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New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v6 vs New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v4

What changed from the New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v4: weight lighter, forefoot stack lower, drop more. Each cell carries a provenance badge; open a shoe for sources.

heel boneNew Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v6: heel 40 mm, forefoot 32 mm (drop 8 mm); toe rocker 40 % of length, radius 49 % of length; heel bevel 8 % of length, 22 mm high at the back, ending behind the heel bone (only the back edge is rounded).New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v6: toe rocker 40 % of lengthNew Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v4: heel 40 mm, forefoot 36 mm (drop 4 mm); toe rocker 39 % of length, radius 48 % of length; heel bevel 14 % of length, 30 mm high at the back, ending about under the heel bone.New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v4: toe rocker 39 % of length
  • New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v640/32 mm · toe rocker 40 % · heel bevel 8 %
  • New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v440/36 mm · toe rocker 39 % · heel bevel 14 %
Illustrative profiles, not photographs: drawn from published stack heights and photo estimates of the unloaded shoes on a common length (300 mm), heels aligned, toe to the left; dots mark where each toe rocker starts; the dotted vertical line is under the heel bone (12 % of length), so a heel curve reaching past it is a bevel in front of the heel bone. Dotted lines use typical values where a shoe has no measurement. Exact values are in the table below.

What changed

MeasureNew Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v4New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v6Change
Heel stack40 mm40 mmabout the same
Forefoot stack36 mm32 mmlower (−4 mm)
Drop4 mm8 mmmore (+4 mm)
Weight264 g190 glighter (−74 g)
Toe rocker39.2% of length39.6% of lengthabout the same
Toe tip over ground53.5 mm48.2 mmlower (−5.3 mm)
Rocker rise angle29.7°28.5°about the same
FoamFuelCell (100% PEBA)Infinion (supercritical TPEE)changed (material stated as PEBA → TPEE)

Compared with the previous version in this catalogue. Differences within measurement noise are shown as about the same. All version changes

MetricNew Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v6
Racing · Road
New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v4
Racing · Road
Heel-to-toe drop8 mmStated4 mmStated
Heel stack40 mmStated40 mmStated
Forefoot stack32 mmStated36 mmStated
Weight190 gStated264 gStated
Toe rocker40 %est.39 %est.
Rocker radius49 %est.48 %est.
Rocker rise angle29 degest.30 degest.
Rocker angle at toe64 degest.58 degest.
Toe tip over ground48 mm*est.53 mm*est.
Visible rocker lift onset70.8 %est.72.3 %est.
Toe spring (relative)22.4 %est.23.5 %est.
Heel bevel length8.4 %est.13.8 %*est.
Heel bevel height22 mm*est.30 mm*est.
Midsole width (forefoot)114.9 mmMeasured—
Midsole width (heel)76.1 mmMeasured—
Interior forefoot width90.7 mmMeasured—
Toebox width71.4 mmMeasured—
Longitudinal stiffness83Derived—
Midsole firmness38Derived—
PlateCarbon plateCarbon plate
Primary foamInfinion (supercritical TPEE)FuelCell (100% PEBA)
List price$275$250

Key differences

  • New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v6's heel-to-toe drop is 8 mm, 4 mm higher than New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v4's 4 mm.
  • Heel stack is about the same: 40 mm for New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v6, 40 mm for New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v4.
  • New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v6's forefoot stack is 32 mm, 4 mm thinner than New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v4's 36 mm.
  • New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v6's weight is 190 g, 74 g lighter than New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v4's 264 g.
  • Toe rocker is about the same: 40 % of length for New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v6, 39 % of length for New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Elite v4.

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