The Nike Air Liquid Max Issues A Pristine “Grey Fog”

Leaning into the model's strengths.

Matt Varga August 21st, 2026 (updated)

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All you’d need to do is look to Nike’s Air Works program to see that pushing their trademark cushioning into the next generation remains a high-level priority for the Swoosh. The “onto the next” cadence of the sneaker world may make it feel like long ago, but the Nike Air Liquid Max is still a very recent step in that journey, bucking a history of bringing more Air to each year’s silhouette by instead focusing on the negative space underfoot.

The Nike Air Liquid Max “Grey Fog” does well to accentuate the standout feature that the silhouette still champions, a full-length network of the Dynamic Air pods initially debuted by the Dn and Dn8. Here, that “liquid” title is particularly relevant, as mercury-like shine imbues the platform in its “Platinum Tint” tonality. Up top, a range of adjacent neutral grey tones brings equal parts everyday style and throwback chrome, perhaps most impactful with the Swoosh at the quarter.

The Nike Air Liquid Max in this “Grey Fog” colorway is due out on September 4th for a $220 retail price.

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SKU: IQ7634-005

RETAIL PRICE: $220

RELEASE DATE: Sep 4, 2026

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Written by

Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.