XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Aston Martin RAPIDE S 2013-2026

The Rapide S was designed as a continent-crossing grand tourer, yet its transaxle architecture – gearbox mounted at the rear axle, weight distribution sitting close to 49:51 front to rear – gives it a mechanical balance that most stage-oriented cars cannot match. When the roads close and the pace notes start, that balance is an asset. The standard Skyhook adaptive dampers are not: calibrated for refined motorway travel, they have no business on a sealed stage.

XYZ Racing’s Tarmac Rally coilover is a direct replacement for that OEM system, removing the adaptive electronics and returning suspension control to the driver. On tarmac stages where surfaces are fast but rarely smooth, that directness is where composed, repeatable handling begins.

What this coilover does for your 2013-2026 Aston Martin RAPIDE S

The Tarmac Rally specification addresses the primary challenge of running a long-wheelbase GT car at competition pace on imperfect roads: maintaining tyre contact across surface transitions. The Rapide S, at close to two tonnes, amplifies pitch and heave responses to crests and compressions – a well-resolved damper reduces that tendency substantially. Where the OEM Skyhook system hunts for a comfortable average, the XYZ Racing unit focuses on impact absorption and traction consistency. The result is a Rapide S that reacts predictably to driver input rather than adjusting its own character mid-stage, which is exactly what a driver committed to a pace note needs to feel.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

The Tarmac Rally series draws its calibration directly from XYZ Racing’s competition programme on sealed-surface stages – all setting choices reflect actual rally use rather than adapted road-car geometry. The damper is specified to handle single-hit impact loading: the kind a compression at the bottom of a hill or a mid-corner surface break produces, while maintaining body control through successive corners. The construction suppresses secondary body movement after impact, which keeps the tyre’s contact patch consistent and preserves steering feel through the sequence that follows. For a car with the Rapide S’s kerb weight, that secondary control matters considerably – the energy a suspension must manage through a compression is proportional to mass, and the Tarmac Rally unit is built around that reality.

Fitment for the Aston Martin RAPIDE S (2013-2026)

This coilover is built to the AS01 chassis specification, covering the Aston Martin Rapide S across the full production run from 2013 to 2026. The kit replaces the factory Skyhook adaptive suspension system in its entirety. Confirm your model year falls within that window before ordering.

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