approx 16k Km (10k miles). - Good road feedback / feel through the steering. - Generally progressive / predictable tire. - Pretty good wet braking. Cons: - Quiet when new but have become noisy over time. Especially at highway speeds. Most noticeable when the weather is cooler (i.e. 10-15C). - Poor wet grip in the corners. Progressively / predictably understeers at low speeds in wet conditions. - Fuel consumption OK but not the best (I get better fuel figures on my winter tires).

Fitted from new on a Scandinavian spec Renault Clio 0.9Tce Sport Tourer (estate).
Have now covered just over 4000mi / 6000km.

To summarise; these tires have been good for fuel economy and reasonably grippy, but the steering and handling characteristics are not confidence inspiring or enjoyable, in my opinion. Can also be noisy on some surfaces.

These tires might be ok if you want something for low speed city / town use, or if economy is your only major concern.

For me personally, I like a car to handle in a positive and responsive way. These tires don't strike the balance I'm looking for, so they will soon be changed out for something more responsive.

Positive:
- Grip quite well in the dry
- Grip quite well in the wet too (no unexpected ABS / sliding / wheelspin to date)
- Low rolling resistance, hence good fuel economy.
- Seem to wear reasonably well (so far)

Negative:
- Slow / soggy steering response, seemingly due to soft sidewalls.
- Lack of steering feel or feedback. Numb around the dead-ahead.
- Car slops / wobbles around laterally on these tires following a sudden steering input (e.g. if swerving to avoiding a pothole or something in the road). Seems to take a while for these tires to settle following such a maneuver.
- Unexpectedly noisy on some road surfaces, though reasonably quiet on others.
- Not the most comfortable, despite apparent soft sidewalls. Can feel harsh / jittery over road imperfections such as drain covers and bridge expansion joints.
- Went out of balance within the first 3000km (2000mi).

Other Notes
Increasing the tire pressures (above recommended for the Clio, but well within specification for tire) helped to improve the steering response and feel, but the basic characteristics described above are still present.

Driving another Clio 0,9tce on a different brand of tires (a dealer courtesy car) made me realise how lively the steering and handling on my car can / should be.

Cheap, terrible. Too soft at high speed. Hankooks much better except wear.