Saucony Kinvara 6

Name: Saucony Kinvara 6
Brand: Saucony
Rating: 4.4 (8 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.2 oz · 24/20mm stack · 4mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Kinvara 7 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Kinvara 6 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Value and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 8 runner reviews and 14 other rated shoes in the Kinvara product line.

Good

Overall

Good 89

Value

Very good 92

Appearance

Good 81

Comfort

Decent 76

Cushioning

Decent 71

Durability

Bottom-tier 54

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

94 High

High 94

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.

Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

What runners say

“My old Asics feel like combat boots compared to these.”

5/5 Full review 56 mpw

“Great for distance training, good for racing a marathon, fine for track work but probably too much shoe for faster runners at shorter distances.”

4/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 5

“These wore out for me in the 600-700 mile range.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Supernova

“I'm finding it hard to get 500 miles out of these.”

4/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 5

“The 4 mm drop is a plus for transitioning to minimalist shoes.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Supernova

“More cushioning than the Pearl Izumi N2 V2 but the same heel drop.”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Pearl Izumi EM Trail N 2 V2

“They feel good and are very light.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Supernova

Prefer this shoe over another

48% 12/25

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Pros

At 7.7 oz reviewers call it light, and one trains and races marathons in it.
One reviewer picks it for the 4mm drop while moving toward more minimal shoes.
It lists at $100, and reviewers rate value 4.5 out of 5.

Cons

Durability is the weakest dimension at 3.6 out of 5, and one reviewer struggles to get 500 miles from a pair.
One reviewer finds it too much shoe for faster runners at short distances.

Kinvara 6 rates 89. This shoe has high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Kinvara

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

62 2011 86 71 2013 91 89 2015 93 81 2017 80 91 2019 77 84 2021 78 84 2023 83 87 2025

Release year

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

Kinvara 16

2025 · 3 reviews

87 Good

85 Confidence
Kinvara 15

2024 · 13 reviews

83 Good

86 Confidence
Kinvara 14

2023 · 49 reviews

84 Good

97 Confidence
Kinvara 13

2022 · 36 reviews

78 Decent

96 Confidence
Kinvara 12

2021 · 6 reviews

84 Good

86 Confidence
Kinvara 11

2020 · 7 reviews

77 Decent

87 Confidence
Kinvara 10

2019 · 51 reviews

91 Very good

99 Confidence
Kinvara 9

2018 · 55 reviews

80 Good

99 Confidence
Kinvara 8

2017 · 57 reviews

81 Good

100 Confidence
Kinvara 7

2016 · 21 reviews

93 Excellent

98 Confidence
Kinvara 6 This shoe

2015 · 8 reviews

89 Good

94 Confidence
Kinvara 5

2014 · 128 reviews

91 Very good

100 Confidence
Kinvara 4

2013 · 129 reviews

71 Decent

100 Confidence
Kinvara 3

2012 · 11 reviews

86 Good

94 Confidence
Kinvara 2

2011 · 3 reviews

62 Below average

89 Confidence

Runner Ratings

8 ratings

5/5 4

4/5 3

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.2 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 7.7 oz · Women's 6.7 oz
Release: 2015
MSRP: $100
Stack: 24/20mm
Drop: 4mm

Runner reviews

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Solid Semi-Minimalist Shoe

5/5

Overall

I like these shoes a lot! The 4 mm drop is a plus as I try to transition to a bit more minimalist shoes. These wore out for me in the 600-700 mile range. They feel good and are very light.

Anonymous runner · Jul 16, 2019

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas Supernova

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 5/5

Newcomer to the Kinvara

4/5

Overall

After running in Pearl Izumis for a couple years, Pearl Izumi stopped making running shoes and finally it got to the point where I could not find them for any decent price online, so I had to switch shoes. And so I got the Kinvara (6 because I could find it for cheaper). Anyway it's a pretty good shoe, more cushioning then the Pearl Izumi N2 V2 but the same heel drop and it seems like a good shoe.

runnersimon · Jul 12, 2018

45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Pearl Izumi EM Trail N 2 V2

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 4/5

My umpteenth pair

5/5

Overall

I'm not sure how many of these I've had by now. But these were as good as the rest.

erik · Jan 14, 2018

15 mpw came from the Saucony Kinvara 5

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Mar 11, 2016

40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Pure Connect 3

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 4/5

4/5

Overall

I use Kinvaras as my primary training and racing shoe. I loved the 3, hated the issues with the various layers of the 4, thought the 5 was too heavy and stiff, and find the 6 to be a lot like the 5 but maybe I'm just more used to it because it works better. I'm finding it hard to get 500 miles out of these. They're great for distance training, good for racing a marathon, fine for track work but probably too much shoe for faster runners at shorter distances.

Anonymous runner · Feb 26, 2016

60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 5