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• Latest Generation Intermediate-Oval Interior Shape
  • The RX-Q has an evolved version of Arai’s very popular Intermediate-Oval (IO) interior shape, one similar to the current Corsair-V and Vector models, and the former RX-7 Corsair. But the RX-Q’s shape represents further refinement of interior shape configurations based on Arai’s continuing research, comparison, measurement and testing of human head shapes. EXAMPLE: Arai Americas conducted a massive 2009 Consumer Measuring Campaign (CMC) that measured over 750 heads of rider-attendees at the national IMS Consumer Shows across the US to obtain updated fit and shape information. Such fit/comfort/shape information is a true testimonial to Arai’s passion to create the best fitting and most comfortable helmets imaginable for the broadest assortment of rider head sizes and shapes. So, if Arai’s unique multiple interior-shape configurations were just some marketing gimmick, further study wouldn’t have been necessary (not to mention really expensive).
• Smaller Hand-Formed “Natural” Shell
  •  Arai helmets are comparatively small in size, more oval shaped to mimic the egg shell, “the strongest shape in nature.” Arai shells are still hand-formed by artist -craftsmen, not computers (“Humans solve human problems; computers solve mathematical problems. Our helmets are made for humans.”) The benefits of the smaller size are better stability and stillness, minimizing the negative aerodynamic effect of turning your head to check traffic or in a cross wind. And it looks better on your head than other bigger,  rounder balloon-style shell designs on the market.
• Extraordinary Comfort and Quiet
  •  Newly-sculpted cheekpad design shape actually cradles your head from underneath for a new level of comfort you have to feel to believe. It has more surface area, and moves away from the typical cheekpad “pressure fit” to a more “comfort fit” based on the design’s “cradle” support for the jaws. The result is a more secure fit in a more comfortable package. (Like most Arai innovations, you can expect to see this one copied by the others in the coming years.) The design was influenced by Arai’s F-1 drivers, the most demanding of all for ultimate fit. The sculpting also blocks more noise entering the helmet from underneath - the major source of helmet noise - by creating a better noise seal. This, combined with new sound-deadening foam in the cheekpad, gives you an extremely quiet helmet. Plus, the RX-Q has Arai’s now-copied Emergency Cheekpad Removal System. All this innovation and benefit from a simple cheekpad. Except that in Arai’s world, no part of a helmet is “simple.” This unique new cheekpad is nothing short of a marvel, very labor intensive and costly to make. In fact, the design requires 12 separate pieces specifically placed, by  hand, by Arai’s skilled crafts-people. (Put a price on that.)
• Exceptional Stability
  •  The uniquely-sculpted Lower Hyper-Ridge, along with the top diffuser, anchors stability. Wind-tunnel designed and tested to not just to work in a straight line like racing helmets, or at racing speeds, but in your real world of constant head-turning. The Hyper Ridge circles the shell bottom to improve shell strength and lower the center-of-gravity for a very lightweight, balanced feeling on your head. And its larger bottom opening makes for easier on-off without enlarging the helmet size.
• Enhanced Side Exhaust Vents
  •  New more aerodynamic side exhaust vent cowls are tailored to the needs and speeds of the street Compared to the Corsair-V, the  RX-Q’s cowlings are larger, more aggressively styled, and more fluted in shape because Arai engineers know lower real-world   street
•  Meets or exceeds Snell and D.O.T. standards