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

The A3 8V’s rear multi-link axle changes the fitment story compared with the torsion-beam cars that came before it – there’s more geometry to control, and more scope to get it right when you replace the standard dampers. On a Φ50-strut car in fast-road or weekend track use, that means the Super Sport coilover has to manage articulation through compression as well as outright stiffness.

XYZ Racing’s Super Sport kit is built for exactly this brief: a car that does the school run and the odd trackday without needing a second set of suspension for either. It’s the mid-tier step up from a standard fast-road setup, giving the A3 8V a chassis that responds properly to input without turning every speed bump into a complaint.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2020 Audi A3

Ride height adjustment lets you correct the stance and geometry that a lowering spring alone can’t touch – useful on the 8V, where getting the front-to-rear balance right matters more than just dropping the car. The 36-way damping adjustment is the headline feature here: with that much range, you can run the A3 firm enough for a track session on Saturday and wind it back for the drive home without swapping parts. Because the multi-link rear responds well to fine damping control, small clicks make a genuinely noticeable difference to how the back axle settles under trail-braking and mid-corner load, rather than just how firm the ride feels in a straight line. Owners running this on the A3 8V get a car that changes direction with less roll and less delay, while still coping with UK B-roads and the motorway commute in between.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport sits in XYZ Racing’s range as the damper built to solve the compromise between comfort and control rather than pick one side of it. It uses 36 damping positions, giving a far finer range of adjustment than a basic two-way or single-rate setup, so you’re not choosing between "too soft" and "too firm" with nothing usable in between. Ride height is independently adjustable, which lets you set the car’s stance and corner-weight it without altering spring preload in a way that upsets the damping curve. The construction is built to take the repeated small-bump inputs of UK roads without transmitting the harshness a stiffer, less adjustable coilover would – XYZ Racing describes it as suitable for both weekend racing and daily use, and the adjustment range backs that up: it’s a kit you set once for the week and once again before a trackday, not one you’re constantly fighting.

Fitment for the Audi A3 (2012-2020)

This kit is specified for the Audi A3 8V with the Φ50 strut and rear multi-link suspension arrangement, covering model years 2012 to 2020. Confirm your car uses the multi-link rear axle rather than the torsion-beam variant before ordering, as the two require different rear coilover hardware.

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Configure your Super Sport kit for the A3 8V below to lock in your ride height and damping range.