XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Audi S3 SEDAN 8V φ55 2013-2020

The S3 Sedan 8V pairs a nose-heavy, turbocharged EA888 four with quattro all-wheel drive, so load transfer under braking and throttle behaves differently to a front-drive Golf GTI riding the same MQB platform. The front end dives hard under trail-braking while the rear squats putting power down through all four corners on the way out of a corner. A fixed factory spring rate cannot answer both ends of that equation on a car that commutes one day and does a track day the next.

Street Advanced sits in the XYZ Racing range as the road-first, track-capable option – stiffer and more precise than a standard lowering kit, but still liveable on UK B-roads and motorway miles. For an S3 owner chasing sharper turn-in and less dive without losing everyday usability, this coilover is built around that exact brief.

What this coilover does for your 2013-2020 Audi S3 SEDAN 8V φ55

Independently adjustable damping lets you firm up compression at the front struts to control nose-dive under braking, a trait the S3’s turbocharged nose makes more noticeable than on the naturally-aspirated A3 it shares a shell with, while keeping rebound softer at the rear so the quattro system puts power down cleanly out of a wet roundabout. Dropping ride height lowers the centre of gravity, sharpening turn-in and cutting the body roll the factory suspension allows through fast direction changes. With 720 distinct damping settings on offer, you can run the car soft for the daily commute and firm it up the afternoon before a track day without swapping any parts. The adjustable spring perches also let you set a stance that clears the S3’s larger factory brake calipers without resorting to spacers.

About the Street Advanced coilover

Street Advanced is XYZ Racing’s highest-volume coilover line, refined across several product generations and shaped by feedback from the race programmes XYZ has supplied around the world. It is built as the do-it-all option: firm enough for occasional track days, compliant enough to live with every day on the road. The headline spec is damping control across 720 individual steps, a far finer resolution than the handful of clicks found on entry-level adjustable dampers, so there is a setting between comfortable and committed rather than a jump straight past it. That depth of adjustment is why XYZ Racing positions Street Advanced as the default recommendation for an S3 owner who wants real control over ride and handling, not just a fixed drop in ride height.

Fitment for the Audi S3 SEDAN 8V φ55 (2013-2020)

This kit is built specifically for the Audi S3 Sedan on the 8V chassis, chassis code AU53, covering the 2013 to 2020 model years. It is machined around the φ55 strut diameter used on this platform, so confirm your S3’s strut size matches before ordering.

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This Street Advanced kit is set up as a matched pair for the S3 Sedan 8V, front and rear, with the damping curve and ride height left for you to set rather than fixed at the factory – configure yours below.