Great trainer for everything on a road or track.
Sum dude · Sep 11, 2025
5/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
New Balance FuelCell Rebel v4
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 6.3 oz · 6mm drop · 34/28mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance FuelCell Rebel v5 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance FuelCell Rebel v4 rates in the 99th percentile overall among daily trainers. Its strongest dimension is looks (99th percentile); its weakest is durability (59th). Of 14 runners who came to it from another shoe, 14 preferred it to what they ran before.
Based on 19 runner reviews here plus retailer ratings.
Exceptional
Overall
99
Value
99
Appearance
99
Comfort
97
Cushioning
94
Durability
76
What runners say
“EVA+PEBA mix of the midsole gives the shoe a unique snappiness that you can feel in each stride.”
“Feels super light for the amount of cushion and has enough stability and rubber to feel planted at speed.”
“Fast enough for tempo, but cushioned enough for easy/long runs.”
“Great cushioning. Wide toebox without being a sloppy fit.”
“Well cushioned, very roomy, but sloppy upper and arch support that gets in the way.”
“Cushioning is forgiving but also springy.”
“Sweet spot on 10K to 21K pace runs with perfectly balanced cushioning and responsiveness.”
“Feel extremely light on the feet and lots of energy return in every step.”
“Upper is very roomy and comfortable, but is so roomy that it makes it hard to get a good lock down.”
“Soft on the back of the heel and the wide size is plenty wide in the toes.”
Prefer this shoe over another
88% 14/16
Pros & Cons
Pros
- A majority of reviewers like this shoe more than their last shoe.
- Reviewers rate this shoe better than the FuelCell Rebel v3.
- One of the most popular shoes among LetsRun.com readers.
- Rated among the top 5% of shoes overall.
- Rated among the top 10% of shoes on comfort.
Cons
- Rated below average on durability.
Runner reviews
Very comfortable neutral trainer with soft heel counter
Anonymous runner · Mar 26, 2025
5/5
Overall
I have chronic insertional Achilles issues and I need a shoe with a very soft back of the heel, which is somewhat hard to find. I also have very wide forefeet but fairly narrow heels. This shoe is extremely comfortable--soft on the back of the heel and the wide size is plenty wide in the toes. A neutral shoe with enough but not too much cushion. Not particularly light, but fine for training and racing half-marathons. So far durability seems good but I haven't put enough miles on them to know. The bright orange color is grating but I don't buy shoes based on looks. I bought mine on Amazon for well under $100.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
great value for all around
Anonymous runner · Dec 12, 2024
5/5
Overall
fast enough for tempo, but cushioned enough for easy/long runs
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Runs a little big
Anonymous runner · Dec 7, 2024
4/5
Overall
Great shoe for speed work/repeats on the track as a 400-800 runner, feels super light for the amount of cushion and it has enough stability and rubber to feel planted at speed. It does fit very large, I have a wide fit and even the normal width feels a little loose.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Nice lightweight trainer
Anonymous runner · Dec 3, 2024
4/5
Overall
Enjoy it for moderate-length and moderate-pace runs, and works fine for shorter hills and uptempo runs.
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
6.3 oz M
Lightest
6.9 oz M
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Stack
34/28mm
35/29mm
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Drop
6mm
6mm
7mm
Release
2024 Q1
2025 Q2
Newest
2024 Q2
MSRP
$139.99
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$159.99
$200
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Exceptional (99%)
Excellent (95%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Excellent (97%)
Excellent (95%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Excellent (93%)
Very good (85%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Average (59%)
Bottom tier (15%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best durability
Appearance
Exceptional (99%)
Best appearance
Above average (62%)
Exceptional (97%)
Value
Exceptional (>99%)
Best value
Excellent (94%)
Very good (87%)
Where the New Balance FuelCell Rebel v4 sits
The FuelCell Rebel line
- ← New Balance FuelCell Rebel v3 previous version
- New Balance FuelCell Rebel v5 → next version
- New Balance FuelCell Rebel v2
- New Balance Fuelcell Rebel v1
Reviewers came to it from
- ASICS Novablast 4 2 runners
- Saucony Kinvara 14 2 runners
- New Balance FuelCell Rebel v3 2 runners