Given
83%
while driving a
Citroën C5
(215/55 R16 W) on
a combination of roads
for 12,000
spirited miles
I usually fit Michelins to all my Citroens and after trying a few other brands, have found that the C5 really does suit them.
I find these Primacy HPs offer very good dry drip, a reasonably quiet ride, decent ride quality and very good wet grip.
Grip in the dry is excellent, its very progressive and you really have to be pushing very fast through bends to have the start of understeer. Wet grip is very good too, they grip very well during wet cornering and when they do start to let go its progressive again. Some tyres are all grip and then nothing, these are predictable. They could be better in standing water, the Toyo T1-Rs I had fitted at one point were superior for aquaplaning.
Compared to my previous Michelin Primacy Pilots, these Primacy HPs do have less steering feel and don't seem to have made up for that in a better ride quality. They are superior in ride quality to the Goodyear Excellence tyres I tried, which were awful tyres!
Wear rates I find excellent, its a heavy diesel car with a lot of torque and I drive spiritedly and press on around bends. I got 18K miles from my last pair (Michelin pilots) and expect to get similar from these. They lasy longer than any other brand I have tried on C5s, they suit the car nicely and grip well. Well worth the money in my opinion.
I notice there are a good few Citroen C4 Picasso owners complaining of poor wear with these tyres. However its quite well known now that those cars toe in at the rear, making all 4 tyres wear out in a very similar mileage.
I might have a change next time, maybe Uniroyal Rainsport2s or Conti PremiumContact5s. However I might go for the new Michelin Primacy HP3s.