zigzag sipes<\/strong>, working with the inside shoulders to provide excellent traction on slippery surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAs such, Primacy Tour A\/S lays itself on dry roads much better than most other Michelin grand-touring tires, bonding instantly with the slightly rugged road patches that our car started at. Speed changes to and from extremes (25 MPh as the lowest and 75 as the highest) were impressively non-dramatic minus a few choked-out reactions at sudden turns, and the increase of small debris and pebbles as we drove past construction sites did not throw off the car as much as we expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is why you should be able to navigate S-curves<\/strong> or even opposite skids with extreme confidence regardless of driving levels. Plus, on-time handbrake turns and good palm-to-palm control can even help you compensate for late brakings at critical moments. <\/p>\n\n\n\nYou might experience a bit of slippage when entering wet surfaces due to the hydroplaning, but no worries: our test ride carried on well at regular driving rates (40 to 50 MPH<\/strong>) and only shook in occasional long intervals when increasing towards 55 MPH. Deep water or extremely slick wet bridges only became a real problem when our steering wheel went slack; otherwise, you can trust Primacy Tour A\/S to handle them almost the same as on typical regular roads. <\/p>\n\n\n\nRiding comfort is excellent, if not even better than the Michelin CrossClimate 2; except for a few protests during too abrupt turns, it was hard to notice any significant tread noise under the contact patch. After half an hour or so, you can tune them out completely; better yet, premium aftermarket car wheels even make them cease to exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We do agree that treadwear rates<\/a> seemed to sacrifice a little for that exceptional comfort, given how Tour A\/S tended to cave into itself after extended rides beyond 2 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAnd you should not hope for impressive snow road performances, either. While this road tire was mostly rideable for us, violent hiccups and coughs seemed to get provoked out of nowhere and became increasingly more pronounced when we moved to icy terrains.<\/p>\n\n\n
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