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Comparison: Michelin Primacy 5 vs. Michelin Primacy 4 vs. Michelin Primacy 3 vs. Continental UltraContact NXT

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Michelin Primacy 5 /82%	Michelin Primacy 4 /0%	Michelin Primacy 3 /0%	Continental UltraContact NXT /95%

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Segment

1. Michelin Primacy 5 Premium

2. Michelin Primacy 4 Premium

3. Michelin Primacy 3 Premium

4. Continental UltraContact NXT Premium

Number of sizes available

1. Michelin Primacy 4 384

2. Michelin Primacy 3 182

3. Michelin Primacy 5 126

4. Continental UltraContact NXT 23

Number of tests

1. Michelin Primacy 4 20x

2. Michelin Primacy 3 10x

3. Continental UltraContact NXT 2x

4. Michelin Primacy 5 2x

Best position in test

1. Michelin Primacy 3 1.

2. Michelin Primacy 5 1.

3. Continental UltraContact NXT 1.

4. Michelin Primacy 4 1.

Worst position in test

1. Continental UltraContact NXT 1.

2. Michelin Primacy 5 6.

3. Michelin Primacy 4 8.

4. Michelin Primacy 3 10.

Average position in tests

1. Continental UltraContact NXT 1

2. Michelin Primacy 5 3.5

3. Michelin Primacy 4 3.5

4. Michelin Primacy 3 6.1

Year of the last test

1. Michelin Primacy 5 2026

2. Continental UltraContact NXT 2025

3. Michelin Primacy 4 2022

4. Michelin Primacy 3 2018

Best rating in test

1. Michelin Primacy 3 Exemplary

2. Michelin Primacy 4 Highly recommended

3. Michelin Primacy 5 Test winner

4. Continental UltraContact NXT Test winner

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin Primacy 4 Recommended

2. Michelin Primacy 3 Recommended

3. Michelin Primacy 5 Recommended

4. Continental UltraContact NXT ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Primacy 4

87%

Michelin
Primacy 3

83%

Michelin
Primacy 5

78%

Continental
UltraContact NXT

57%

Dry braking

1. Michelin Primacy 4 91%

2. Michelin Primacy 3 85%

3. Michelin Primacy 5 76%

4. Continental UltraContact NXT 63%

Dry handling

1. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

2. Michelin Primacy 3 80%

3. Michelin Primacy 5 69%

4. Continental UltraContact NXT 51%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Primacy 3

83%

Michelin
Primacy 4

79%

Michelin
Primacy 5

65%

Continental
UltraContact NXT

58%

Wet braking

1. Michelin Primacy 3 87%

2. Michelin Primacy 4 86%

3. Michelin Primacy 5 65%

4. Continental UltraContact NXT 51%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Michelin Primacy 3 78%

2. Michelin Primacy 4 73%

3. Continental UltraContact NXT 65%

4. Michelin Primacy 5 51%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin Primacy 3 A

2. Michelin Primacy 4 A

3. Continental UltraContact NXT A

4. Michelin Primacy 5 A

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Primacy 4

88%

Continental
UltraContact NXT

88%

Michelin
Primacy 3

85%

Michelin
Primacy 5

63%

Rolling resistance

1. Michelin Primacy 4 88%

2. Continental UltraContact NXT 88%

3. Michelin Primacy 3 85%

4. Michelin Primacy 5 63%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Michelin Primacy 4 A

2. Continental UltraContact NXT A

3. Michelin Primacy 5 B

4. Michelin Primacy 3 C

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Primacy 3

85%

Michelin
Primacy 4

82%

Continental
UltraContact NXT

43.5%

Michelin
Primacy 5

1%

Interior noise

1. Michelin Primacy 4 82%

2. Michelin Primacy 5 1%

3. Michelin Primacy 3 0%

4. Continental UltraContact NXT 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Michelin Primacy 4 68 dB

2. Michelin Primacy 3 71 dB

3. Michelin Primacy 5 ?

4. Continental UltraContact NXT ?

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