Michelin Primacy 3 is a summer tyre made in total of 182 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 235/50 R17 is 40mm wider than the narrowest dimension (195) and -40mm narrower than the widest one (195). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (235mm), which results in 117.5mm sidewall height. In 235/50 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Michelin Primacy 3 - "W", which is good for speeds up to 270 km/h.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (235/50 R17)

| Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 150 | 55 | 39 | 14 | 7 | ||
| Michelin Primacy 3 | 136 | 57 | 45 | 17 | 8 | ||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Offroad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 1- | 2+ | 2+ | ||||
| Michelin Primacy 3 | 2- | 2+ | 2 | ||||
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| # | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michelin PRIMACY 5 | Premium | £184 96 W | |||
| 2. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 | Premium | ||||
| 3. | Firestone Roadhawk 2 | Upper-middle | £120 96 W | |||
| 4. | Linglong Sport Master | Lowcost | ||||
| 5. | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Premium | £169 96 V + 2 | |||
| 6. | BFGoodrich Advantage | Upper-middle | £160 96 W | |||
| 7. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN! Newer model available: Falken ZIEX ZE320 | Upper-middle | £130 96 W | |||
| 8. | Maxxis Premitra HP5 | Lowcost | £113 96 V | |||
| 9. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6 | Lowcost | £97 96 Y |