Michelin Primacy 5 is a summer tyre made in total of 79 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R19, which means it fits to a 19 inch/482.6mm diameter wheel. 235/40 R19 is 40mm wider than the narrowest dimension (195) and 10mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (235mm), which results in 94mm sidewall height. In 235/40 R19, there is only one possible speed index for Michelin Primacy 5 - "W", which is good for speeds up to 270 km/h. In 235/40 R19, Primacy 5 usually competes against Turanza T005, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 91%, compared to 90% of the Michelin in question.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Continental SportContact 7 | Premium | £230 96 Y + 1 | |||
2. | Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Premium | £174 96 Y | |||
3. | Goodyear EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 6 | Premium | £168 96 V + 5 | |||
4. | Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6 | Premium | £149 96 Y + 1 | |||
5. | Bridgestone Potenza Sport | Premium | £161 96 Y | |||
6. | Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) | Upper-middle | ||||
7. | Michelin Primacy 5 | Premium | £184 96 W | |||
8. | Pirelli Cinturato (C3) | Premium | £179 96 Y | |||
9. | Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 | Premium | £216 92 Y + 2 | |||
10. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | Premium | £145 92 Y + 3 | |||
11. | Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7 | Premium | £157 96 W + 8 | |||
12. | Bridgestone Turanza 6 | Premium | £197 96 Y + 1 | |||
13. | Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+ | Premium | £217 96 W + 1 | |||
14. | Firestone Firehawk Sport | Upper-middle | £133 96 Y | |||
15. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | Upper-middle | £144 96 W + 3 |