XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Audi A3 8V Φ50 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rear Integrated (Cancellation Kit forElectronic Damping) 2012-2020

The Audi A3 8V’s multi-link rear axle – fitted only to the quattro-equipped cars in this range – gives the chassis a genuine ability to rotate and load evenly under trail-braking, a trait the torsion-beam FWD versions in the same generation don’t share. XYZ Racing’s Super Sport coilover is built to use that geometry properly, replacing the factory electronic dampers with a manually adjustable monotube setup and the cancellation kit needed to keep the dash free of DCC fault codes once the adaptive units are gone.

This is the fast-road and weekend track spec: stiff enough to control body movement under load, but with enough range in the adjuster to stay usable on the drive to the circuit. Height and damping sit in your hands rather than the ECU’s, which matters on an MQB-platform car where the standard suspension leans soft to suit a broad spread of trims across the 8V range.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2020 Audi A3 8V

With the multi-link rear left in play, the Super Sport’s 36-way damping adjustment lets you tune compression and rebound front and rear independently, so the rear axle’s extra travel can be controlled without turning the front end harsh. Ride height adjustment on the body means you can drop the A3 for a lower centre of gravity and tighter wheel-to-arch fit without touching spring rate, and bring it back up again for winter or a change of use. Because the kit disables the factory electronic damper control rather than working around it, you get direct mechanical response to a bump instead of software second-guessing the input. On this chassis the result is a front end that turns in with less roll and a rear axle that stays planted through direction changes, both noticeable back-to-back against the standard DCC set-up.

About the Super Sport coilover

XYZ Racing’s Super Sport line was developed to take the harshness out of a stiffened suspension set-up without giving up control over the car. Each damper carries 36 stages of adjustment, moving from a firm, controlled response for a track day to something more forgiving for the commute without swapping parts. Ride height is independently adjustable on the body of the coilover, so stance and corner weight can be set with precision rather than being compromised by spring preload alone. The monotube construction is built to cope with both weekend circuit use and everyday road driving, which is exactly the brief on an A3 8V that needs to behave on a Monday commute and still hold a line on a Saturday track day. For this particular fitment, the kit replaces the factory adaptive damper hardware entirely and includes the cancellation module needed so the car’s electronics stop looking for dampers that are no longer there.

Fitment for the Audi A3 8V (2012-2020)

This kit is built for Audi A3 8V models from 2012 to 2020 fitted with multi-link rear suspension – the quattro-equipped cars in the range, not the torsion-beam FWD versions. It’s specced to the Φ50 strut diameter and includes the cancellation kit required on cars that left the factory with electronic damping control, so the DCC system doesn’t flag a fault once the adaptive dampers are removed. Confirm your car’s rear suspension type against XYZ Racing’s fitment guide before ordering, as the FWD torsion-beam A3 uses a different kit entirely.

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This Super Sport kit is built specifically for the A3 8V’s multi-link rear axle and includes the electronic damping cancellation module as standard – configure your spec below.