XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Audi S4 B8 4WD 2008-2016

The B8 S4’s supercharged 3.0-litre V6 sits well forward of the front axle, and quattro’s permanent all-wheel drive adds another chunk of hardware low down at the nose. That weight bias shows up as push at the front under hard cornering, and a ride that gets busy over broken tarmac on the factory setup. The XYZ Racing Super Sport coilover kit for the Audi S4 B8 4WD (2008-2016) replaces the standard dampers and springs with a fully height-adjustable, 36-way damping system built with exactly this kind of car in mind.

Super Sport sits in the fast-road bracket of the XYZ Racing range: firmer and more adjustable than a comfort-biased coilover, but still happy covering motorway miles between weekend track sessions. It’s the right spec for an S4 owner who wants sharper front-end response on a B-road and a car that still rides properly on the drive home.

What this coilover kit does for your 2008-2016 Audi S4 B8 4WD

Dropping the ride height and firming up the spring rate cuts down how much the nose dives under braking and how much it squats under quattro’s initial torque delivery, both of which matter on a car that already carries its weight over the front wheels. The 36-way damping adjustment lets you soften the compression side for scarred UK B-roads and firm it back up for a track day without swapping any components, which matters on a chassis where the factory dampers really only do one job well. Independent height adjustment also lets you correct the nose-heavy stance the B8 carries from the factory, levelling the car front to rear or lowering it evenly depending on how you want the S4 to sit. On a car that already sends drive to all four wheels, tighter body control through the front end feeds straight into more usable corner-exit traction, because the suspension spends less time fighting itself and more time keeping the tyres loaded.

About the Super Sport coilover

XYZ Racing built the Super Sport line to solve the usual trade-off between a stiff track setup and a ride you can live with every day. The damper uses a 36-way adjustment dial, giving a wide enough spread between the softest and firmest settings that the same kit can smooth out a rough back road on one setting and hold the car flat through a fast corner on another, rather than forcing a single compromise setting on the owner. Ride height is independently adjustable, so the S4 can be set for stance, for corner weight, or simply to clear a speed bump without touching the damping curve at all. It’s built for owners who split their time between commuting and the odd weekend on circuit, rather than a car run exclusively on slicks. Positioned as the step up from a comfort-focused coilover and the step down from a full motorsport unit, it’s firm enough to feel through the wheel on turn-in and controlled enough to still use every day.

Fitment for the Audi S4 B8 4WD (2008-2016)

This kit is built for the B8-generation Audi S4 in 4WD quattro form, chassis code AU22-1, covering model years 2008 to 2016. Confirm your car sits within this year range and carries the quattro drivetrain before ordering, since the B8 platform also underpinned front-drive A4 variants with different suspension geometry.

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Configure your Super Sport kit for the B8 S4 below, from ride height through to damping, and build the spec that matches how you actually drive the car.