XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Audi A3 SPORTBACK 8V φ55 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rear Integrated 2012-2020

The 8V A3 Sportback rides on a multi-link rear axle when it left the factory with this suspension layout, which gives XYZ Racing more to work with than the twist-beam cars in the same range – independent rear geometry means damping changes at each corner actually show up as a change in behaviour, not just a stiffer ride. Street Advanced is built around that: a coilover spec for owners who want the car sharper on a B-road or at a track day without turning the daily commute into a chore.

With 720 damping adjustment increments on tap, you’re not picking between two vague settings and hoping for the best. Wind it down for a commute on scarred UK tarmac, wind it up before a track session, and feel the difference each click makes rather than guessing.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2020 Audi A3 SPORTBACK

Fit Street Advanced to this A3 Sportback and the rear axle stops feeling like an afterthought – independent multi-link geometry plus a coilover that lets you set compression and rebound separately means body control improves through direction changes without the rear axle crashing over expansion joints. Ride height comes down within the kit’s adjustment range, dropping the centre of gravity and tightening turn-in response on the front axle. The 720-way damping range means you can soften the front for daily comfort and firm up the rear to control weight transfer under braking, rather than living with one compromise setting all year. For a Sportback carrying rear passengers or a boot load more often than a three-door, that independently tunable rear matters more than it does on a lighter, simpler platform.

About the Street Advanced coilover

Street Advanced is XYZ Racing’s core road-and-track product, refined over years of development and proven across international racing before being brought down to street specification. It’s built for owners who split their time between normal road use and the occasional track day, rather than a car that lives exclusively on one or the other. The headline figure is 720 damping adjustment increments, giving a genuinely fine-grained window between comfort and control instead of a handful of coarse steps. That range is what lets a Street Advanced-equipped car do both jobs properly: soft enough to live with every day, firm enough to trust when the pace picks up. It’s the kit XYZ point to when a customer says they want one set of coilovers for everything rather than a dedicated track spec they only bolt on twice a year.

Fitment for the Audi A3 (2012-2020)

This kit is built for the Audi A3 SPORTBACK 8V φ55, specifically the version with rear multi-link suspension and Modified Rr Integrated construction, covering the 2012 to 2020 production run. Confirm your car sits within that chassis code before ordering – the 8V generation spans several rear-axle configurations and this kit is matched to the multi-link layout only.

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Spec your Street Advanced kit for this A3 Sportback and set the damping range to match how you actually drive it – configure yours below.