XYZ Racing Pro Rally Coilovers — Audi A3 8V Φ50 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) 2012-2020

Quattro-equipped A3 8V models swap the front-drive car’s torsion-beam rear for a multi-link axle, and it’s this rear end, along with a Φ50mm strut body, that XYZ Racing’s Pro Rally coilover is specified around for the 2012-2020 A3 8V. Where a Super Sport or Top Sport kit is chasing lap time on sealed asphalt, this Pro Rally set-up is built for loose surfaces: long-travel damping, robust construction, and geometry that stays composed once the road turns to gravel or snow.

XYZ Racing builds two distinct classes of rally suspension. One bolts straight to the standard chassis mounting points for cars still running close to how they left the factory; the other is built for cars whose bodyshell has already been modified for competition, with reinforced mounts and altered geometry to suit. Both share the same rally-specific valving and construction, so the choice comes down to how far your A3 8V has already been built up for stage work.

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

On an A3 8V still running its factory quattro rear multi-link, the Pro Rally coilover’s extended travel keeps the wheels loaded over compressions and crests that would have a road-biased kit topping or bottoming out. Increased ride height over a track coilover buys clearance for ruts and loose stones, while the Φ50mm strut body is sized to absorb the repeated high-frequency hits a gravel stage throws at it. Spring rates are pitched for control under weight transfer through fast direction changes rather than for outright roll stiffness, so the car settles quickly after a jump or a compression instead of pattering across it. For a 2012-2020 Audi A3 8V being built for rally or rallycross use, that combination of travel, clearance and damping is what keeps the car pointed where you’re steering it once the surface stops cooperating.

About the Pro Rally coilover

XYZ Racing’s Pro Rally range is built specifically for gravel and snow stages, not adapted from a tarmac product. The line splits into two builds: a bolt-in version that mounts to the standard chassis points for cars still close to stock, and a second version developed for cars whose bodyshell has already been modified for competition, with mounting hardware and geometry to match. Construction favours durability over shaving grams, the kind of robustness a stage car needs when it’s landing off jumps and running through ruts at speed rather than lapping smooth asphalt. Damping and spring rates are set up around loose-surface grip rather than peak lateral load, prioritising a wheel that stays in contact with the ground over one that’s simply stiff. It’s a suspension built for cars genuinely being campaigned on unsealed roads, not a road kit relabelled for rally use.

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

This kit is specified for the Audi A3 8V generation built between 2012 and 2020 (internal fitment code AU12-3), fitted to the multi-link rear axle used on quattro variants with a Φ50mm strut diameter. Confirm your car runs this rear suspension layout and strut diameter before ordering, since the front-drive A3 8V’s torsion-beam rear takes a different kit.

What buyers also search for

• Audi A3 8V rally suspension for gravel and snow stage use.
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• Audi A3 8V Pro Rally coilover with long-travel damping for loose surfaces.
• Audi A3 8V AU12-3 suspension upgrade for competition-modified builds.

Whichever mounting type matches how far your A3 8V has already been prepared for competition, configure the correct version below.