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Comparison: Continental PremiumContact 6 vs. Maxxis Premitra HP5 vs. Firestone Roadhawk 2 vs. Michelin Primacy 5

Continental PremiumContact 6Premium
ContinentalContinental

PremiumContact 6

7.1
R15 – R22
Maxxis Premitra HP5Budget
MaxxisMaxxis

Premitra HP5

4.2
R15 – R18
Firestone Roadhawk 2Upper-middle
FirestoneFirestone

Roadhawk 2

8.0
R16 – R22
Michelin Primacy 5Premium
MichelinMichelin

Primacy 5

8.6
R16 – R21
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Test Profile

Continental
PremiumContact 6
Maxxis
Premitra HP5
Firestone
Roadhawk 2
Michelin
Primacy 5
Number of tests
36
31
6
5
Best position
#1
#1
#3
#1
Average position
3.1
9.5
4.7
4.8
Latest test
2023
2024
2026
2026
Available sizes
303
64
146
158

These tyres were not tested together in the same test. The scores below are aggregated from different independent tests, so direct comparison should be taken with caution.

Wet
Confidence
Continental PremiumContact 6
84%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
79%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
86%
Michelin Primacy 5
85%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Continental PremiumContact 6
79%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
86%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
95%
Michelin Primacy 5
92%
Wet braking
Continental PremiumContact 6
91%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
71%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
78%
Michelin Primacy 5
87%
Aquaplaning - cross
Continental PremiumContact 6
68%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
88%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
88%
Michelin Primacy 5
87%
Wet handling
Continental PremiumContact 6
87%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
76%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
88%
Michelin Primacy 5
77%
Wet circle cornering
Continental PremiumContact 6
87%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
81%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
84%
Wet side guide
Continental PremiumContact 6
74%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
61%
Wet performance
Continental PremiumContact 6
90%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
82%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
80%
Michelin Primacy 5
71%
Dry
Confidence
Continental PremiumContact 6
90%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
83%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
79%
Michelin Primacy 5
87%
Dry braking
Continental PremiumContact 6
92%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
84%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
81%
Michelin Primacy 5
77%
Dry handling
Continental PremiumContact 6
92%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
85%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
77%
Michelin Primacy 5
89%
Dry driving behavior
Continental PremiumContact 6
81%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
83%
Dry lane changing
Continental PremiumContact 6
95%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
78%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
93%
Dry steering response
Continental PremiumContact 6
91%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
88%
Dry performance
Continental PremiumContact 6
78%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
92%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
92%
Michelin Primacy 5
62%
Comfort
Confidence
Continental PremiumContact 6
79%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
76%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
77%
Michelin Primacy 5
95%
Exterior noise
Continental PremiumContact 6
66%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
74%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
66%
Michelin Primacy 5
91%
Comfort
Continental PremiumContact 6
100%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
79%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
71%
Michelin Primacy 5
91%
Interior noise
Continental PremiumContact 6
80%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
76%
Michelin Primacy 5
100%
Offroad
Confidence
Continental PremiumContact 6
76%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
81%
Costs
Confidence
Continental PremiumContact 6
79%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
59%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
68%
Michelin Primacy 5
86%
Rolling resistance
Continental PremiumContact 6
75%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
59%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
85%
Michelin Primacy 5
86%
Mileage
Continental PremiumContact 6
85%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
54%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
38%
Michelin Primacy 5
85%
Fuel efficiency
Continental PremiumContact 6
83%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
73%
Price/value
Continental PremiumContact 6
81%
Maxxis Premitra HP5
56%
Firestone Roadhawk 2
60%

Tread pattern comparison

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Maxxis Premitra HP5
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