In this article we will be looking at independent tyre test data, and real world driver reviews of the Continental PremiumContact 7 and the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus to find out which tyre is best for your own driving.
The good news is that both the Continental PremiumContact 7 and Michelin Primacy 4 Plus are Premium Touring Summer tyres designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars, which means comparing the two tyres is relatively simple.
Both tyres are hugely popular in the market place with drivers, and both have been featured in independent tyre tests.
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been nine tests which compare both tyres directly!
Out of these nine tests:
While it might look like the Continental PremiumContact 7 is better than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during eight dry braking tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 stopped the vehicle in 3.22% less distance than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Dry Braking: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Best Summer Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.27M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 36.58M |
2023 Motor Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.6M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 36.7M |
2024 Summer Tyre Market Overview 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.4M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 36.3M |
2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.4M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 37.3M |
2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.4M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 36.3M |
2024 AZ Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:32.9M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 33.6M |
2024 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test 235/55 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:34.1M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 35.5M |
2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:36.9M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 38M |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during three dry handling [s] tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 was 1.87% faster around a lap than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Best Summer Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:51.73s | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 52.6s |
2023 Motor Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:55.2s | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 56.7s |
2024 AZ Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:75.3s | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 76.4s |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during three dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 was 0.7% faster around a lap than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:115.5Km/H | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 115.1Km/H |
2024 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test 235/55 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:93.8Km/H | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 92.6Km/H |
2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:79.2Km/H | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 78.8Km/H |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one subj. dry handling tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 scored 15% more points than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Subj. Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Best Summer Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:100 Points | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 85 Points |
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during eight wet braking tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 stopped the vehicle in 7.47% less distance than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Wet Braking: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Best Summer Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:31.58M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 32.88M |
2023 Motor Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:51.1M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 54.6M |
2024 Summer Tyre Market Overview 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:25.8M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 27.7M |
2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:28.5M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 31.1M |
2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:40.3M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 43.3M |
2024 AZ Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:39.5M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 44.6M |
2024 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test 235/55 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:27.9M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 31M |
2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:39.7M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 42.2M |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 stopped the vehicle in 13.75% less distance than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Wet Braking - Concrete winner was calculated >>
2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:32M | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 37.1M |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during three wet handling [s] tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 was 2.28% faster around a wet lap than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Best Summer Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:84.85s | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 85.72s |
2023 Motor Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:83.8s | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 85.6s |
2024 AZ Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:77.7s | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 80.8s |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during three wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 was 1.64% faster around a wet lap than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:75.5Km/H | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 74.5Km/H |
2024 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test 235/55 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:75.5Km/H | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 73.1Km/H |
2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:68.4Km/H | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 68.2Km/H |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one subj. wet handling tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 scored 5% more points than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Subj. Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Best Summer Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:100 Points | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 95 Points |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during two wet circle tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 had 4.22% higher lateral wet grip than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Wet Circle: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>
2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:6.53m/s | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 6.24m/s |
2024 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test 235/55 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:8.62m/s | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 8.28m/s |
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during three straight aqua tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 floated at a 0.44% higher speed than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Straight Aqua: Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Best Summer Tyres 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:74.91Km/H | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 78.18Km/H |
2023 Motor Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:76Km/H | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 78.1Km/H |
2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:74Km/H | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 75.3Km/H |
2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:82.5Km/H | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 85.2Km/H |
2024 AZ Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:82.3Km/H | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 81.9Km/H |
2024 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test 235/55 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:73.5Km/H | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 68.6Km/H |
2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:93.9Km/H | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 92.3Km/H |
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 slipped out at a 3.52% higher speed than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Best Summer Tyres 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:3.3m/sec2 | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 3.42m/sec2 |
2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:2.8m/sec2 | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 2.9m/sec2 |
2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:4.51m/sec2 | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 4.79m/sec2 |
2024 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test 235/55 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:8.25m/sec2 | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 6.42m/sec2 |
2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:12.4m/sec2 | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 12.6m/sec2 |
Best In Subj. Comfort: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus was better during six noise tests. On average the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus measured 1.73% quieter than the Continental PremiumContact 7.
Best In Noise: Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Best Summer Tyres 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:72.2dB | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 70.3dB |
2023 Motor Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:64.6dB | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 64.3dB |
2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:71.3dB | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 70.7dB |
2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:74.1dB | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 72.7dB |
2024 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test 235/55 R18 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:73.2dB | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 70.5dB |
2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:72.3dB | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 71.8dB |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus was better during one noise tests. On average the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus measured 2.78% quieter than the Continental PremiumContact 7.
Best In Noise: Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
2024 AZ Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:72dB | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 70dB |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during zero wear tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 is predicted to cover 8.26% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
Best In Wear: Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:60300KM | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 60300KM |
2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:30750KM | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 38950KM |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus was better during one value tests. On average the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus proved to have a 12.06% better value based on price/1000km than the Continental PremiumContact 7.
Best In Value: Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
See how the Value winner was calculated >>
2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:12.85Price/1000 | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 11.3Price/1000 |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus was better during two price tests. On average the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus cost 1.85% less than the Continental PremiumContact 7.
Best In Price: Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
See how the Price winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Best Summer Tyres 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:99.69 | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 93.89 |
2023 Motor Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:6938 | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 6750 |
2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:174 | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 182 |
2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:395 | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 440 |
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus was better during four rolling resistance tests. On average the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus had a 3.77% lower rolling resistance than the Continental PremiumContact 7.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Best Summer Tyres 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:8.38kg / t | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 8.24kg / t |
2023 Motor Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:0.829kg / t | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 0.797kg / t |
2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:8.08kg / t | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 8.16kg / t |
2024 AZ Summer Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:8.6kg / t | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 7.6kg / t |
2024 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test 235/55 R18 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:7.7kg / t | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 6.6kg / t |
2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:7.82kg / t | Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 8.42kg / t |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus used 1.69% less fuel than the Continental PremiumContact 7.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
See how the Fuel Consumption winner was calculated >>
2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:5.9l/100km | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 5.8l/100km |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus emitted 19.97% less particle wear matter than the Continental PremiumContact 7.
Best In Abrasion: Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
See how the Abrasion winner was calculated >>
2024 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:60.1mg/km/t | ✓ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 48.1mg/km/t |
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Continental PremiumContact 7 and Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
In total the Continental PremiumContact 7 has been reviewed 26 times and drivers have given the tyre 84% overall.
The Michelin Primacy 4 Plus has been reviewed 30 times and drivers have given the tyre 81% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus.
In conclusion the Continental PremiumContact 7 performed better in dry braking, dry handling [s], dry handling [km/h], subj. dry handling, wet braking, wet braking - concrete, wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h], subj. wet handling, wet circle and curved aquaplaning, while the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus performed better in straight aqua, noise, noise, wear, value, price, rolling resistance, fuel consumption and abrasion.
Which tyre is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tyre. Comparing all the data in the tyre reviews database, on balance Continental PremiumContact 7 seems to be the best tyre overall.
However, it's important to note that both tyres have their strengths.
Remember, the best tyre for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.
Overall Winner: Continental PremiumContact 7
This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.
Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tyre comparison, Tyre Reviews doesn't.