XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz S CLASS W222 (NON MBC hydraulic or 4WD) 2014-2020

The W222 S-Class was engineered around Magic Body Control and air suspension – which is precisely why retrofitting a serious coilover to a non-MBC, non-4WD car is one of the more interesting suspension projects in the modern Mercedes scene. Strip away the factory air struts and the W222 becomes a heavy, long-wheelbase saloon with genuine chassis potential hiding under all that NVH insulation.

The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover for the 2014-2020 S-Class W222 is the spec for owners who want the car to actually corner on closed roads – hillclimbs, tarmac stages, fast B-roads at pace – without losing the composure a two-tonne luxury saloon needs to feel planted.

What this coilover does for your 2014-2020 Mercedes Benz S Class W222 (NON MBC hydraulic or 4WD)

Tarmac Rally damping is built for a chassis being asked to load and unload quickly over imperfect surfaces. On the W222 that means the front-end stops floating mid-corner and the rear stops squatting on power application out of slower bends. The 36-way damping adjustment gives you a usable spread from a firm-but-civil road setting to a properly committed stage setup, so the same car can run a fast-road Sunday and a closed-stage event the following weekend. Height is fully independent of damper stroke, so you can drop the ride height to recover the centre of gravity the air car was hiding without losing travel and crashing into bumpstops on broken tarmac.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

Tarmac Rally is XYZ Racing’s stage-tuned closed-road spec – a monotube damper running rally-derived valving that favours quick rebound control and progressive bump absorption rather than the flat-floor stiffness of a circuit setup. Spring rates are matched to the weight of the host chassis and the bias of stage-style driving, with pillowball top mounts on the front to remove the deflection a rubber bush introduces under hard steering input. The 36-way adjuster sits on the body of the damper for tool-free changes between sessions. Construction is the same hardware family used across XYZ’s competition range, sized and valved specifically for the W222’s mass and suspension geometry.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz S CLASS W222 (2014-2020)

This kit is specifically for the W222 S-Class running conventional steel suspension – chassis code ME63 in XYZ’s fitment system. It is NOT compatible with cars fitted with Magic Body Control, the 4MATIC 4WD chassis, or the factory AIRMATIC hydraulic strut setup. Confirm your car is on standard struts before ordering. Covers the full 2014 to 2020 production run.

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Spec your damping, ride height and top mount preferences in the configurator below to build yours.