XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — BMW 5 SERIES F10 2010-2017

The F10 5 Series was engineered as a long-distance executive saloon first and a driver’s car second, and the factory damping reflects that brief – soft initial travel, a noticeable wallow in faster direction changes, and a body that takes its time settling after a mid-corner bump. The XYZ Racing Super Sport coilover is built to recalibrate that balance without turning your F10 into a weekend-only car.

For an N20, N55 or even an S63-powered 5 Series being driven on UK B-roads through the week and taken to Bedford or Cadwell at the weekend, the Super Sport sits in the spec sheet sweet spot – ride height adjustment to take the visual gap out of the arches, and 36-way bump-and-rebound to give you something to actually tune rather than a fixed compromise.

What this coilover does for your 2010-2017 Bmw 5 Series F10

Drop the F10 onto Super Sports and the first thing you notice is the secondary ride – the suspension stops hunting for travel over expansion joints and the nose stays flatter under trail braking into a tightening corner. The 36-way damping range matters here because the F10 is a heavy car (north of 1,700kg in most trims) and the factory rates were chosen for comfort, not load control. Wind the damping toward the firmer end of the range and the body stops loading up the outside tyre so progressively, which sharpens turn-in on the front axle. Back it off for the motorway run home and you get a saloon that still rides reasonably, just lower and more planted than it left Dingolfing.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s fast-road damper with weekend track capability built into the same unit. Construction is a height-adjustable coilover with 36-way damping adjustment that works on both bump and rebound simultaneously through a single knob at the top of each strut. The valving is set up to absorb rough road inputs rather than skip across them, which is the gap the brief was written to close – many entry-level coilovers ride harshly because they’re tuned for a track that doesn’t exist on UK roads. Ride height is independently adjustable so you can set corner weights without affecting your spring preload, and the damper body is suitable for both weekend racing and daily driving according to XYZ’s intended use case. It is the right unit for an owner who wants one set of coilovers covering both jobs rather than a dedicated road set and a dedicated track set.

Fitment for the Bmw 5 Series F10 (2010-2017)

This kit is fitment-specific to the F10 chassis 5 Series saloon, covering the full 2010 to 2017 production span. That window includes the pre-LCI and post-LCI cars and the full engine range from the four-cylinder 520i through to the V8-powered 550i. Check your VIN-plate build date against the year range before ordering if your car sits at either end of the production run.

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Configure your F10 spec below – pick spring rates and any drop-link or top-mount options to match how you actually drive the car.