XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Audi A3 SPORTBACK 8V φ50 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) Modified Rear Integrated 2012-2020

The A3 Sportback 8V’s multi-link rear axle – reserved for the quattro and higher-output variants rather than the torsion-beam base cars – gives this chassis a genuine independent rear end to set up, not just a spring perch to swap. XYZ Racing’s Super Sport coilover kit is built around that rear geometry specifically, with a Modified Rr Integrated mounting arrangement engineered for the 8V’s multi-link pickup points rather than adapted from a beam-axle design.

This is the fast-road and weekend track spec in the XYZ Racing range: stiffer and more adjustable than a daily-comfort setup, but still built to be driven to the circuit and home again. On an Audi A3 Sportback carrying MQB-platform weight over the front axle, that means a kit you can lean toward grip for a trackday and wind back for the motorway run on Monday.

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

Install this kit and the first thing you notice is how much better the A3 Sportback settles over broken B-road surfaces and speed humps – the 36-way damping adjustment lets you back the compression off for ride quality without giving up support in the corners. Independent ride height adjustment at all four corners means you can drop the car for a lower centre of gravity and sharper turn-in, or set it higher for everyday clearance, without touching spring rate. On the multi-link rear specifically, correctly set damping keeps the rear axle working through its full range under trail-braking and mid-corner load transfer, rather than letting standard-height rear geometry go soft. The net result on an A3 Sportback is a car that turns in with less front-end wallow and holds its line through direction changes, whether that’s a fast A-road sweeper or a track’s second-gear chicane.

About the Super Sport coilover

Super Sport sits in the XYZ Racing range as the fast-road and weekend-track option, built around a damper tuned to take the harshness out of poor surfaces without turning the ride wooden. Thirty-six-way adjustment on each damper gives a wide enough spread to run genuinely soft for a commute or firm enough for a trackday, all from one dial rather than fixed valving. Ride height is independently adjustable front and rear, so lowering the car for stance or handling doesn’t force a trade-off on spring preload. The construction is intended for cars that see both a daily commute and the odd track outing, which is exactly the brief for an Audi A3 Sportback run as a road car with weekend ambitions rather than one trailered to a circuit and back.

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

This kit is specified for the Audi A3 Sportback 8V built between 2012 and 2020, matched to the φ50 strut diameter and the multi-link rear axle fitted to this generation’s higher-output and quattro variants. The Modified Rr Integrated rear mounting is designed around that multi-link pickup point rather than the torsion-beam layout used on lower-power 8V models, so confirm your car has the multi-link rear axle before ordering.

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Confirm your φ50 strut and multi-link rear spec against your logbook, then configure your Super Sport kit for the Audi A3 Sportback 8V below.