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adidas Drive 2026 vs adidas Drive 3.4

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adidas · 2025Drive 3.4
7.7padell.io score
€ 61.92at All for Padel · + € 13.92 shipping
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The verdict

Same specs, different name: pick the cheapest.

From the Drive 3.4 to the Drive 2026 nothing changed on paper: shape, weight, balance, face and core are the same.

Better buy now: the Drive 3.4. Same racket on paper, € 7.02 cheaper in Netherlands.

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How they play

Same racket on paper, so in practice you gain and lose nothing. The differences below come from specs the brand published for one and not the other (balance point).

From the Drive 2026 to the Drive 3.4 you gain and lose little: every trait stays within one point.

Controlabout the same7.57.5
Powerabout the same3.53.5
Comfortabout the same8.08.0
Handlingabout the same5.05.0
Forgivenessabout the same7.57.5

Drive 2026Drive 3.4Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2026
2025
Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand, 265 mm
Show all specs (7 the same)
Shape
Round
Round
Weight
360 to 375 g
360 to 375 g
Face
Fiberglass
Fiberglass
Core
EVA Soft Performance
EVA Soft Performance
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm
Head size
519 cm²
519 cm²
Surface
Smooth
Smooth

Not published for one of the two, so not compared: balance point.

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Drive 2026: 0. Of the Drive 3.4: 0.

Drive 2026: reviews and videos →Drive 3.4: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

adidasAdipower Ctrl 3.3

Better where both are weak: power 5 against 3.5 and 3.5, and otherwise close to the two.

€ 154.00Compare all three →

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