XYZ Racing Gravel Rally Coilovers — BMW I8 4WD 2014-2020

The BMW i8 4WD carries its turbocharged three-cylinder low and aft of the cabin, with a front electric motor putting power down independently of the rear axle – a hybrid all-wheel-drive layout that behaves nothing like a conventional rally car on loose surfaces. XYZ Racing’s Gravel Rally coilover is built around that unpredictability: an inverted-tube damper design that keeps the piston protected from the sandstone, snow and silt a stage throws at it, with a long stroke and long spring to soak up chassis vibration the i8’s carbon tub would otherwise transmit straight into the cabin.

Where a road or track coilover chases the last few millimetres of body control, this kit is set up to survive repeated high-speed compressions and hold the platform together when the i8’s weight shifts hard under lateral G. It’s the spec for owners running the i8 4WD somewhere gravel actually happens, not for a car that only ever sees tarmac.

What this coilover does for your 2014-2020 BMW I8 4WD

Fit this coilover to a 2014-2020 BMW i8 4WD and the biggest change is how the car absorbs a rutted or washboard surface without the electric front motor’s extra unsprung mass turning into a series of jolts through the tub. The long-stroke damper keeps the front axle’s electric motor and the rear three-cylinder both loaded evenly through compression, rather than one end skipping across the surface while the other digs in. Spring rates set by a rally racing team give the chassis enough vertical travel to keep tyres in contact with the ground over consecutive bumps, instead of packing down and skating. Ride height is adjustable, so you can raise the i8 clear of ruts and stage debris without losing the damping control that keeps the hybrid drivetrain’s weight distribution in check through a fast direction change.

About the Gravel Rally coilover

XYZ Racing developed the Gravel Rally coilover specifically for rally and rallycross use, where the road surface changes corner to corner and is the most aggressive condition any of its dampers has to survive. The inverted-tube layout puts the more robust end of the damper body lowest, protecting the piston rod from sand, snow, mud and stone chips that would otherwise pit or jam a conventional shock. A long stroke and long spring combine to absorb chassis vibration and soak up hard hits from high-speed compressions, while still controlling the extreme G-forces a car generates turning into a gravel stage. Every spring rate in the range has been set and validated by a rally racing team rather than calculated on a bench, which is why the damping holds its character through repeated big hits instead of fading after the first few.

Fitment for the BMW I8 4WD (2014-2020)

This kit is built for the BMW i8 4WD, chassis code BM102, across the 2014-2020 production run. Confirm your car sits within that year range before ordering, as BMW revised suspension geometry across the i8’s production life and the wrong-year kit will not sit or adjust correctly.

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Spring rate, ride height and damping are all specified per car for the i8 4WD – configure yours below.