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Comparison: Continental EcoContact 6 vs. Michelin Primacy 4 vs. Maxxis Premitra HP5 vs. Firestone Roadhawk vs. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun vs. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Costs
Mutual tests
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#	Continental EcoContact 6 /0%	Michelin Primacy 4 /0%	Maxxis Premitra HP5 /42%	Firestone Roadhawk /57%	Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun /67%	Dunlop Sport BluResponse /59%

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Continental EcoContact 6 and Michelin Primacy 4 are both summer tyres designed to provide excellent performance on dry and wet roads. In this article, we will compare both tyres based on their strengths and weaknesses, as well as their test results.

Continental EcoContact 6 is a summer tyre that has replaced the Continental ContiEcoContact 5. Its strengths include low exterior noise, comfort, and rolling resistance (AutoBild 2022, ADAC 2021). However, it falls short in terms of aquaplaning reserves, wet braking, delayed steering response, and understeering driving behavior (autobild 2022). According to test results from Autozeitung, it ranked 7th out of 10, while in ACE test, it took 3rd place.

Michelin Primacy 4 is the successor to Michelin Primacy 3 and provides excellent dry braking, fuel efficiency, comfort, and wet handling (Teknikens). However, its wet handling and cornering performance can be somewhat limited (GTÜ). In the AutoBild 2022 test, Michelin Primacy 4 secured the 8th position, while in ADAC 2021 and AutoMotorSport tests, it claimed the 1st position for its best notes on dry pavements and low levels of wear.

In summary, the Michelin Primacy 4 is the better tyre overall when comparing the two, with better overall test results and a stronger focus on dry braking, fuel efficiency, comfort, and wet handling. Meanwhile, the Continental EcoContact 6 provides advantages in terms of low noise, comfort, and rolling resistance, but it may fall short in wet conditions due to its weaker aquaplaning resistance and wet braking. Ultimately, the choice between the two tyres depends on the individual's priorities and driving conditions.

Segment

1. Continental EcoContact 6 Premium

2. Michelin Primacy 4 Premium

3. Dunlop Sport BluResponse Premium

4. Firestone Roadhawk Upper-middle

5. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun Upper-middle

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Continental EcoContact 6 676

2. Michelin Primacy 4 384

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 194

4. Firestone Roadhawk 161

5. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 78

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 64

Number of tests

1. Maxxis Premitra HP5 31x

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 23x

3. Firestone Roadhawk 21x

4. Michelin Primacy 4 20x

5. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 18x

6. Continental EcoContact 6 5x

Best position in test

1. Maxxis Premitra HP5 1.

2. Michelin Primacy 4 1.

3. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 2.

4. Firestone Roadhawk 2.

5. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 2.

6. Continental EcoContact 6 7.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin Primacy 4 8.

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 15.

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 20.

4. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 20.

5. Continental EcoContact 6 23.

6. Firestone Roadhawk 31.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin Primacy 4 3.5

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 6.57

3. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 8.33

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 9.55

5. Firestone Roadhawk 11.9

6. Continental EcoContact 6 13

Year of the last test

1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 2025

2. Maxxis Premitra HP5 2024

3. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 2023

4. Firestone Roadhawk 2023

5. Continental EcoContact 6 2022

6. Michelin Primacy 4 2022

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Sport BluResponse Exemplary

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun Exemplary

3. Firestone Roadhawk Exemplary

4. Michelin Primacy 4 Highly recommended

5. Maxxis Premitra HP5 Very good

6. Continental EcoContact 6 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Dunlop Sport BluResponse Good

2. Michelin Primacy 4 Recommended

3. Continental EcoContact 6 Satisfactory

4. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun Still recommended

5. Firestone Roadhawk Conditionally recommended

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 Conditionally recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

Falken
ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

87%

Maxxis
Premitra HP5

82%

Michelin
Primacy 4

80%

Dunlop
Sport BluResponse

75%

Firestone
Roadhawk

71%

Continental
EcoContact 6

63%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 91%

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 87%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 87%

4. Firestone Roadhawk 80%

5. Michelin Primacy 4 65%

6. Continental EcoContact 6 44%

Wet braking

1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 96%

2. Michelin Primacy 4 85%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 78%

4. Firestone Roadhawk 67%

5. Continental EcoContact 6 65%

6. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 64%

Wet circle cornering

1. Firestone Roadhawk 89%

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 88%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 80%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 79%

5. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 78%

6. Continental EcoContact 6 69%

Wet handling

1. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 71%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 71%

4. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 67%

5. Continental EcoContact 6 61%

6. Firestone Roadhawk 47%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 95%

2. Maxxis Premitra HP5 95%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 85%

4. Continental EcoContact 6 65%

5. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 0%

6. Firestone Roadhawk 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin Primacy 4 A

2. Dunlop Sport BluResponse A

3. Firestone Roadhawk A

4. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun B

5. Continental EcoContact 6 B

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Primacy 4

87%

Dunlop
Sport BluResponse

84%

Falken
ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

82%

Maxxis
Premitra HP5

80%

Firestone
Roadhawk

79%

Continental
EcoContact 6

74%

Dry braking

1. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 91%

2. Firestone Roadhawk 91%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 88%

4. Continental EcoContact 6 82%

5. Maxxis Premitra HP5 82%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 79%

Dry driving behavior

1. Maxxis Premitra HP5 87%

2. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 81%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 82%

4. Continental EcoContact 6 73%

5. Firestone Roadhawk 72%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Primacy 4

83%

Continental
EcoContact 6

83%

Falken
ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

81%

Dunlop
Sport BluResponse

75%

Maxxis
Premitra HP5

74%

Firestone
Roadhawk

60%

Exterior noise

1. Continental EcoContact 6 82%

2. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 76%

4. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 67%

5. Maxxis Premitra HP5 65%

6. Firestone Roadhawk 47%

Interior noise

1. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 83%

2. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 82%

4. Continental EcoContact 6 83%

5. Firestone Roadhawk 72%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Michelin Primacy 4 68 dB

2. Dunlop Sport BluResponse ?

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 ?

4. Continental EcoContact 6 ?

5. Firestone Roadhawk ?

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun ? dB

Costs

(Overall rating)

Continental
EcoContact 6

89%

Michelin
Primacy 4

87%

Dunlop
Sport BluResponse

72.9%

Firestone
Roadhawk

70.2%

Maxxis
Premitra HP5

65%

Falken
ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

62%

Mileage

1. Michelin Primacy 4 92%

2. Continental EcoContact 6 89%

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 61%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 58%

5. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 0%

6. Firestone Roadhawk 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Michelin Primacy 4 A

2. Continental EcoContact 6 A

3. Dunlop Sport BluResponse B

4. Firestone Roadhawk C

5. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun E

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 ?

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Autobild Summer tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Running costs
Best values in test	1	2+	1+
Continental EcoContact 6 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2	3+
Michelin Primacy 4 Rating: Exemplary	2	1-	1-
Maxxis Premitra HP5 Rating: Satisfactory	2+	2-	3
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun Rating: Good	1-	2+	2-
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Autozeitung Summer tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry
Best values in test	146	134
Continental EcoContact 6 Rating: Good	101	134
Michelin Primacy 4 Rating: Highly recommended	125	133
Maxxis Premitra HP5 Rating: Highly recommended	146	106
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun Rating: Satisfactory	120	104
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ADAC Summer tyre test 2022 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,7	1,6	2,7	1	1,7
Continental EcoContact 6 Rating: Satisfactory	2,6	2,4	3,0	2,5	1,8
Michelin Primacy 4 Rating: Good	2,0	1,8	2,9	2,0	2,1
Firestone Roadhawk Rating: Satisfactory	2,8	2,2	3,7	2,0	2,4
Dunlop Sport BluResponse Rating: Good	2,5	2,0	3,0	2,5	2,3
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Autobild Summer tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on dry	Stopping distance on wet
Best values in test	35,7	27,5
Continental EcoContact 6	36,4	32,7
Michelin Primacy 4	36,2	29,3
Maxxis Premitra HP5	37,3	28,9
Firestone Roadhawk	37,7	32,8
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun	36,1	28,2
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ADAC Summer tyre test 2020 235/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,2	1,7	2,1	1,0	1,2
Continental EcoContact 6 Rating: Satisfactory	2,8	2,0	2,3	1,0	1,2
Michelin Primacy 4 Rating: Recommended	2,2	2,0	2,3	1,0	2,0
Maxxis Premitra HP5 Rating: Recommended	2,4	1,9	2,7	2,0	2,3
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Comparison: Continental EcoContact 6 vs. Michelin Primacy 4 vs. Maxxis Premitra HP5 vs. Firestone Roadhawk vs. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun vs. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

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