XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Audi A3 TURBO (2003-2013)

The 8P-generation A3 Turbo sends the bulk of its stopping effort to the front axle, and the factory rear discs are sized to suit a hatchback that was never expected to see repeat hard stops. Fit a bigger front setup or start doing track days, and that rear shortfall shows up fast: a soft, early-fading back end that leaves the fronts doing almost everything. The XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit for the Audi A3 Turbo brings the rear axle back into the conversation.

This is a rear-specific upgrade built around two-piece floating discs, which trim rotating and unsprung mass at the corner where the 8P’s nose-heavy layout makes brake balance hardest to get right. The result is a back axle that contributes proper, repeatable bite rather than just trailing the fronts.

What this brake kit does for your 2003-2013 Audi A3 Turbo

On the road you get a firmer, more confident rear pedal and a car that settles under braking instead of pitching hard onto its nose. On a circuit the gains are clearer still: better front-to-rear balance under trail-braking, more consistent feel as temperatures climb, and less of the rear fade that plagues the standard A3 discs after a few flying laps. Three pad compounds let you match the rear bite to how the car is actually used: Street for quiet, low-dust commuting, Sport for harder fast-road driving, and Racing for weekend lapping. Pair the kit with a front upgrade and the whole car brakes shorter and straighter.

About the Hollow rear brake kit

The kit centres on two-piece floating discs that shed weight without giving up thermal capacity, so the rear corners spin up less mass and shed heat more readily than the cast-iron originals. The caliper is hollow-bodied as standard to keep weight low, with an optional Hollow Racing build for sustained track use that removes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty. Included painted caliper colours are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone for £150, premium polished-forged finishes in Titanium, Polished Gold and Polished Silver, and candy finishes in Teal, Blue, Red and Orange, so the hardware can be matched to the car rather than hidden behind the wheels. Pad compound is selectable across Street, Sport and Racing grades, covering everything from road use to sustained track abuse. It is engineered as a rear-axle solution for the 8P A3 Turbo, a matched pair of rear calipers and discs with braided lines, sized to work with the platform’s geometry and to complement a front big brake setup rather than fight it.

Fitment for the Audi A3 Turbo (2003-2013)

This kit fits the 8P-generation Audi A3 Turbo across the 2003 to 2013 model years. It is a rear-axle (rear position) kit, with disc style, caliper colour and pad compound chosen when you order. Confirm your exact build before ordering.

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Pick your disc style, pad compound and caliper colour from the options above to build yours.