XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Audi A3 8V SPORTBACK (2WD) 1.4T (2013-2026)

The 8V A3’s nose-heavy, front-wheel-drive layout throws most braking load onto the front axle, which leaves the standard rear discs lightly worked and quick to glaze under repeated hard stops. This XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit gives the back end the thermal mass it never had from the factory, holding rear bias steady at the point the fronts are working hardest.

For a 1.4 TFSI 8V Sportback driven hard down a B-road or on the occasional track day, consistent rear support matters more than raw clamping force. The two-piece floating disc trims rotating mass at the rear axle while adding the surface area the small OE setup lacked, so pedal feel stays predictable through a string of stops rather than going long as heat builds.

What this brake kit does for your 2013-2026 Audi A3 8V Sportback (2wd) 1.4T

On the road the clearest change is a firmer, more progressive pedal once the rear stops feeding fade into the system. Run the Street compound for daily 1.4T Sportback duty, the Sport pad if you mix commuting with spirited weekend runs, or the Racing compound when you link repeat laps and need the rear discs to shed heat. That extra rear thermal capacity also settles the car under trail braking into a corner, where the lightly loaded rear axle of a front-drive A3 is most likely to lock or step wide. Selectable caliper colours let the kit sit behind the wheels exactly how you want it, from the included painted finishes through to premium polished and candy options.

About the Hollow rear brake kit

XYZ Racing builds this rear kit around a two-piece floating disc, lightened to cut rotating and unsprung mass at the rear axle without surrendering the thermal headroom a larger rotor provides. It pairs that disc with a fixed caliper, hollow-bodied as standard, and a choice of three pad compounds, so the same hardware can be set up for road, fast-road or track use rather than locking you into one character. The Street compound stays quiet and clean-running for everyday Audi A3 8V Sportback miles, while the Sport and Racing options step up bite and fade resistance as the driving gets harder. For the hardest circuit use, the optional Hollow Racing build removes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty. Included painted caliper colours are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost; a Custom Color in any Pantone is £150, and premium polished-forged finishes in Titanium, Polished Gold and Polished Silver and candy finishes in Teal, Blue, Red and Orange round out the choices. The kit ships as a matched pair of rear calipers and discs with braided lines, designed to complement a front big brake setup, not carry the car on its own, which suits the front-biased braking balance of the FWD 1.4T platform.

Fitment for the Audi A3 8V Sportback (2wd) 1.4T (2013-2026)

This is the rear-position kit for the Audi A3 8V Sportback in 2WD 1.4 TFSI form, covering the 2013 to 2026 span of the 8V chassis. It is specific to the front-wheel-drive 1.4T variant, so confirm your car matches the 8V Sportback 2WD bodystyle and engine before ordering, as rear brake hardware differs across A3 drivetrains and trims.

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Pick your disc style, pad compound and caliper colour from the options above to build your A3 8V rear kit.