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
Exceptional (99/100)
- Weight
- 6.3 oz
- Release
- 2024 Q1
- MSRP
- $139.99
- Stack Height
- 34mm heel - 28mm toe
- Drop Height
- 6mm
Exceptional (99/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 6.3 oz
- Release
- 2024 Q1
- MSRP
- $139.99
- Stack Height
- 34mm heel - 28mm toe
- Drop Height
- 6mm
Ratings & Reviews
Exceptional (99/100)
Better than about 99% of shoes
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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This score rates better than 99% of shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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Overall
Exceptional (99/100)
Overall ranking
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Exceptional (99/100)
Rank
Ranks above 99% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Value
Exceptional (99/100)
Value ranking
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Exceptional (99/100)
Rank
Ranks above >99% of shoes
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Appearance
Exceptional (99/100)
Appearance ranking
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Exceptional (99/100)
Rank
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Comfort
Exceptional (97/100)
Comfort ranking
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Exceptional (97/100)
Rank
Ranks above 97% of shoes
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Cushioning
Excellent (94/100)
Cushioning ranking
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Excellent (94/100)
Rank
Ranks above 92% of shoes
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Durability
Good (76/100)
Durability ranking
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Good (76/100)
Rank
Ranks above 57% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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88%
14/16
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Better than 99% of 2,541 running shoes ranked.
Exceptional (99/100)
Daily Trainers
Better than 99% of 1,841 daily trainers ranked.
99%
New Balance
Better than >99% of 249 New Balance shoes ranked.
>99%
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.
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
6.3 oz M
Lightest
6.8 oz M
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Stack
34/28mm
38/32mm
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Drop
6mm
5mm
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Release
2024 Q1
2025 Q2
Newest
2024 Q1
MSRP
$139.99
Lower MSRP
$159.99
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Best price
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$69.73
Ratings
Overall
Exceptional (99%)
Best overall
Excellent (93%)
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Comfort
Excellent (97%)
Best comfort
Excellent (91%)
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Cushioning
Excellent (92%)
Best cushioning
Good (76%)
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Durability
Average (57%)
Best durability
Bottom tier (11%)
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Appearance
Exceptional (99%)
Best appearance
Good (70%)
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Value
Exceptional (>99%)
Best value
Exceptional (98%)
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Where to buy
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Reader Ratings
38 reader ratings
Showing 1–5 of 19 written 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