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adidas Drive 2026 vs adidas Drive Light 2026

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The verdict

Choose the Drive 2026 if you want more power, the Drive Light 2026 if you want more handling, control and comfort.

Drive 2026
Pick this one for
  • Power+1.5
Drive Light 2026Highest score
Pick this one for
  • Handling+2.5
  • Control+1.0
  • Comfort+1.0

Better buy now: the Drive Light 2026. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 3.00 less in Netherlands.

Same racket, other name: the adidas Drive 3.4 has the same specs as the Drive 2026 and costs € 61.92.

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How they play

From the Drive 2026 to the Drive Light 2026: more handling, less power, more control, more comfort.

Controlmore control7.58.5
Powerless power3.52.0
Comfortmore comfort8.09.0
Handlingmore handling5.07.5
Forgivenessabout the same7.57.5

Drive 2026Drive Light 2026Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Weight
360 to 375 g
345 to 360 g
Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand, 255 mm
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Launched
2026
2026
Shape
Round
Round
Face
Fiberglass
Fiberglass
Core
EVA Soft Performance
EVA Soft Performance
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm
Head size
519 cm²
519 cm²
Surface
Smooth
Smooth

Reviews and videos

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

Drive 2026: reviews and videos →Drive Light 2026: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

adidasAdipower Ctrl 3.3

Better where both are weak: power 5 against 3.5 and 2, and otherwise close to the two.

€ 154.00Compare all three →

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