Asics GT 2000 9 'Directoire Blue Lime'
Colorway: Directoire Blue/Lime Zest · Style code: 1011A983-400 · Release date: September 2020 · Price: $2682 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Asics GT 2000 8 'Black White' (1011A983-001) · Asics GT 2000 9 'Triple Black' (1011A983-002) · Asics GT 2000 9 'Carrier Grey' (1011A983-020) · Asics GT 2000 9 'Carrier Grey Digital Aqua' (1011A983-022) · Asics GT 2000 9 'Metropolis Blue' (1011A983-023)
Directoire Blue is a strong, saturated blue, and on the ninth GT-2000 it is cut with neon green striping running across the sidewall, the closest the model comes to the tiger-stripe branding ASICS is known for. It sits at the opposite end of the range from the greys the line usually sells in.
The build is the same as the rest of the ninth edition: a one-piece mesh upper with no-sew overlays, a removable EVA sockliner over a FlyteFoam midsole, and a visible GEL unit in the heel. The removable sockliner matters more here than the colour does, since it lets runners who use orthotics fit them without losing shoe volume.
It shipped in autumn 2020 at a hundred and twenty dollars. The ninth was the last GT-2000 to sell at that price before the line moved up twice over the following two years.