Trust me, these michelin primacy 4+ tires: 205/60 r16 96H XL on the front of my Mini countryman 1.6 are the better tire than the bridgestone XL on the rear . these Michelins are improved version of the Primacy 4, more comfort, more feedback and super grip. Always had Michelins on the front wheel drive Mini, worth the little extra cost. Had michelin primacy 4 tires: 205/60 r16 96h xl previously. Those lasted 6 years, a great tire used right down to 1.6 mm with over 50000 miles clocked up with various short and long journey shared with my teenage son. Change can be good and Michelin had done an excellent job with the improvements on the 4 Plus. It's also super quiet, the best and safest Tire around, really.

Coming from the Civics original tires Primacy 3 that’s lasted 25Kmls or just over 4 years, I don’t do a lot of miles daily but those Primacy 3 tires served me well with just the road noise being a little loud at times I liked the dry, wet, handling and comfort of these Michelin’s.

So with not a lot of info on the new Primacy 4Plus and needing 4tires I decided to go with these anyway as only £1.oo each dearer than the primacy 4 when I purchased, in for a penny in for a pound, these are the XL reinforced version I went for as they are a whole 1DB quieter than the non XL version according to the tire info.

Noise loudness will always be dependent on the surface you drive on, so as surfaces change so does the tire noise but the difference between these Primacy 4Plus and the old Primacy 3 is night and day and worth the price of entry alone in my ears, no they ain’t dead quiet/ silent but are a lot more bearable and not as intrusive, as I’ve went from listening out to hear the difference to now not noticing the noise like I did with the old tires.

Comfort - oh yeah less noise and there’s a softness, definitely more comfortable drive

In the dry the tires are good , nice feedback from the road however sharp corners taken fast pushing the limit there is a give there that you are wary of after the first time, but this will make you safer as you won’t push quite as hard, it’s that softness mentioned earlier that gives you this feeling/ feedback on hairpin bends.

In the wet, love them, it rains in Scotland and the surface water can be a bit deeper and running on the roads in areas, but these Primacy 4 plus, just grip grip and grip and provide a lot of confidence way bettering than the old Primacy 3 on the civic, a tire for Scotland without doubt

The tread is less on the 4 plus than on my new Primacy 3 when got the car but these P4 plus are meant to be harder wearing tire so only time will tell, but if they last 20Kmls or 4 years then I’d be more than happy.

Initial thoughts on first 1Kmls is if you want a premium tire live in a wet summer area and enjoy less noise and improved comfort give these a go.

Bought these to replace my Dunlop sport rt2 tires. So this review is based on that. If course the rt2 is a sport tire and I assume these are touring tires .... Safe to assume because they are so so much quieter ( yes very much noticeable) and provide a softer ride. Comforting to know they also perform well as they wear down. No unnecessary wheel spins so they hold grip well . I dont push my car to test tires..... to me that's a an uneccassary risk, however after 2500 miles I've had no worrying moments with the primacy 4+ s . If i were to critisise I don't think the car handles quite as direct now but not by much , but again maybe the difference between sport and touring tires. I've not really had much chance to try these in the rain yet. The old dunolps always wore down fast even though I'm no boy racer. Let's hope there's more life in these michelins. Bought as a great deal between ATS euromaster and paying via a santander bank card for another 10% off.

205/55 R16 91W weights 8.45kg. Made in Poland. It is funny that it still says "Primacy 4" on the tire, without "+".

I've replaced my Dunlop rt2s on my skoda octavia with these. The main reason I picked michelin tires was because my Dunlop seemed to wear out fairly quickly. Handling feels the same.... I dont carry out daring braking or driving but they have given me confidence in both conditions and I now drive more confidently with them than my previous tires ..... Thats confident, not drive like an idiot... The one thing I really wanted was quiet tires and these are super quiet, I'm really impressed just how quiet. Not only that but they've also added comfort to the ride. This maybe because they're more of a touring tire than sport tire. For comparison, I rarely do motorway driving, just A roads and city driving. So far so good after just over 1000 miles... Personal tire reviews do bother me, as we can only judge them based on our previous set of tires, and rarely can any retail customer carry out track tests .. But im adamant these are an improvement for me.

Tire is excellent that’s the second pair i purchase from the primacy 4 plus , i’m an aggressive driver who always drive 140+ km/h thanks michelin for letting me feel safe on the road

fantastic tires , oh my god , michelin best brand

Initial review after a few days of driving with these brand new Michelin tires for a long distance on various roads and weather. According to the tire-dealer this is the very latest Michelin tires, same size as the original tires. This is not my car but I have often driven this car since it was new with two other different set of tires from two other premium tire brands. The original OEM tires were Run-Flats which I did not like at all, rather mediocre tires in every aspect. The second set of tires were from yet another premium tire brand, not Run-Flat tires but the same original size, and I really liked those tires on this car, very good comfort and noise level, very good performance in every aspect except wear which was rather mediocre. The new Michelins are significantly better than the original Run-Flat in every way, but they can not quite match the second set of tires from another brand. The Michelins have in general a little bit more diffuse feeling and tendencies to instability on certain surfaces, I preferred the previous set of tires regarding feel, handling and stability, but it is very small differences. The comfort and noise level on the Michelins are much better than the OEM Run-Flat and about the same as the second set of tires, I did however prefer the second set of tires, I just liked them a little bit better. The Michelins are in general predictable and controllable in wet and dry and will probably not surprise with bad behavior although I would say that the tires probably do not like cold rainy weather, I had a ”surprise” in a wet rainy roundabout coming home from the long drive, the temperature was ca 2-3 degrees, I was caught in this "surprising" skid and the stability systems on the car really had to work overtime, it's the only ”surprise” I had so far with these tires, and maybe in all honesty I might have been over-optimistic in that roundabout, but I have done the same with the other tires in the same circumstances in the same roundabout without "surprises". There is nothing particular wrong with the Michelins, not huge differences, good grip wet and dry, relatively good comfort and noise level, acceptable handling and feel, but they are not worth the extra cost, they do not exceed other tire brands, in fact they do not quite match the previous set of tires from 2020. I guess the joker here would be the wear rate, the other tire brands had rather poor wear, if the Michelins have significantly better wear rate then this could probably persuade some buyers, but not for me, I prefer the best handling and feel over wear rate.