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Primacy™ MXM4^®
Luxury Performance Touring
All Season Tire
Enhancing the driving experience for owners of vehicles made by Acura, Mercedes, Audi and others, this tire offers 360 degrees of ultimate satisfaction for the premium car owner who wants it all: responsive handling, ride quality and safety — all backed by an excellent warranty.3
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Benefits of Michelin
- Stops up to 29' Shorter in Wet Conditions than a Leading Competitor.1
- MICHELIN® brand tires are the #1 Choice of Premium Car Makers to Optimize Vehicle Performance and Ride Quality.2
- 55,000-Mile Limited Warranty for H-/V-Rated Sizes. 45,000-Mile Limited Warranty for W-Rated Sizes.3
- Stops up to 29' Shorter in Wet Conditions than a Leading Competitor.1
  Sunflower oil additive in tread compound helps provide increased traction at low temperatures for enhanced braking and handling in wet conditions and better overall performance in snow.
- MICHELIN® brand tires are the #1 Choice of Premium Car Makers to Optimize Vehicle Performance and Ride Quality.2
  The MICHELIN® Primacy™ MXM4® tire continues a tradition of meeting the demanding standards of the world’s leading luxury car makers.
- 55,000-Mile Limited Warranty for H-/V-Rated Sizes. 45,000-Mile Limited Warranty for W-Rated Sizes.3
  Tread design with MaxTouch Construction™ for even tread wear and numerous biting edges for all-season grip combine to deliver many miles of driving pleasure.
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Michelin Performance Rating:
- 9
  Wear Life
- 10
  Fuel Efficiency
- 10
  Handling
- 10
  Braking
- 9
  Comfort
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"Excellent tire...great traction both dry and wet… "

— Dean E.
"Great tire! My car drives like a high end luxury car. Superior handling and comfort in wet conditions as well."

— Patrick F.

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A unique self-supporting construction that locks together for greater rigidity when traction is needed most, allowing the use of more sipes for adverse road conditions (wet and snow) without giving up the handling and wear performance.

Sunflower oil additive in tread compound helps provide increased traction at low temperatures for enhanced braking and handling in wet conditions and better overall performance in snow.

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Warranties (2 Warranties)Back to Top

55,000 Mile Manufacturer's Treadwear Limited Warranty
Primacy™ MXM4® tires carry a 55,000 mile limited warranty in addition to the standard materials and workmanship warranty for treadwear or mileage.
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Available on:
Primacy™ MXM4®
Speed Rating: [H]

* Mileage Warranty Exceptions

Split fitments - If your vehicle has tires of different sizes on the front versus the rear axles, your tires cannot be rotated as recommended. Therefore, the mileage warranty on each rear tire will cover half the number of miles as the standard mileage warranty for that particular tire line.
ZP (Zero Pressure) tires - The maximum mileage warranty for ZP tires is 30,000 miles.

Standard Limited Warranty <br/>(All Michelin® Tires)
All Michelin® tires have a Standard Manufacturer's Limited Warranty, which covers defects in workmanship and materials for the life of the original usable tread, or for 6 years from date of purchase, whichever occurs first. See warranty for details
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REVIEW SNAPSHOT®

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Primacy MXM4

4.5

(based on 233 reviews)

94%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

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- Wear-Life:
- Excellent (112), Very good (59), Good (18), Average (8), Below average (6)
- Fuel Efficiency:
- Excellent (99), Very good (80), Good (28), Average (10), Below average (5)
- Handling:
- Excellent (147), Very good (62), Good (10), Average (5), Below average (4)
- Braking:
- Excellent (153), Very good (62), Good (6), Average (5), Below average (3)
- Comfort:
- Excellent (153), Very good (46), Good (23), Average (6), Below average (5)

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5/2/2013

5.0

Excellent tire

By nationalwheel

from USA

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Comments about Primacy MXM4:

Car came with Michelin, different style, replaced at 54k miles, still had some tread left. Checked all kinds of tires cheaper to expensive. Almost went cheaper, decided to go with these Primacy tires. Man I am glad I did. Whisper quiet ride, not a hint of vibration, shudder, good cornering, traction in the wet. Car is not driven in the snow, can't comment on that. These things roll nice down the road, no issues here whatsoever. Only a couple thousand on them right now, I am impressed so far.

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4/21/2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Quiet & Comfortable

By Blue Marlin

from USA

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You don't know how uncomfortable or noisy your tires are until you've put Primacy MXM4's on your car. They put my Continentals to shame. The Michelin Man just made a new friend. Can't comment on all the other areas of tire performance yet.

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4/15/2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Disappointed

By ihra6910

from USA

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I own a 2009 Chevy HHR LT2 that came with Firestone tires. After about 43,000 miles it was time to replace the tires and beinging an exclusive Michelin customer for the past 25 years it was a no brainer that I wanted to replace the Firestones with Michelins.

After much research I decided on the MXM4 due to the Michelin advertisements about handling, ride and quiteness.

I bought my tires at a reputible retailer, and after having them mounted noticed on the drive home that I had a terrible humming noise...sounded like I was riding in a single engine plane! I also noticed a vibration that I could feel in the throttle.

I put up with this noise for a few weeks thinking it would get better when the tires got a few hundred miles on them but it didnt get any better. I took the car back to where they were purchased, and after taking a tire technicial for a drive the store agreed to exchange the tires for exact replacements thinking that maybe one of the tires had a defect.

After replacing all 4 tires the noise is still there...its so noisy thats it makes any trip miserable!

After two sets Im convinced that the design of the 215/50/17 is a bad design and now I'm stuck with an extremely expensive set of tires that I'm unhappy with.

I'm disappointed that Michelin advertises this tire as a quite ride, and I'll be hard pressed to buy Michelins in the future.

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Part numbers	Tire Size, Load Index & Speed Rating	MSRP $ (PER TIRE)
66313	215/55R16/XL 97 H	$172

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Mileage Warranty	Sidewall	UTQG Treadwear, UTQG Traction, UTQG Temp	Rim Width Range (Min/Max)	Section Width on Measuring Rim Width	Overall Diameter	revs/mi	Tread Depth (in 32nds)	Eco Feature	Max Load, Single (lb @ PSI)	Tire Weight
55,000 Mile	BSW	500 AA A	6" - 7.5"	8.9" on 7"	25.3	823	10	Green X	1609@50	23.1

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1 Based on wet braking test results versus the Goodyear® Assurance® ComforTred® Touring tire.

2 Per IHS Global Insight (USA) Inc. Tire Data (dated August 2010)©, for DRI Premium Segment vehicle sales in the U.S. from 2009 – 2010.

3 See Michelin Owner's Manual for complete description.

The sizes and/or speed ratings listed may vary slightly from the specified OE size shown on the vehicle placard. Your local Tire Dealer, as a trained professional, will provide the required assistance to install the tire listed by: 1. Notifying the owner if the replacement tires are different in speed rating than the OE tires and the maximum speed capability of the vehicle is limited to the lower speed rated tires. 2. Determine if any inflation pressure adjustments are necessary with the alternate listed size.

OE [Vehicle Manufacturer] Sidewall Marking: * = BMW, MO = Mercedes-Benz
OE Code [Original Equipment Key]: BM = BMW, GM = General Motors, I = Infiniti, L = Lexus, MB = Mercedes-Benz, T = Toyota, V = Volvo

XL = Extra Load

Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is for a tire only (i.e., excluding services such as mounting, balancing and tire disposal) and is applicable for the contiguous United States. Actual pricing may vary based on retailer, region, tire size and other factors. Retailers are free to set individual prices. Please check with your local Michelin tire dealer for pricing near you.

>> The sizes shown are average design values for tires measured on specified measuring rim widths. Some tires may vary from this value by +/-3% of the section height (affecting overall diameter), and +/-4% of the section width.
>> Section width varies approximately 0.2" (5mm) for every 0.5" change in rim width.
>> Tread patterns are often tuned to accomodate different tire widths. Tires for a particular dimension of a given tireline may vary in appearance from the tire shown in the photograph.

WARNING: Serious or fatal injury may result from tire failure due to underinflation or overloading. To ensure correct air pressure and vehicle load, refer to vehicle owner's manual or tire information placard on the vehicle. Serious injury or death may result from explosion of tire/rim assembly due to improper mounting. Only tire professionals should mount tires and they should never inflate beyond 40 psi to seat the beads. Before mixing types of tires in any configuration on any vehicle, be sure to check the vehicle owner's manual for its recommendations.

DANGER: Never mount a 16" diameter tire on a 16.5" rim.
DANGER: Never mount a 17" diameter tire on a 17.5" rim.

Inflation pressure increase must not exceed the maximum pressure branded on the tire sidewall. When a customer requests a replacement tire with a lower speed rating than the original equipment tire, you must clearly communicate to him or her that the handling of the vehicle may be different, and that its maximum speed capability is limited to that of the lowest speed-rated tire on the vehicle. Exceeding the lawful speed limit is neither recommended nor endorsed.

For high-speed driving, additional inflation pressure and possibly reduced tire loading and/or upsizing is required. In the absence of specific recommendations by the vehicle manufacturer, use the following guidelines based on those in the European Tyre and Rim Technical Organization Standards Manual.

For speeds over 160km/h (100 mph), load and inflation must be adjusted according to the table below.

H-Speed Rated Sizes:
Maximum Speed (mph) 100 106 112 118 124 130
Inflation Increase (psi) 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0
Load Capacity (% of max.) 100 100 100 100 100 100

V-Speed Rated Sizes:
Maximum Speed (mph) 100 106 112 118 124 130 136 143 149
Inflation Increase (psi) 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5
Load Capacity (% of max) 100 100 100 100 100 100 97 94 91

W-Speed Rated Sizes:
Maximum Speed (mph) 118 124 130 136 143 149 155 161 168
Inflation Increase (psi) 0 1.5 3.0 4.5 6.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Load Capacity (% of max) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 85