XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Aston Martin RAPIDE S (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2013-2026

The Rapide S is a front-engined, rear-driven V12 four-door, which means everything about getting it off a drag strip comes down to how its rear tyres load up at the instant of launch. The XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover for the Aston Martin Rapide S is built for exactly that job: a passive, fully adjustable setup tuned for the 0-400 metre run rather than for ride comfort.

Because the standard car runs electronic adaptive damping, this version ships as a cancellation kit for the AS01-C chassis, swapping the factory adaptive struts for manual coilovers without leaving a fault light on the dash. It is the specialist’s pick for an owner who has stopped chasing lap times and started chasing reaction times and trap speeds.

What these coilovers do for your 2013-2026 Aston Martin Rapide S

Set up for standing starts, this kit lets the car shift load rearward as drive comes in, planting the driven rear tyres so they hook up instead of lighting up. You feel it as less wheelspin off the line and a car that settles rather than squirms as speed builds down the strip. Ride height and corner balance are adjustable, so you can rake the Rapide S to favour rear squat and take the edge off the nose-lift a heavy front end brings under full acceleration. For a heavy V12 GT, repeatable traction at the hit is the single biggest time-saver, and that is what this coilover is built around.

About the Drag Racing coilover

XYZ Racing builds the Drag Racing series specifically for 0-400 work, with a spring and damping philosophy aimed at standing-start traction rather than circuit composure. The calibration lets the car move its weight between the front and rear axles during instant, full-throttle acceleration, biasing load onto whichever wheels are putting the power down – in the Rapide S, the rears. By forcing greater compression into the driven tyre at the moment of launch, the setup cuts the idle time where a wheel spins without turning revs into forward motion. As speed climbs, the same tuning is meant to keep the car stable through the top end of the run. XYZ offers the platform across front-, rear- and four-wheel-drive applications, and this kit is the rear-drive interpretation of that template, supplied with the electronic-damping cancellation hardware the car requires.

Fitment for the Aston Martin Rapide S (2013-2026)

This kit is cut for the Aston Martin Rapide S, chassis code AS01-C, covering model years 2013 to 2026. It is the cancellation-kit specification, so it includes the hardware needed to retire the car’s electronic adaptive damping and run manual coilovers in its place. Confirm your car carries the factory electronic damping before choosing this variant.

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If your Rapide S is built for the strip rather than the school run, this is the suspension to match it – pick your spec and configure yours below.