Michelin Primacy 4+ is a summer tyre made in total of 122 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 255/55 R18 is 70mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and -10mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (255mm), which results in 140.25mm sidewall height. In 255/55 R18, Primacy 4+ usually competes against PremiumContact 7, which is a tyre from Continental with a rating of 99%, compared to 77% of the Michelin in question.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV | Premium | £178 109 Y | |||
2. | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Premium | £168 109 V | |||
3. | Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV | Premium | £135 109 V | |||
4. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A | Premium | £110 109 W + 1 | |||
5. | Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7 | Premium | £130 109 Y | |||
6. | Falken Azenis FK510 SUV | Upper-middle | £107 105 W + 2 | |||
7. | Firestone Roadhawk | Upper-middle | £131 109 W + 1 | |||
8. | General Tire Grabber GT Plus | Lowcost | £100 0 Y | |||
9. | Pirelli Scorpion VERDE | Premium | £149 105 W + 5 | |||
10. | Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport | Upper-middle | £133 0 V + 3 |