XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Audi A3 8V Φ55 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rear Integrated 2012-2020

The 8V A3’s multi-link rear axle only shows up on the higher-output and quattro-equipped cars in this range, and it changes how the back of the car behaves compared with the torsion-beam cars further down the line-up. That extra pivot geometry rewards a coilover that can actually be tuned to it, rather than a fixed-rate spring dropped in and hoped for. XYZ Racing’s Super Sport kit for the Audi A3 8V is built around that difference, with height adjustment and damping control aimed at fast-road driving and the occasional weekend track session.

Where a lot of A3s on standard-height comfort dampers wallow through direction changes and squat under hard acceleration, this kit lets you pull the ride height down and firm up the multi-link rear so body movement stays controlled without turning the car into a chore on a motorway commute.

What this coilover kit does for your 2012-2020 Audi A3

Winding the ride height down tightens up the A3’s stance and drops the centre of gravity, which shows up immediately in how much the nose dives under braking and how flat the rear multi-link axle stays through a fast direction change. The 36-way damping adjustment means you’re not locked into one setup: back the compression off for a rough B-road, then firm it up for a trackday without swapping parts. Because the kit is height-adjustable independently of spring preload, you can set the A3 to sit exactly where you want it – lowered for a sharper look and lower roll centre – without wrecking the geometry the multi-link rear depends on for its handling. It’s a system built to flex between the two jobs this platform gets asked to do: get you to work on a Monday and hold a line on a Sunday trackday.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport damper is XYZ Racing’s answer to the usual trade-off between a firm, controlled ride and one that beats you up on poor surfaces – the valving is set up to take the harshness out of expansion joints and broken tarmac without turning the damping soft everywhere else. Ride height is independently adjustable front and rear, and the 36 damping positions give a genuinely wide spread between a comfortable daily setting and a firm track setting, rather than a token handful of clicks either side of a compromise. It’s positioned as a dual-purpose damper: stiff enough to hold up through a weekend race, compliant enough that you’re not dreading the drive home afterwards. On the A3 8V’s multi-link rear cars, that adjustability matters more than it does on a simpler rear axle, because there’s more suspension geometry for the damper to work with and more to get wrong with a fixed-rate part.

Fitment for the Audi A3 8V Φ55 (Rr Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rr Integrated (2012-2020)

This kit is specced for Audi A3 8V-chassis cars built 2012-2020 fitted with the multi-link rear axle (chassis code AU12-6) – the "modified rear integrated" configuration rather than the torsion-beam rear used on other A3 8V variants. Confirm your car has the multi-link rear before ordering, since the two rear axle types are not interchangeable on this kit.

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Pick your damping and height settings for your specific A3 8V multi-link rear build, and configure yours below.