XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Volkswagen SCIROCCO MK 3 COUPE φ55 (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2008-2017

The Scirocco Mk3’s torsion-beam rear and firm factory tune already lean towards a hot-hatch brief, but the standard dampers run out of adjustment range the moment you start using the chassis properly. XYZ Racing’s Super Sport coilover replaces that fixed-rate setup with a 36-way adjustable damper, so the ride you get on a B-road at 7am is not the compromise you’re stuck with on a track day at 2pm.

This is the φ55 cancellation-kit version, built for Scirocco Mk3s originally fitted with electronic damping control. Fitting a mechanical coilover to a car that expects to talk to its dampers electronically usually means fault codes and a dashboard warning light – this kit removes that conflict at the hardware level, so the swap is clean rather than a workaround.

What this coilover does for your 2008-2017 Volkswagen Scirocco

Ride height adjustment lets you drop the Scirocco’s centre of gravity and correct the nose-heavy stance that comes from its front-mounted engine, sharpening turn-in without resorting to spacers or cut springs. The 36-way damping adjustment means you can run a compliant setting for motorway commuting, then wind in compression and rebound before a track session to control the weight transfer that a torsion-beam rear otherwise struggles with under hard braking. Because the cancellation kit removes the OEM electronic damper control from the equation, the car’s dash stays clean and the suspension behaves exactly as you’ve set it, not as a software layer decides on your behalf. Owners running this on a Scirocco Mk3 typically use the lower damping settings for daily driving and step up the compression side specifically for circuit work, where the standard suspension’s pitch and dive become the limiting factor.

About the Super Sport coilover

XYZ Racing developed the Super Sport line to take the harshness out of poor UK road surfaces without giving up the control a Scirocco needs on track. The damper’s 36-way adjustment covers a wide spread, from a settling, comfort-focused setting for potholed roads through to a firmer track configuration, and the same unit handles both without swapping parts. Ride height is independently adjustable via the threaded body, letting you set stance and corner weight separately from damping stiffness. XYZ position the Super Sport as a dual-purpose product – engineered to be liveable enough for daily use on the Scirocco while still holding up to a weekend on a circuit, rather than being a track-only unit you’d dread driving to work in.

Fitment for the Volkswagen Scirocco Mk 3 Coupe (2008-2017)

This kit fits the Volkswagen Scirocco Mk3 Coupe, chassis code VO45-C, across the full 2008 to 2017 production run. It is specifically the φ55 cancellation-kit variant for cars built with electronic damping control from the factory – check your Scirocco’s original spec before ordering, as the standard (non-electronic) Mk3 uses a different coilover in the range.

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