Kinvara 16
Kinvara 16 is the 16th-generation lightweight daily trainer in the Kinvara series. PWRRUN cushion, 4mm offset, men's specifications around 206g, and a low drop design that is easy to use from everyday runs to tempo running.
- Intended uses:
- Daily
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a lighter / lower-stack Speed Trainer
- Weight
- 206g
- Of 811 known values: 75 lower, 4 equal, 732 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 9.7%, including ties / average -61g
- Drop
- 4mm
- Of 815 known values: 64 lower, 55 equal, 696 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 14.6%, including ties / average -2.8mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 28 / 24mm
- Of 694 known values: 73 lower, 19 equal, 602 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 13.3%, including ties / average -6.7mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- PWRRUN
- Outsole
- -
- Not registered
- Reference price
- $130
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Men's 206g from Saucony Japan official product page.
- Plate note
- No plate is stated on the Saucony Japan official product page; checked sources describe PWRRUN cushioning but not a plate.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Saucony Kinvara 15.
In the registered data, weight is 6g heavier at 206g, heel stack is 2mm lower at 28mm, and forefoot stack is 2mm lower at 24mm.
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 (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 206g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 4mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 28mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.