XYZ Racing Racing Spec Coilovers — Subaru XV GP 4WD 2012-2017

The XV GP’s raised ride height and 4WD hardware add weight and roll leverage that standard road dampers were never set up to control once cornering loads climb. Racing Spec is the settings package XYZ Racing built directly out of circuit competition, including WTCC, so it’s aimed squarely at drivers pushing this crossover-based platform hard on track rather than just softening the commute.

For time-attack or trackday work in the GP-generation XV, the priority shifts from comfort to consistent body control lap after lap – resisting dive under braking, keeping the 4WD system’s extra unsprung mass in check mid-corner, and holding a stable platform as speeds rise. This is the spec built for that job, not for a daily-driven ride.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2017 Subaru XV GP 4WD

On a car that sits taller than the impreza hatch it’s related to, Racing Spec brings the roll control back in line with what the chassis needs at speed. Damping settings pulled from actual racing programmes mean the front and rear work together under trail-braking rather than the front diving independently of the rear, which matters on the GP’s raised centre of gravity. Drivers feel it most in direction changes – less lag between input and chassis response, and less of the float that shows up when a taller 4WD platform is pushed past fast-road pace. Ride height is also adjustable, so you can bring the standard crossover stance down to something closer to a proper circuit setup without giving up suspension travel you still need over kerbs.

About the Racing Spec coilover

Racing Spec is XYZ Racing’s track-derived damper, and the tuning behind it comes from direct involvement in circuit racing series such as WTCC rather than desk-based calibration. That racing background is also why the range extends beyond a fixed catalogue spec: for cars running heavier modifications – bigger brakes, aero, engine work – XYZ Racing can build a custom-valved version of this damper once you supply the details of what’s been changed on the car and which circuit it’s built for. For the standard GP-generation XV, that same race-programme logic is applied through the fitment-specific valving and spring rates in this kit, so the unit is built around what this chassis actually needs under repeated hard cornering rather than a generic damper carried across multiple platforms.

Fitment for the Subaru XV GP (2012-2017)

This kit is built for the GP-chassis Subaru XV 4WD produced from 2012 to 2017. Chassis code SU20 confirms the correct fitment before you order – check this against your logbook or V5C if you’re unsure which generation XV you’re running.

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Racing Spec is the track-derived option in the XYZ Racing range for the GP-generation XV – configure yours below to match your car and circuit.