XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Honda INSIGHT ZE2 2006-2014

The ZE2 Insight is an unusual starting point for a coilover conversation – a lightweight IMA hybrid hatchback that most buyers chose for the MPG figure rather than the B-road. That lightness is exactly what makes the chassis interesting once the soft, fuel-economy-biased factory dampers come out. Drop in the XYZ Racing Super Sport and the ZE2 stops floating over mid-corner ripples and starts behaving like the small, light Honda it always was underneath.

Super Sport sits in the fast-road and weekend track slot of the XYZ Racing range. For a 1,200kg hybrid hatch that is the honest sweet-spot – enough damping authority for a Cadwell trackday morning, civilised enough to drive to it without rattling the IMA battery loose.

What this coilover does for your 2006-2014 Honda Insight ZE2

Ride height comes down and, more importantly, body movement gets controlled. The 36-way damping adjustment is the headline feature here: wind it soft for motorway commuting and the ZE2’s short wheelbase stops pitching over expansion joints, then click it up for a session and the front end takes turn-in inputs without the lazy roll that defines the standard car. Brake dive into a hairpin shortens noticeably, which on a hybrid with regen blending matters more than it sounds – you get a more honest pedal because the chassis is no longer loading and unloading the front axle through the stop. Spring rates that suit a sub-1,300kg car mean the rear stays planted under lift-throttle rather than wallowing through the secondary stroke. The adjustable lower mounts let you set a stance that clears the standard 15-inch wheels without compromising bump travel – useful on a car whose factory ride height was tuned for aero, not for looking right.

About the Super Sport coilover

Super Sport is built around a damper designed to deal with rough surfaces rather than smooth racetracks. The 36-way damping adjustment covers both bump and rebound through a single click-wheel, so dialling in a setting for the school run and another for a track day is a matter of counting clicks, not changing parts. Height adjustment is independent of spring preload, meaning you set the corner weights and ride height as separate decisions – the right approach on a car as light as the Insight, where a few millimetres of preload changes the balance noticeably. The construction targets daily usability: the bump stroke has been tuned to absorb broken UK back-road surfaces rather than transmit them, which is the failure mode of cheaper coilovers on lightweight hatchbacks. Suitable for both weekend race and daily use is the brief, and the spec sheet reflects that compromise honestly rather than pretending it is a circuit-only kit.

Fitment for the Honda Insight (2006-2014)

This kit is specific to the ZE2 chassis Insight, covering the full second-generation production run from 2006 to 2014. The fitment is matched to the ZE2’s strut geometry and pickup points – it is not a shared-platform kit borrowed from a Jazz or Civic.

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Pick your spring rate and damping preference below and configure the kit for your ZE2.