What tyre size? No point recommending when the tyre model/range doesn't target your wheel size.

If not mistaken, your ride is Almera?

In this case, forget about the P4 and just get the latest iteration the P5 (Primacy 5). Got this in early June and have been very satisfied with it ever since. Have chalked up 5k km mileage so far.

It lives up to its advertised promises of being fuel efficient, silent and supple ride etc. It is noticeably (albeit not significantly) quieter than VP4 it replaced. And VP4 itself is very quiet to begin with and P5 trumps it hands down. P5 also seems to have "padded" feel when going over those rumble strips, and it is significantly better than VP4.

On handling front, it seems to have a harder sidewall than VP4. Both P5 and VP4 are/were pumped to 240kPa cold. On my usual corners, P5 feels slightly more confident going through. Braking feels the same on both P5/VP4. Wet condition? Haven't been raining much lately due to dry season, so can't comment yet.

Finally, issue of dollars&cents. P5 is obscenely more expensive than VP4; 410 vs 240. Prices from same dealer. The only reason I was willing to give a go was I could offset (mostly) the cost difference thru 4% more fuel efficiency and longer thread life promises. The car using P5 piles up mileage very fast, so these 2 factors matter a lot. So now keeping fingers crossed for P5 to deliver on its promises.

1 very important factor when considering the bibendum brand is its infamy of thread rubber chipping off. I did put this into consideration when deliberating between reusing VP4 or try new P5. Was having this thread rubber chip off problem across models I have used previously starting after circa 3yrs, on both low mileage and slightly higher than normal mileage cars; XM2, Primacy LC and P3ST. The only bibendum I had that didn't display this problem was Certis of 20+yrs ago.

My advise is evaluate your use pattern 1st before paying premium for this brand. If you're doing high mileage like my car; around 35-45k /year, then maybe you will most probably wear out the tyres b4 they start throwing tantrums.

If silence aka minimum road noise is of utmost importance to you, then maybe you may have to live with the "character" of bibendum brand.

If you can live with slightly higher road noise level, VP4's value can't be beaten.

***Added.... Do you notice the new P5 seems to be recycling the thread pattern of Primacy LC (PLC)? I love the PLC last time as they were dead quiet which contributed significantly in improving NVH of my Honda, which is known to have poorer sound isolation than its peers.

This post has been edited by speedy3210: Aug 5 2025, 01:04 PM

Not sure about other sizes but for 205/55R16, it is 420 A A