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Michelin Primacy 3

225/55 R16 Michelin Primacy 3 variants


Michelin Primacy 3 is a summer tyre made in total of 175 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 225/55 R16 is 40mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and -30mm narrower than the widest one (195). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 123.75mm sidewall height. In 225/55 R16, there are 3 possible speed indexes for Michelin Primacy 3 - "V","W","Y", which are good for speeds up to 240, 270, 300 km/h. In 225/55 R16, Primacy 3 usually competes against Efficient Grip Performance, which is a tyre from Goodyear with a rating of 79%, compared to 54% of the Michelin in question.

225/55 R16 95 V

225/55 R16 95 W

225/55 R16 99 V XL

225/55 R16 99 W XL

225/55 R16 99 Y

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Michelin Primacy 3 is made in 175 sizes, starting from 185/55 R16 up to 195/55 R20.

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Michelin Primacy 3 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (225/55 R16)
Autobild Summer tyre test 2017 225/50 R17
satisfactory
Ranked #9 of 20
Name WetDryRunning costs
Best values in test1-1-1
Michelin Primacy 32-2+1-
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Source: www.reifentrends.de
Name Stopping distance on dryStopping distance on wet
Best values in test34,134,6
Michelin Primacy 334,638,58
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Source: www.autobild.de
Name Points totalWetDryRolling resistanceNoise
Best values in test2781461432510
Michelin Primacy 322784143 25 9
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225/55 R16 - Best summer tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
85.6%
92.6%
94%
Premium
2. Bridgestone Turanza T005
84.3%
85.2%
78.9%
Premium £131
95 V + 3
3. Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+
80.1%
83.2%
81%
Premium £191
95 V + 3
4. Debica Presto HP2
71.9%
Lowcost £93
99 W
5. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
75.4%
86.1%
77.7%
Premium £128
95 V
6. Nokian Wetproof
86.1%
80.1%
81.3%
Upper-middle
7. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
76.1%
79.5%
74.8%
Upper-middle £100
99 V + 1
8. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
82.7%
85.1%
78.7%
Premium £128
95 V + 2
9. Fulda EcoControl HP2
67.4%
76.3%
79.1%
Lowcost
10. Maxxis Premitra HP5
80.9%
84.5%
77.5%
Lowcost £85
95 V + 1
11. Pirelli Cinturato P7
76.2%
86.7%
80.8%
Premium £137
95 V + 3
12. BFGoodrich Advantage
63.2%
74%
81.1%
Upper-middle £130
95 V + 2
13. Sava Intensa HP2
Lowcost £123
99 Y
14. Toyo Proxes Comfort
65.9%
80.1%
84.1%
Upper-middle £110
99
15. Firestone Roadhawk
73.1%
86.6%
73.3%
Upper-middle £109
95 H + 2
16. Uniroyal RainSport 5
86.3%
70%
83.2%
Upper-middle £110
95 V + 2
17. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4
73.1%
92%
80.3%
Premium £120
95 V + 5
18. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT
Premium £128
95 Y + 1
19. Continental PremiumContact 5
66%
62.5%
Premium
20. Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7
62%
78.8%
85%
Premium £145
95 V + 3
21. Pirelli P7 Cinturato Blue
56%
82.6%
Premium
22. Cooper Zeon CS8
80%
73.8%
80%
Upper-middle £104
0 + 4
23. Michelin Primacy 3! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4
69.6%
Premium
24. Uniroyal RainSport 3
58.4%
Upper-middle
25. Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3
65.9%
Lowcost
26. Kumho Ecsta HS51! Newer model available: Kumho Ecsta HS52
79.4%
80%
79.3%
Upper-middle
27. Giti Synergy E1
74.6%
90.5%
Lowcost
28. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
77.4%
80.2%
87.7%
Premium
29. Kleber Dynaxer HP3
72%
89.2%
59.1%
Upper-middle
30. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
61.7%
62.5%
Lowcost £102
95 V + 1
31. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3
62.7%
70.3%
Lowcost
32. Toyo Proxes T1 Sport
73.3%
76.5%
79.6%
Upper-middle
33. Sava Intensa UHP! Newer model available: Sava Intensa UHP 2
Lowcost
34. Nokian Line
85.5%
78.3%
69.4%
Upper-middle
35. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
90%
Premium £136
99 Y
36. Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN
Upper-middle
37. Toyo Proxes CF2
75.9%
Upper-middle £103
95 V
38. Bridgestone Turanza T001
84%
Premium
39. BFGoodrich G-Grip
Upper-middle
40. Barum Bravuris 3 HM
Lowcost
41. Fulda SportControl
Lowcost £119
95 V + 1
42. Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo
Premium
43. Debica Presto UHP
Lowcost £100
95 W
44. Imperial EcoDriver 5
73.2%
Lowcost
45. Kormoran Road Performance
Lowcost