XYZ Racing Racing Spec Coilovers — Audi A3 8V Φ55 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rear Integrated (Cancellation Kit forElectronic Damping) 2012-2020

The A3 8V’s multi-link rear axle already gives Audi’s hatchback more composure than the strut-based rear of its predecessor, but the standard dampers are calibrated for ride comfort and understeer safety margins, not for lap times. Racing Spec is XYZ Racing’s coilover for serious track and time-attack use, built for A3 8V owners who have moved past fast-road setups and want a chassis that actually uses the multi-link geometry the way it was designed.

Because many A3 8V cars left the factory with electronically controlled dampers, this is the cancellation-kit version – it replaces the adaptive damper module cleanly so the car does not throw fault codes or default to a locked damping mode once the electronic dampers are gone. That is groundwork most fast-road coilover kits skip entirely, and it matters if you are converting a factory-adaptive A3 into a car with real, driver-set damping.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2020 Audi A3 8V

Fit this to your A3 8V and the change shows up first under trail-braking and off-throttle direction changes, where the multi-link rear stops squatting and rolling the way Audi tuned it for daily driving. Ride height drops to a more track-correct centre of gravity, sharpening turn-in without pushing the nose wide mid-corner. Because the damper settings trace back to XYZ Racing’s own motorsport programme, the platform holds its composure through repeated heavy braking zones rather than fading after a handful of hot laps. Corner-exit traction improves as well, with less body movement pulling load away from the outside wheels as you get back on the throttle.

About the Racing Spec coilover

Racing Spec is the damper XYZ Racing builds specifically for circuit competition, not a firmed-up version of a road coilover. The valving and spring rates are drawn directly from the team’s motorsport programme, including direct involvement in WTCC-level racing, so the settings arrive already proven under competition loads rather than bench-tested guesswork. For A3 8V owners running genuinely aggressive builds – cars pushed towards factory racing spec, or full A-class competition machines – XYZ Racing also offers a custom shock absorber service: supply details of your car’s upgraded parts and the circuit you run, and the dampers are built around that specific combination rather than a generic track preset.

Fitment for the Audi A3 8V (2012-2020)

This kit fits the Audi A3 8V built between 2012 and 2020, specifically the multi-link rear suspension variant (chassis code AU12-6-C) fitted with electronically controlled dampers from the factory. The cancellation kit handles the switch to manual damping without leaving the car’s control module hunting for a sensor that is no longer there.

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Pick the spec that matches your A3 8V’s build and configure yours below.