Michelin Primacy MXV4 are fairly new as they were intorduced in the summer of 2007. Not much in terms of review on the web. Anyone tried yet? Thanks,
Michelin Primacy MXV4-any opinions?
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I've had them on my 2003 Civic EX for 3,000 miles now. Ride is really smooth and handling is good. Too early to tell how long they will wear. I would put them on again.
Michelin recomends them and the Exalto tires for my BMW. The MXV4 is a newer tire design and would seem to be the better tire for me. That said, this car is a daily commuter where handling at the extremes is not a big issue. traction in wet/snow/ice is needed in an all season timre.
I think you will be very pleased with the MXV4.
I've got about 4K miles on a set on my Acura. They are quiet,round, and they hold air. Not much snow here but traction is fairly good where I do go.
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They sure tested well at tirerack.com against some really quality competition.
I have the previous version that came stock on my 6, the Energy MXV4 S8. From what I can tell about the Tire Rack review, it seems they improved on the wet traction, which is lacking from the S8. The treadlife has increased dramatically too. Looks like a nice all season tire now. I'm still going for high performance a/s when the S8 wears low, but my 6 can use it. Most should like the Primacy.
Well after all of this, I went with the Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S on my 95 525i. Reviews were better on Exaltos than the Primacy. The Primacy reviews seems much more divided. BMW driver's forums seem to like Exalto's very much in rain, snow and ice.
Been on my car for only 7 miles the car does ride better even if the tire dealer put in random tire pressures ranging from 34 to 37. BMW recommends 28 front and 33 rear. I set them at 30/33.
Been on my car for only 7 miles the car does ride better even if the tire dealer put in random tire pressures ranging from 34 to 37. BMW recommends 28 front and 33 rear. I set them at 30/33.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/Tire...tirePageLocQty=
Due to Primacy MXV4's superb rating, I wanted it on my new Focus
2.3 ST because I wanted more comfort than the
205/50-16 Pirelli P6 (on 16x6J) that came w/ the car. So
I tried the 205/60-16 of this Michelin, but bumps from the road felt brutal instead -- My facial flesh started jiggling & the Ford's cheap interior actually started to rattle.
When Tire Rack said, "What We'd Improve: A small improvement in ride quality over the really rough sections of road", I should have taken more than seriously, as the suspension of their test mule -- the E90 BMW -- is calibrated to absorb the stiff sidewall of the OEM run flats!
Then I found the car cannot even track straight at
freeway speeds as if the sidewall is flexing left & right -- It
felt insecure & I had to do some gradual steering
correction continuously! Pretty soon I started hating
driving my Focus on the freeway. So I got another set
of this Michelin with the sidewall not quite as tall --
205/55-16, & still pretty much had the same problem.
This Michelin's "great steering feel" Tire Rack
mentioned only adds in the form of tons of useless
uncomfortable (& unluxurious) road bumps felt through the steering wheel, & not other (useful) road
information.
Sure this Michelin grips the road great & even made
wet roads feel almost like dry roads better than anything else I've seen. But, to me, it's not
worth all the pains over bumpy roads & having difficulty
cruising straight on the freeway during a tiring long trip!
So instead of mounting the extra-set 205/60 (on 16x7J hopefully
to tighten the sidewall more?) on my BMW 328is, I will give up &
get rid of both sets of the Michelin Primacy MXV4's &
get the Bridgestone Turanza Serenity for my Focus ST &
328is instead.
Due to Primacy MXV4's superb rating, I wanted it on my new Focus
2.3 ST because I wanted more comfort than the
205/50-16 Pirelli P6 (on 16x6J) that came w/ the car. So
I tried the 205/60-16 of this Michelin, but bumps from the road felt brutal instead -- My facial flesh started jiggling & the Ford's cheap interior actually started to rattle.
When Tire Rack said, "What We'd Improve: A small improvement in ride quality over the really rough sections of road", I should have taken more than seriously, as the suspension of their test mule -- the E90 BMW -- is calibrated to absorb the stiff sidewall of the OEM run flats!
Then I found the car cannot even track straight at
freeway speeds as if the sidewall is flexing left & right -- It
felt insecure & I had to do some gradual steering
correction continuously! Pretty soon I started hating
driving my Focus on the freeway. So I got another set
of this Michelin with the sidewall not quite as tall --
205/55-16, & still pretty much had the same problem.
This Michelin's "great steering feel" Tire Rack
mentioned only adds in the form of tons of useless
uncomfortable (& unluxurious) road bumps felt through the steering wheel, & not other (useful) road
information.
Sure this Michelin grips the road great & even made
wet roads feel almost like dry roads better than anything else I've seen. But, to me, it's not
worth all the pains over bumpy roads & having difficulty
cruising straight on the freeway during a tiring long trip!
So instead of mounting the extra-set 205/60 (on 16x7J hopefully
to tighten the sidewall more?) on my BMW 328is, I will give up &
get rid of both sets of the Michelin Primacy MXV4's &
get the Bridgestone Turanza Serenity for my Focus ST &
328is instead.
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I don't know about the comment above, but I just put a set of them on my wifes 02 Accord. Good tire. She has commented on how quieter the car is and how much better wet traction there is. If you watch the weather, I live in Oklahoma where we got absolutely slammed these past couple of days with rain, hail and high winds. When she says this, it holds merit. She's the type that just simply drives. I mean, she doesn't even look at the fuel guage until the light is on, so for her to say that right off the bat, that tells me that choosing those tires was the correct way to go. All my Honda's have had Michelins on them. In the past for her car, I've had Kumho, which was a pretty good tires and Bridgestone Potenza G09, the WORSE tires I've ever bought. They started cupping at 20K and we average about 24K a year, all highway miles.
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