XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz E CLASS W212 8 CYL 4WD 2009-2016

The W212 E-Class in 8-cylinder 4WD form carries a lot of engine over the front axle, and that mass shows up the moment you load the car into a roundabout or a fast A-road bend – the nose pushes, the standard air or steel suspension softens the response, and the driver ends up waiting for the chassis to catch up. XYZ Racing Street Advanced coilovers replace that vague, delayed reaction with a setup you can actually feel react underneath you.

This is a road-and-track kit, not a pure circuit special, so it’s built to stay civil on the motorway commute while giving you the option to firm things up before a track day. For a car this heavy, that dual identity matters more than outright stiffness.

What this coilover does for your 2009-2016 Mercedes Benz E Class W212

With 720 damping settings available, you’re not choosing between "comfortable" and "stiff" in a handful of clicks – you’re finding the specific point where the V8’s weight stops unsettling the rear axle under hard braking and the front stops diving into corners. Ride height is adjustable independently of that damping range, so you can drop the W212’s centre of gravity for sharper turn-in without sacrificing the shock travel a 4WD saloon needs to put power down cleanly out of a bend. The result on this chassis is less body roll through direction changes, a front end that answers the wheel instead of following it a beat later, and braking stability that doesn’t unload the rear as much under weight transfer. Owners running this car hard on B-roads or the occasional trackday will notice the biggest gain in mid-corner composure, where the standard suspension’s softness is most exposed on a car this size.

About the Street Advanced coilover

XYZ Racing developed the Street Advanced line over several seasons of testing across its racing programme, refining it into what the brand now treats as its core, most widely fitted coilover. It’s built for exactly the split-use case the W212 8-cylinder owner actually has: daily road manners with genuine track-day capability when needed, rather than a compromise that does neither well. The headline figure is the 720-way damping adjustment, giving a far finer resolution of control than a basic 16 or 32-step unit – useful on a heavy 4WD chassis where small changes in compression and rebound balance have an outsized effect on how the car transfers load between axles. XYZ positions this as essential kit for drivers who want genuine control and pace from their car, and the spec backs that up: this isn’t a set-and-forget coilover, it’s one designed to be tuned as your use of the car changes between commute, B-road blast and circuit outing.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz E Class W212 (2009-2016)

This kit is engineered specifically for the W212-generation E-Class, chassis code ME57, in 8-cylinder 4WD configuration across the 2009 to 2016 production run. Confirm your car matches this drivetrain and cylinder count before ordering, as coilover specification differs between the 4-cylinder, 6-cylinder and V8 4WD variants of the W212 range.

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Spec your ME57 W212 exactly as it left the factory or push it further for track use – configure yours below.