XYZ Racing Drag Racing Coilovers — Mazda CX-5 (KE) 4WD 2013-2017

Launching a tall 4WD crossover down a quarter mile is a fight against its own ride height and soft factory squat. The XYZ Racing Drag Racing coilover for the Mazda CX-5 (KE) 4WD is built for that exact problem: 0-400 metre runs where the first hundredth off the line decides whether the tyres hook or scrabble. It lowers the centre of gravity and adds the launch control the standard SkyActiv suspension was never tuned to give.

On the KE’s front-biased all-wheel-drive layout, getting clean drive to all four contact patches is the whole game. This kit is set up to manage how weight shifts front-to-rear at the instant of launch, loading the driven tyres so they bite instead of spinning.

What this coilover kit does for your 2013-2017 Mazda CX-5 (KE) 4WD

On a hard launch the CX-5’s mass pitches rearward, and a crossover with a high roofline does this far more violently than a saloon. This Drag Racing coilover controls that transfer so the loaded tyres compress and grip rather than light up. You feel it as a cleaner hook-up off the line, less wheelspin idling away before drive arrives, and more composure as speed climbs toward the end of the strip. Dropping the body also lowers the roll centre, so the CX-5 sits planted rather than top-heavy through the braking zone and the return road.

About the Drag Racing coilover

XYZ Racing builds the Drag Racing series specifically for 0-400 metre acceleration runs, in setups for front-, rear- and four-wheel-drive cars. Its defining trait is a configuration that lets the suspension shift weight front-to-rear in step with which wheels are putting power down. By forcing greater compression onto the driven tyres at launch, it cuts the dead time when a wheel spins instead of driving, and it holds the car stable as it accelerates toward terminal speed. This is a single-discipline build, engineered around the launch and the run rather than kerb comfort or fast-road versatility.

Fitment for the Mazda CX-5 (KE) 4WD (2013-2017)

This kit is matched to the first-generation KE-chassis Mazda CX-5 in four-wheel-drive form, covering the 2013 to 2017 model years. It is specific to the 4WD layout, so confirm your car is the all-wheel-drive variant rather than the front-drive version before you order.

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This is a specialist setup for one job: getting a 4WD CX-5 cleanly down the strip. Configure yours below.