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Diadora Gara Carbon 2

Racing shoe · Neutral · Road · 8.1 oz (men's) · 40/35mm stack · 5mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Diadora Gara Carbon 3 replaced it

How it ranks

The Diadora Gara Carbon 2’s rating is an early estimate. We haven’t collected runner reviews of this shoe yet, with product line history also informing the score.

Diadora Gara Carbon 2

Current estimate: Decent

73
Overall
73
Confidence

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

4 Very low

4

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

  1. Product line track record
  2. Our ratings
  3. External ratings

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No one has reviewed it here yet, so we can't tell you how it runs. Its rating comes from how the rest of its product line has been rated and from outside retailer ratings.

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Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Diadora Gara Carbon

Each dot is one version of the Gara Carbon, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Gara Carbon 3

    2026 · 0 reviews

    75 Decent

    5 Confidence

  • Gara Carbon 2 This shoe

    2025 · 0 reviews

    73 Decent

    4 Confidence

  • Gara Carbon

    2024 · 0 reviews

    72 Decent

    8 Confidence

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
8.1 oz (men's)
Release
2025 Q1
Stack
40/35mm
Drop
5mm

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Racing shoe
Racing shoe
Racing shoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.1 oz (men's)
7.1 oz (men's)
6.1 oz Lightest
Stack
40/35mm
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35/29mm
Drop
5mm
5mm
6mm
Release
2025 Q1
2026 Q1 Newest
2025
MSRP
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$260
Best price
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$320
$111 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
73 Decent
75 Decent
98 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
73 Decent
73 Decent
86 Good Best comfort
Cushioning
69 Below average
70 Decent
97 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
72 Decent
72 Decent
53 Bottom-tier
Appearance
74 Decent
74 Decent
98 Exceptional Best appearance
Value
74 Decent
74 Decent
69 Below average
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