Design and materials The Altra Torin 8 is available in Gore-Tex and non Gore-Tex versions. I have been testing the latter, and this is the style I would choose unless I was running regularly in snow.

The Torin IQ shoes are available now for $220 for both men's and women's styles. Men have the option to choose blue/gray, red/white, and yellow/gray and the shoes weigh 9.3 ounces each.

Altra got a lot of things right with the Torin IQ smart running shoes. They're comfortable, and anyone, no matter how tech-savvy, will be able to pair them easily with the Altra mobile app.

The Altra Torin IQ’s records this as a number of total steps per minute. Ultimately, the higher the cadence, the better your running form and efficiency should be.

But the Torin 8’s Ego Max midsole is similar in feel to the Ghost’s EVA-based DNA Loft v2 foam. Altra reformulated Ego Max, making it lighter and softer than the midsole in the previous Torin.

“With Altra Torin IQ shoes, you get a much richer picture of your run with real-time coaching. We analyze the problems in real time, and provide you with proactive suggestions so you can correct ...

To figure out if Altra nailed the production of its Torin 7, we enlisted the help of an RW+ member who has run in Torins for years to take the shoes on a test drive—or, more accurately, a demo run.

That said, the Torin IQ isn’t exactly a heavy running shoe, tipping the scales at just 9.3 ounces. Perhaps more importantly, the smart version of the Torin runs $220 — i.e. $95 more than the ...

With an MSRP of $220, the Altra Torin IQ are on the pricey side of the running-shoe spectrum. In fact, that’s a $100 or so premium over other entries in the company’s Torin line.