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Deviate NITRO Elite 4

RacingRelease date 2026-02-12Global

Deviate NITRO Elite 4 is a lightweight carbon racer for personal-best attempts from 5K through the marathon. Enhanced full-length NITROFOAM ELITE improves responsiveness and stability. A stiffer, redesigned carbon-fiber PWRPLATE supports efficient propulsion and reduces metatarsal stress, while ULTRAWEAVE secures the foot and full-coverage PUMAGRIP supplies durable race-day traction.

Intended uses:
Race

Specs

Weight
170g
Of 934 known values: 17 lower, 6 equal, 911 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
lighterLower 2.5%, including ties / average -98g
Drop
8mm
Of 945 known values: 471 lower, 267 equal, 207 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
Standard64th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
Stack (heel/forefoot)
40 / 32mm
Of 779 known values: 649 lower, 39 equal, 91 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
higherUpper 16.7%, including ties / average +5.7mm
Carbon plate
Yes
17% of 855 known models have carbon plates
Midsole
NITROFOAM ELITE
Outsole
PUMAGRIP
Reference price
$250
US price
Weight measurement and plate details
Weight note
Approx. 170g. PUMA Japan's January 9 announcement specifies one shoe at 27.0cm; the global Media Hub separately states UK8.
Plate note
PUMA Media Hub states redesigned carbon fiber PWRPLATE.

Prices and release dates by market

4 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.

Reference prices and release dates by market
MarketReference priceRelease
United StatesUS
$250Shown aboveBefore tax
Not registered
GlobalNot registered
2026-02-12Shown aboveOnline launch
2026-02-26General release
JapanJP
¥29,700Tax incl.
2026-02-12General release
EU
250 EURTax incl.
Not registered

Changes from the previous model

A comparison with the registered values for Puma Deviate NITRO Elite 3.

In the registered data, weight is 24g lighter at 170g.

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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Comparison: All data (1,021 shoes)

Position map

This shoeregistered average

Weight x stack height

registered average: 266g / 34.4mm (761 shoes)

The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.

Spec distributions

This shoeregistered average

Weight

This shoe 170gregistered average 268g (934 shoes)

96g383g

Drop

This shoe 8mmregistered average 6.8mm (945 shoes)

0mm13.8mm

Stack height

This shoe 40mmregistered average 34.3mm (779 shoes)

6mm58mm

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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