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Primacy™ HP
Luxury Performance Touring
Summer Tire
This summer tire delivers precise wet and dry handling and is original equipment on luxury touring vehicles like Lexus GS 430, Mercedes E-Class and Audi A6.
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Benefits of Michelin
- Short Stopping in Wet Conditions.1
- Available in Zero Pressure Technology.
- MICHELIN® GREEN X®.
- Short Stopping in Wet Conditions.1
  Unique rubber compounds allow up to 5% shorter stopping distances and better sport handling for outstanding overall performance on wet surfaces.2
- Available in Zero Pressure Technology.
  Reinforced sidewalls enable car to be driven up to 50 miles with no air pressure — available in a variety of fitments.
- MICHELIN® GREEN X®.
  The MICHELIN® GREEN X® marking guarantees a level of energy efficiency among the highest in the market and reduced CO2 emissions while maintaining all the legendary Michelin advantages of long wear, safety, and other performances.
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Michelin Performance Rating:
- 7
  Wear Life
- 9
  Fuel Efficiency
- 10
  Handling
- 10
  Braking
- 9
  Comfort
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Tire Warranties:
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Warranties (3 Warranties)Back to Top

45,000 Mile Manufacturer's Treadwear Limited Warranty
Primacy™ HP tires carry a 45,000 mile limited warranty in addition to the standard materials and workmanship warranty for treadwear or mileage.
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Available on:
Primacy™ HP
Speed Rating: [V]

35,000 Mile Manufacturer's Treadwear Limited Warranty
Primacy™ HP tires carry a 35,000 mile limited warranty in addition to the standard materials and workmanship warranty for treadwear or mileage.
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Available on:
Primacy™ HP
Speed Rating: [W]

* 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 HP

4.0

(based on 51 reviews)

86%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

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- Wear-Life:
- Excellent (17), Very good (14), Below average (8), Good (6), Average (3)
- Fuel Efficiency:
- Very good (18), Excellent (17), Good (10), Average (3)
- Handling:
- Excellent (32), Very good (11), Good (6)
- Braking:
- Excellent (32), Very good (13), Good (5)
- Comfort:
- Excellent (27), Very good (13), Good (6), Average (3)

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5/31/2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Tire Wear is terrible, Service is great!

By mingeace

from USA

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Comments about Primacy HP:

I purchased a new car about a year ago and it came with your Primacy HP. When I went in to get serviced they were almost bald and needed replacing. The two front tires had 7800 miles and the Rear had 9800 miles. The front were at about 40% and the rear needed replacing. I do drive very aggressively although these were never taken to a track. I drive the Toyota 86.

I will say though, the tires were very grabby and solid. They communicated well and were quiet as well. I am not versed in tires but they were very nice excluding the premature wear.

The dealer wouldn't do anything and I thought it very unlikely that Michelin would either, as my father went through a huge fight with Firestone over the same issue and after talking to numerous "higher Ups" got nothing except a new bald tire.

I decided to call Michelin. I was talking to a real person within minutes, was apologized to for my inconvenience, and was told where to go to get the tires looked at and possibly prorated.

Long story short, within 2 days I had new tires that were prorated at an exceptional price.

I was let down that my first experience with Michelin was in regards to their tires wearing out prematurely, but was so satisfied and grateful for the fast, attentive, friendly response, and for the amazing way they bought back the defective tires, that I will most surly continue to buy and recommend Michelins.

Thanks
Andrew

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5/10/2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Sticks to the road whatever the weather

By Roman

from USA

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My Scion FR-S came from the dealer with these tires, and I must admit that the car and these tires work together very well: The car just sticks to the road whatever the condition, including heavy rains; I always feel safe.

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2/12/2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Poor Tire Tread Wear

By CrazyChemist

from USA

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These were the OE tires and I also put on a second set of these same tires since I have owned my 2006 MB SLK280. The front tires are 205/55R16 91W and rear tires are 225/50R16 92W. I have just over 45000 total miles on my car. Tires are kept properly inflated but not rotated due to the size differences. Probably half of it is highway miles for weekend trips and the rest is freeway commuting to work. The tires are very good or excellent in all aspects EXCEPT for tire wear. I would say you should expect between 15000 to 17500 miles from these tires, not 35000 as advertised.

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Part numbers	Tire Size, Load Index & Speed Rating	MSRP $ (PER TIRE)
22923	225/50R16 92 V	$227
25049	225/50R16 92 W	$234

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Mileage Warranty

OE Marking

OE Code

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

45,000 Mile

MO

MB

BSW

240 A A

6" - 8"

9.2" on 7"

24.9

836

10

Green X

1389@51

22.5

35,000 Mile

MO

MB

BSW

240 A A

6" - 8"

9.2" on 7"

24.9

836

10

Green X

1389@51

22.5

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1 Based on internal wet braking test results versus MICHELIN® Pilot® Primacy™ tires.

2 Based on internal wet braking test results versus MICHELIN® Pilot® Primacy™ tires.

OE [Vehicle Manufacturer] Sidewall Marking: * = BMW, MO = Mercedes-Benz, MO S1 = Mercedes-Benz Low Emission, AO = Audi, AOE = Audi Extended, A0 S1 = Audi Low Emission
OE Code [Original Equipment Key]: L = Lexus, MB = Mercedes-Benz, AU = Audi, BM = BMW, SU = Subaru

ZP = Zero Pressure Run-Flat Technology, ZP SR = Zero Pressure Short Range Run-Flat Technology

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

Y-Speed Rated Sizes:
Maximum Speed (mph) 118 124 130 136 143 149 155 161 168 174 180 186
Inflation Increase (psi) 0 0 0 0 1.5 3 4.5 6 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Load Capacity (% of max) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 85