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Michelin e.Primacy

215/55 R16 Michelin e.Primacy variants


Michelin e.Primacy is a summer tyre made in total of 111 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 215/55 R16 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (165) and 10mm narrower than the widest one (225). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 118.25mm sidewall height. In 215/55 R16, there are 2 possible speed indexes for Michelin e.Primacy - "V","W", which are good for speeds up to 240, 270 km/h. In 215/55 R16, e.Primacy usually competes against Turanza T005, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 88%, compared to 71% of the Michelin in question.

215/55 R16 93 V

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215/55 R16 97 W

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Michelin e.Primacy is made in 111 sizes, starting from 165/65 R15 up to 225/45 R21.

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Michelin e.Primacy in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (215/55 R16)
Automotorsport
Automotorsport Summer tyre test 2025 215/55 R17
very good
Ranked #4 of 6
Finishing 4th out of 6 competitors, the Michelin E.Primacy received a final rating of 'Very good.' It excelled in several disciplines, displaying the best comfort, dry handling, and rolling resistance, alongside superior performance in dry lane changing and steering response. The testers appreciated its exceptional comfort and quietness, as well as its top-tier fuel efficiency. However, there were noted compromises, such as longer braking distances on both wet and dry asphalt, and a lack of dynamics and grip during wet handling.
Name WetDryEnviromental impactRunning costs
Best values in test9.49.510.010.0
Michelin e.Primacy7.38.510.0 10.0
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215/55 R16 - Best summer tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Michelin PRIMACY 5
Premium £158
93 V + 1
2. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
84.4%
89.8%
89.4%
Premium £229
97 W + 1
3. Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6
83.5%
84.5%
78%
Premium £87
93 H + 6
4. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
77.8%
76.8%
77.5%
Premium £127
93 V + 1
5. Bridgestone Turanza 6
75.8%
78.6%
63%
Premium £131
93 V + 1
6. Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5
77.1%
81.6%
87.8%
Premium £148
93 V + 2
7. Pirelli Cinturato P7
76.2%
86.7%
80.8%
Premium
8. Firestone Roadhawk 2
88%
80.8%
78.4%
Upper-middle £94
93 V + 1
9. Fulda EcoControl HP2
67.4%
76.3%
79.1%
Lowcost £87
93 H + 2
10. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
63.6%
71.8%
78.7%
Upper-middle £137
93 H + 4
11. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
75.7%
82.2%
78.9%
Premium £104
93 H + 8
12. Linglong Sport Master
73.6%
65.6%
77.9%
Lowcost
13. Toyo Proxes Comfort
65.4%
79.8%
83.7%
Upper-middle £89
97
14. Michelin e.Primacy
63.4%
76.4%
63%
Premium
15. Kumho Ecsta HS52
79.3%
88.2%
78.9%
Upper-middle £77
93 V + 3
16. BFGoodrich Advantage
63.2%
74%
81.1%
Upper-middle £119
93 H + 4
17. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN! Newer model available: Falken ZIEX ZE320
75.4%
78.8%
74.5%
Upper-middle £93
93 V + 5
18. Uniroyal RainSport 5
86.3%
70%
83.2%
Upper-middle £100
93 V + 1
19. Debica Presto HP2
71.9%
Lowcost £86
93 V + 1
20. Nokian Wetproof
86.1%
80.1%
81.3%
Upper-middle
21. Sava Intensa HP2
Lowcost £92
93 V + 1
22. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
75.4%
86.1%
77.7%
Premium £121
0 H + 3
23. Firestone Roadhawk! Newer model available: Firestone Roadhawk 2
73.1%
86.6%
73.3%
Upper-middle £104
93 H + 4
24. Semperit Speed-Life 3
80.5%
67.2%
75.4%
Lowcost £99
93 V + 1
25. Maxxis Premitra HP5
80.9%
84.5%
77.5%
Lowcost £94
93 V + 1
26. Petlas Imperium PT515
56.1%
47.9%
76.9%
Lowcost £89
93 V
27. Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance
Premium
28. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
82.7%
85.1%
78.7%
Premium
29. Cooper Zeon CS8
80%
73.8%
80%
Upper-middle £117
0 V + 6
30. Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6
61.7%
62.5%
Lowcost £88
93 V + 2
31. Matador Hectorra 5
74.3%
Lowcost