NOVABLAST 6
NOVABLAST 6 is a daily road trainer for new and regular runners. A forefoot FF TURBO SQUARED trampoline pod joins FF BLAST MAX to combine softer landings with a bouncy toe-off. A lightweight woven upper replaces the previous mesh, with tongue wings securing the midfoot. Forefoot ASICSGRIP and AHAR LO rubber add traction and durability for repeated training.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Jog
Specs
- Weight
- 253g
- Of 956 known values: 296 lower, 3 equal, 657 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 31.3%, including ties / average -15g
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 968 known values: 485 lower, 273 equal, 210 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64.2th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.3mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- 41.5 / 33.5mm
- Of 795 known values: 727 lower, 6 equal, 62 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 8.6%, including ties / average +7.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 868 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- FF TURBO SQUARED / FF BLAST MAX
- Outsole
- ASICSGRIP / AHAR LO
- Reference price
- $150
- Global price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The exact US men's page directly lists253g/8.9oz,corroborated by253g on the exact Canada page. Neither states a sample size; shopping-size choices are not measurement conditions.
- Plate note
- Complete exact US/Canada technologies describe the FF TURBO SQUARED pod,FF BLAST MAX,woven upper,tongue wings,ASICSGRIP andAHAR LO without carbon. Retain false on complete construction evidence,not an explicit no-plate statement.
Prices and release dates by market
3 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.
| Market | Reference price | Release |
|---|---|---|
| Global | $150Shown above | 2026-07-01Shown above |
| JapanJP | ¥17,600 | 2026-07-10 |
| United StatesUS | $155 | Not registered |
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for ASICS NOVABLAST 5.
In the registered data, weight is 2g lighter at 253g.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
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Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.3mm (775 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 253gregistered average 268g (956 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mmregistered average 6.7mm (968 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 41.5mmregistered average 34.2mm (795 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.
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