Michelin Primacy MXM4 

After much research for extremely quiet, smooth AND slightly performance oriented tires, I chose MXM4. Very happy with MXM4! Declined Michelin Premier due to low tread depth (8.5) & noise on certain surfaces. Superbly quiet & smooth Pirelli Cinturato + an obvious option, but recent reviews poor in rain bothered me due to heavy rains in FL & they're not reviewed as at all athletic. (Would like to try later as v. quiet; I guess recent rain weakness due to small change in manufacturing) So what did that leave in terms of VERY quiet, smooth but athletic, enjoyable tire? Experience of many decades taught me not to trust continental. They make some good tires (DWs06) - but often weak sidewalls & sometimes noise are issues. (Germans make great cars & dogs; but tires?) So I bought Goodyear Assurance comfort + for my other MB (classic S class V12) and they are fantastic (tirerack isn't always best on older tires) but on concrete highways & generally they're not quite as quiet as my previous Primacy MXV4. Also GY hydroplaning resistance not as perfect as MXM4. GY still a fantastic v. quiet & long lasting tire: For a heavy V12 I never have to think about them any more: Solid; job done! So for E320? Almost swayed by Bridgestone Turanza Serenity +, but a recent rental car with them showed they're good but not as good as Michelin. Some TR advisors advised modern (harder) tires, one TR advisor nailed it: MXM4 = extremely quiet, smooth but ALSO bit more athletic. Thus far my MXM4 almost silent & slice huge rain puddles like knife through butter. Ride is smooth but likely not as comfortable as Pirelli? Premier may be softer ride. Older car owners may not realise how worn their suspension is. Before buying my E320 I planned to replace ALL rear suspension. At 500 AA A: good handling but not harsh sport tire. Benz no longer feels like wagon! Pilot Exalto PE2 another poss. sleeper? Thus far MXM4 are near silent with good handling & perfect rain control. Research pays: MXM4 just awesome!

225-45-18 Camry SE Sport.

Bought these to replace the hard riding, not great in the rain Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02 that came factory on the car (and expensive). They made it to 25k before needing replacement. They only had a 260 UTQG treadwear life, so that seems about right

These were an instant big improvement in ride quality and noise. Wet traction leaves the BS way behind. Awesome in our heavy South Florida rain storms. They are very quiet and ride very nice, and smooth.

My only concern is tread life. I drive almost all highway, and don't drive aggressive at all. After 5,00 miles they are down to 8/32's from new 10.5/32's. That has me a quite worried. The treadlife UTQG is 500 on these. Do tires wear quicker at highway speed? I don't know, but guess maybe so.

So, other than the treadwear they are great. Hopefully the treadwear will slow don some, because at this rate they won't even last as long as the Bridgestones.

I have one year and about 7000 miles on the Michelins. I am very pleased with all aspects of the tire. Tire is excellent in rain and snow.

I bought a certified pre-owned '07 Accord SE V6 and the OEM tires had been replaced by Hankook V4 ES's. The ride was awful. I expected much better from an Accord; my wife's '08 Civic rode smoother (see my review of the Hankooks from April 2012). After 20,000 miles and 70% tread life remaining, I "tired" of the rough ride and bought a set of Primacy MXM4's. I was looking for something a little more performance oriented than OEM replacements. The Michelins now have 20,000 miles on them. The Michelins have much better traction in dry and rain -- the traction control seldom activates -- and I was surprised at how well they gripped with 14,000 miles of wear this past winter in rare for South Carolina snow and freezing rain. However, the ride quality is still awful, but after talking to a friend who bought an Accord SE V6 for his son and complained about the ride, I think the problem is that Honda did not tune the suspension for the 17" wheels and shorter 50 series sidewalls; I do not believe there is an issue with the ride quality of the MXM's. (I wanted a set for wife's Civic because MXV's will probably dry rot before she wears them out -- the Civic averages 5000 miles a year, so long-wearing tires aren't really desirable -- but MXM's are no longer available in Civic size). If I wear out these MXM's before I get another car, I will definitely get another set. And -- three of the tires were made in France and one came from the US; absolutely no difference in wear, performance, aging appearance, etc.

Replaced the OEM Hankook's when I took my snows off in the spring . The michelin's have performed as I would expect a Michelin to. Choose the Primacy MXM4 for its Wet/Dry performace, I drive aprox. 550 miles a week in through the mountains of northern New England. I am very impressed with the wet performance, no slipping or sliding and excellent road feel wet or dry. Also the tires are very quiet, minimal road noise.

Drove just over 50,000 miles on these tires with my 2012 Prius Performance Plus edition. I'm a spirited driver and was very happy with these tires overall. Excellent grip in corners both wet and dry, quiet ride and for me had a long life. Only downfalls I found with these tires were in any type of snow or ice and the fact that these are rather pricey. I'm trying out some MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S 3+ tires this time around which so far feel great, but I do notice they have a bit more road noise than the MXM4's.

These tire are great so far... Just had them installed a few days ago but from the time I pulled off from the shop I could tell that the responsiveness of these tires were much better than the tires that came on my car from the factory. There is very little road noise to speak of. Can't comment to much on the proformamce since i don't have many miles on them yet but if they proform anywhere never were the M/S II do on my SUV that are going to be great. The price was great on these tires as well. I will update this review in a couple of months after we put some miles on the car. I can tell you that this tire really grips the road in corners.

Car from stock either comes with Bridgestone's or Michelin's. Mine came with Michelin's but the MXV4's. I deceided i wanted better handling. So went from V to M. What a huge difference. The car hugs the road now and sits on it. It also rides so quit and smooth. But the handling is like night and day from the other Michelins. Don't know whay they don't put them on stock. Hightly reccomnend.

I bought these to replace Bridgestone Turenza that were not worn out but were noisy and did not feel safe in all conditions. The Michelin MXM4's are quiet but allow the feel of the road to come through in a positive way. They are a very comfortable tire and just right for cruising in the Lexus.

These were OEM on my Lincoln MKZ. Very comfortable ride and very quiet. Dry handling was solid although there was some weird cornering effects. Overall a mostly refined tire. My main complaint is treadlife. The MKZ isn't a burner but I drove the turbo somewhat aggressively. I take corner fast and brake harder then normal. But the tires were completely spent at 28000 miles. two were at 1/32. One and two were completely bald. My scheduled maintenance on the car was free so I did that religiously. I know these aren't 80k tires but I was really disappointed for what's supposed to be a premium Michelin product. I wouldn't buy these if given the choice.

These are great great tires, going from michelin pilot sport summer tires, (55k miles.) these mxm4 primacys are extremely quiet and the handling is really smooth. i got a great deal from tire rack if you go elsewhere you'll be paying much more....these are by far the best tires I have ever purchased if your looking for a superior tire in performance and comfort this is the tire for you. Thank you tire rack for great service!

I have these tires on a '04 pontiac Bonneville GXP as summer tires. Rarely gets used during cold months at all. On the way home from getting these mounted I had a wheel alignment done as previous Bridgestone potenza tires had severe inner wear. The Bridgestons are the only other tires I have had on this car and the MXM's are far and away a better tire by comparison. Quiet, good traction, great wear and very impressed when caught in light show with these. They are a great overall fit for my Pontiac Bonneville GXP. Interesting side note: I check air pressure at least twice a month and these tires hold pressure the best of any I have had on any car. Even after 5 months of storage I take the car out and tire pressure did not go down. These are not a Pilot but if you want something that has a higher tread wear rateing while giving up little in performance this is for you.

I got these tires about 3 years ago to replace the OEM tires that came on my Civic SI. Now I am researching whether or not I want to stay with these or go with another brand. I have to honestly say, i did not expect to get 65,000 miles off of these tires!! Wow!!! Overall these tires have been GREAT!!!! In all conditions they have performed very well. I only drove them in light snow covered roads this past winter and they did well. I did not drive in ice or heavy snow. If you are looking for a good grand touring tire that will last for a few years these are the ones you are looking for!! Yes they are a little pricey but they are worth it. On these tires, i average about 31/32 miles per gallon driving to work and casually driving. ON straight highway/roadtrips i got about 34/35. Awesome!!