XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Audi A8L 4WD (OE FOR AIR STRUT) (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2010-2017

The D4 A8L is a long-wheelbase luxury barge riding on air. Lovely when it works; a five-figure invoice when the bladders split, the compressor burns out, or the ride-height sensors throw a fit at 80,000 miles. This XYZ Racing Super Sport conversion replaces the lot – air struts, electronic damping, the works – with a properly engineered coilover system that finally lets you decide how your A8L sits and rides.

It is built for owners keeping their D4 long-term, who want predictable handling, a tighter stance, and an end to the air-suspension lottery. 36-way damping and full ride-height adjustment mean the same car can settle into a comfortable motorway lope or firm up for a brisk B-road run.

What this coilover does for your 2010-2017 Audi A8L 4WD (OE FOR AIR STRUT) (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping)

The cancellation kit is the headline here. The A8L’s ECU expects to see resistance from the magnetic dampers and ride-height feedback from the air struts; without that signal, the dash lights up and the car limps. The supplied resistor module fools the system, so installation is clean and the warning lights stay off. Once fitted, the long-wheelbase quattro chassis loses that floaty, slightly disconnected feel air gives at speed. Body control through fast direction changes tightens noticeably. Front-end response sharpens because the dampers are now reacting to road inputs rather than waiting for a compressor and valve block to catch up. Drop the ride height a sensible 25-35mm and the 5.27-metre A8L stops looking like a hire car and starts looking like a Q-ship.

About the Super Sport coilover

Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s fast-road damper engineered to take the harshness out of bumpy British surfaces while still tightening the chassis meaningfully. 36-way damping adjustment runs the spectrum from supple compliance to firm, weekend-track stiffness through a single knob per corner, so you can find a setting that suits an A-road cruise and another for a sharper drive without touching spring rates. Ride-height adjustment is independent of preload, which matters on a heavy saloon like the A8L – you can sit the car where you want it without running the springs slack. The damper body is built for daily use, with seals and construction intended to survive UK winters, not just summer track days. The bundled electronic-damping cancellation kit is what makes this conversion viable on a car the factory never intended to run passive dampers.

Fitment for the Audi A8L (2010-2017)

Engineered for the D4 long-wheelbase A8L with quattro 4WD running the OE air-strut setup with electronic damping. Covers the full 2010-2017 production span. The cancellation module is included in the kit; no separate sourcing required.

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Build the spec to suit your A8L using the configurator below – pick spring rates, top mounts where relevant, and confirm the cancellation hardware.