XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Audi A5 B8 CONVERTIBLE 2009-2016

The B8 A5 carries its engine ahead of the front-axle line, and the Cabriolet adds the mass of a folding roof plus the bracing needed to stand in for a fixed structure. The result is a nose-led car that leans early, floats over crests and washes wide when you load the front. The XYZ Racing Street Advanced coilover for the Audi A5 B8 Convertible is built to take that softness out of the chassis without turning a four-seat drop-top into something you dread on a long motorway run.

Street Advanced sits exactly where most owners of these cars actually drive: committed B-road work and the occasional track day, in a car that still has to manage a daily commute and a cruise with the roof folded. Its 720-way damping adjustment lets you firm things up for a circuit morning and wind them back for the trip home.

What these coilovers do for your 2009-2016 Audi A5 B8 Convertible

The first change you feel is the body settling. An open structure exaggerates float and secondary movement over broken tarmac, and proper damping control reins that in. Dropping the ride height lowers the centre of gravity and tightens the visual gap, so the front end keys into a corner earlier and the lean that defines a standard B8 Cabriolet is cut right back. With 720 ways of adjustment you can run softer rebound to keep the car composed over patched UK roads, then add compression damping when you want sharper turn-in. You get genuine body control without the crash that cheap lowering springs force onto the factory dampers.

About the Street Advanced coilover

Street Advanced is XYZ Racing’s most popular and most versatile kit, developed over several years by the company’s own engineering team and validated in international competition before it reached production. It is built specifically for normal road use and the occasional track day rather than dedicated motorsport, which is why it leans toward usable comfort as much as outright control. The headline feature is 720-way damping adjustment, giving keen drivers a wide window to tune how the car reacts to inputs and surfaces. Construction is aimed at the durability a road-driven car needs across daily mileage and seasons. The design brief is simple: a coilover for drivers who want more speed and more control without surrendering everyday driveability.

Fitment for the Audi A5 B8 Convertible (2009-2016)

This kit is matched to the B8-generation A5 Cabriolet, chassis code AU25, built between 2009 and 2016. It is specified for the Convertible body specifically, not the Coupe or Sportback shells. Confirm your chassis code and model year against the listing before you order.

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Set your stance and your damping the way your A5 actually gets driven – configure yours below.