XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Audi Q5 FY 4WD 2017-2026

The Q5 FY’s raised ride height and quattro-driven front axle put more load through the front dampers than any lowered saloon on the same platform, and that extra mass shows up first as nose-dive under braking and roll through direction changes. A crossover built on the MLB Evo underpinnings carries its weight higher than the B9 A4 it shares a platform with, so the standard dampers are tuned for comfort and ride-height clearance rather than control.

The Super Sport coilover kit for the Audi Q5 FY 4WD is built around that trade-off. It’s aimed at owners splitting time between fast-road driving and the odd weekend track session, where the standard suspension’s softness under load becomes the limiting factor rather than the AU50 chassis itself.

What this coilover kit does for your 2017-2026 Audi Q5 FY 4WD

Fitted to the Q5 FY 4WD, the kit’s 36-way damping adjustment gives you a wide enough range to soften off for a bumpy B-road one weekend and firm up for a track day the next, without swapping parts. That range matters more on this platform than on a lighter saloon, since quattro’s extra unsprung mass at the front axle needs more damper control to stop the SUV’s higher centre of gravity translating into body roll mid-corner. Independent ride-height adjustment lets you drop the Q5 FY’s stance to bring the centre of gravity down and sharpen turn-in, while still leaving enough travel to deal with UK road surfaces rather than a smooth circuit. The result on the road is a Q5 that changes direction with less lean and settles faster after a mid-corner bump, instead of continuing to move once the input has stopped.

About the Super Sport coilover

XYZ Racing’s Super Sport damper is built to take the harshness out of poor road surfaces without giving up the control a heavier 4WD platform like the Q5 FY needs. The 36-way damping adjustment covers everything from a compliant daily setting to a firmer track-day tune, so the same kit can be run softer for motorway and B-road miles and stiffened up when the car sees a circuit. Ride height is independently adjustable front and rear, letting you set stance and corner weight without touching the damping curve. It’s pitched as a dual-purpose unit rather than a dedicated race part – suitable for a car that does a full week of daily driving between weekend track outings, which suits a Q5 FY 4WD more than a stripped-out setup would.

Fitment for the Audi Q5 FY (2017-2026)

Built specifically for the Audi Q5 FY 4WD, chassis code AU50, covering the 2017 to 2026 model years. This kit is matched to the quattro all-wheel-drive Q5 FY and its factory mounting points – check your V5C or chassis plate against the AU50 code before ordering if you’re unsure which generation Q5 you have.

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Pick your ride height and damping range for the Q5 FY 4WD and configure yours below.