Michelin Primacy 4 is a summer tyre made in total of 240 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 225/50 R17 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (165) and 30mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 112.5mm sidewall height. In 225/50 R17, there are 3 possible speed indexes for Michelin Primacy 4 - "W","V","Y", which are good for speeds up to 270, 240, 300 km/h. In 225/50 R17, Primacy 4 usually competes against PremiumContact 6, which is a tyre from Continental with a rating of 87%, compared to 84% of the Michelin in question. Latest test in 225/50 R17 was held by Teknikens in 2020, where Primacy 4 received rating "" and finished on the 1. place. It was tested on a Volvo V90.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (225/50 R17)
Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Enviromental impact | Running costs | ||
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Best values in test | 157 | 68 | 54 | 22 | 20 | ||
Michelin Primacy 4 | 151 | 63 | 53 | 22 | 13 | ||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Noise | Wear | |||
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Best values in test | 2,0 | 1,5 | 2,6 | 1,5 | |||
Michelin Primacy 4 | 2,7 | 1,5 | 3,0 | 1,5 | |||
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Comfort | Fuel consumption | ||
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Best values in test | 61 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ||
Michelin Primacy 4 | 61 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 10 | ||
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | ||||
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Best values in test | 264 | 137 | 129 | ||||
Michelin Primacy 4 | 247 | 127 | 120 | ||||
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