XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz CLS C218 4/6 CYL 2011-2018

The C218-generation CLS carries its four-door-coupe styling with a kerb weight that catches most owners out the first time they push one hard into a roundabout – the sloping roofline hides a genuinely long, heavy car, and the factory air suspension on 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder variants is tuned for that low-slung image rather than body control. XYZ Racing’s Super Sport coilover kit replaces that comfort-first setup with a coil-over-damper system built for owners who want the CLS to change direction with more precision without turning it into a stripped-out track special.

This is the fast-road and weekend track spec in the XYZ Racing range – firmer and more adjustable than a daily-comfort kit, but still built around a usable ride for a car that most owners still drive to work on Monday. For the CLS C218, that balance matters: this is a big, heavy grand tourer, not a lightweight coupe, so damping quality has to work as hard as spring rate does.

What this coilover does for your 2011-2018 Mercedes Benz CLS C218 4/6 CYL

Swap the CLS’s factory air suspension for this kit and the most immediate change is how much less the nose dives under braking and the body rolls through a fast direction change – the long wheelbase that makes the C218 feel planted in a straight line is exactly what makes uncontrolled body movement so noticeable in corners. The 36-way damping adjustment lets you set the front and rear independently to suit how the weight of the 4-cylinder or 6-cylinder engine loads the chassis, rather than accepting one compromise setting for every road surface. Ride height adjustment brings the centre of gravity down from the factory air-suspension ride height, sharpening turn-in on a car that was never given a lowered factory option. Because the damper is built to cope with rough tarmac rather than just smooth circuit surfaces, you keep a usable ride on UK B-roads while gaining the front-end response the standard setup never had.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport damper is built around eliminating the harshness that a stiffer, more focused suspension setup usually introduces on rough or broken road surfaces – the goal is control without turning every pothole into a jolt through the cabin. It carries 36 levels of damping adjustment, giving a wide enough range to run soft for a motorway commute or firm for a trackday without changing hardware. Ride height is independently adjustable at each corner, so you can set stance and corner-weight the car without altering spring preload. XYZ Racing built this damper specifically to sit between full-comfort and full-race, positioning it for owners who split their driving between daily use and weekend circuit sessions rather than living permanently at one extreme. The construction is designed to hold that adjustment range consistently across repeated use, not just out of the box.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz CLS C218 (2011-2018)

This kit is built for the Mercedes Benz CLS C218 4/6 CYL, chassis code ME20-1, covering the 2011 to 2018 model years. Confirm your CLS sits within this chassis and year range before ordering, as suspension geometry and mounting points changed between generations.

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Ready to sharpen how your CLS handles without giving up the daily-driver side of it – configure your Super Sport spec below.