XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Mitsubishi COLT 2002-2013

The Mitsubishi Colt’s lightweight FWD platform made it a genuine class contender in tarmac rally from the moment the Z30 generation arrived in 2002 – particularly in CZT guise, where the 1.5-litre turbocharged engine gives enough power to reward a planted front axle. On sealed stages, that FWD setup creates a specific demand: the suspension has to handle abrupt surface changes while keeping both driven wheels loaded enough to pull cleanly out of corners. Stock damping does neither reliably.

These XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilovers for the Mitsubishi COLT (2002-2013) address that directly. The calibration is drawn from competition use on exactly this type of surface, not transposed from a road or circuit programme.

What this coilover does for your 2002-2013 Mitsubishi COLT

On the Colt’s FWD layout, the front axle steers, drives, and manages platform stability simultaneously. When uneven tarmac loads one corner abruptly, a poorly damped car scrubs front-tyre contact at precisely the moment traction is most needed. The Tarmac Rally specification is calibrated to absorb high-energy hits – crests, patched surfaces, compressions – progressively, suppressing body shock without sacrificing the wheel control that keeps traction consistent. That translates into a car that holds its attitude more faithfully through corner entries and exits, turning FWD’s inherent limitation into a more manageable variable across a full stage run.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

XYZ Racing’s Tarmac Rally specification is built from the company’s own stage competition experience, with every setting tuned around what a sealed-surface environment actually demands rather than adapted from a circuit baseline. The damper construction is chosen for its capacity to handle abrupt impact loading from rough tarmac without transmitting the hit through to the body – absorbing the shock, settling the car, and restoring tyre contact quickly. That ability to suppress body movement while maintaining wheel travel is central to why this unit improves traction rather than compromising it. The character of the unit suits a driver managing varied and imperfect road conditions consistently across a stage, not one optimised only for smooth billiard-table asphalt.

Fitment for the Mitsubishi COLT (2002-2013)

This kit covers the Z30-generation Mitsubishi COLT under chassis code MT07, spanning the full 2002-2013 production run. Confirm your exact trim variant and build date against the product configurator before ordering.

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Configure your Tarmac Rally kit for the COLT using the options below.