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Black Crown Special Elite vs Coello Motion
The Coello Motion is the better racket, 93 to 82: more sweet spot and power. The Special is not at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 12 September 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Coello takes 5 of the six, the Special takes value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Four things change between them. Pick one to look closer.
Carbon 3K on the Special, carbon and fibreglass on the Coello.
No edge either way
* The feel starts from the core's rated hardness (estimated from the core material where there is no rating), then the face: carbon 12K and up is firmer, fibreglass softer.
About the same weight: 355 to 370 g and 360 g.
No edge either way
The balance point is not listed for both.
No edge either way
* Drawn to scale: a 455 mm racket in its shape's outline (traced from a real racket of that shape), with the balance point the shops list marked on it. Real rackets vary by a few millimetres.
Only the Coello is at PadelProShop right now, at €179.
No edge either way
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
Which one sounds like you?
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Special Elite
Our score 82 · not in stockSkip it if you want a bigger sweet spot: the Coello has 88 for sweet spot against its 70.
Coello Motion
Our score 93 · €179Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Special has 76 for value against its 74.
Our recommendation for most players
The Coello Motion
The higher score, 93 to 82.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
1 of the 1 other site that scored both puts the same one ahead. We do not change ours to match.
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What players said
6 players who own or have owned one of them told us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
Special Elite
0 of 1 liked it
Liked it 0No strong view 1Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Coello Motion
3 of 5 liked it
Liked it 3No strong view 1Did not 1
What they said, by how many said it
Our recommendation
HEAD Coello Motion
The better racket, 93 to 82: more sweet spot and power.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon and fibreglass face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Special Elite or the Coello Motion?
The Coello Motion is the better racket, 93 to 82: more sweet spot and power. The Special is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Special Elite and the Coello Motion?
Carbon 3K on the Special, carbon and fibreglass on the Coello. About the same weight: 355 to 370 g and 360 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for sweet spot?
The Coello Motion: sweet spot 88 against 70.
What is the price difference?
Only the Coello is at PadelProShop right now, at €179.
