XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Audi S1 SPORTBACK 8X (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2014-2018

The S1 8X is the only car on the A1 platform that Audi gave a multi-link rear axle and Haldex quattro, and that hardware is exactly what makes it a credible launch car. The XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover is set up to exploit it: stiff enough to manage the 2.0 TFSI’s torque off the line, but tuned to load the driven tyres hard at the moment of launch rather than waste it in wheelspin.

This kit is built for one job – 0 to 400 metres – on a short-wheelbase four-wheel-drive hatch that already puts its power down better than most. It also ships as the cancellation-kit variant, so cars originally specified with Audi’s electronic adaptive damping can run a conventional coilover without leaving a fault light glowing on the dash.

What this coilover kit does for your 2014-2018 Audi S1 Sportback 8X

On a standing-start run, traction at the launch is everything, and a small quattro car lives or dies by how its weight settles. This XYZ Racing coilover kit lets you set ride height and corner balance so the S1 plants its driven wheels under hard acceleration, cutting the dead time where the tyres scrabble before they hook up. The firmer platform keeps the body from pitching wildly as the Haldex system shuffles torque, which steadies the car as speed climbs through the traps. Drop the nose, set your preload, and the 8X leaves the line cleaner and tracks straighter at the top end. The electronic-damping cancellation kit means none of that comes at the cost of dashboard warnings on a car that left the factory with adaptive dampers.

About the Drag Racing coilover

XYZ Racing developed this series specifically for straight-line acceleration across front-, rear- and four-wheel-drive cars, which is why it suits the S1’s Haldex layout rather than fighting it. The damping philosophy is built around shifting weight fore and aft to suit whichever axle is driving, forcing greater compression into the loaded tyres at the instant of launch. That extra compression is what reduces the wheel’s idle, slip-and-recover phase off the line. The same setup is designed to hold the car stable as it accelerates to high speed, so the gains aren’t only at the launch but right through the run. Height-adjustable spring platforms let you tune static stance and weight bias to your strip and your tyre.

Fitment for the Audi S1 Sportback 8X (2014-2018)

This kit is specific to the Audi S1 Sportback on the 8X chassis (chassis code AU43-C), covering the 2014 to 2018 production span. It is the cancellation-kit specification for cars originally fitted with Audi’s electronic damping, supplying the hardware needed to delete the adaptive dampers cleanly.

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Set your height, bias and preload to suit your launch – configure your S1 8X drag kit below.