Audi A5 B8 SPORTBACK 4WD (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2009-2016 — Coilovers

The B8 A5 Sportback hangs its longitudinal engine ahead of the front-axle line, and on a quattro car that forward weight bias is the first thing you feel when you load the front end into a long corner. This XYZ Racing coilover kit for the Audi A5 B8 Sportback 4WD is the variant built for cars that left the factory on electronic damping, and it includes the cancellation kit that keeps the dash quiet once the adaptive struts come out.

Swapping the OEM continuously-variable dampers for a manually set coilover is normally what triggers a suspension fault on these cars. The bundled cancellation module emulates the original sensor signals, so you get full ride-height and damping control without a permanent warning light. From there, the range spans fast-road to full circuit and rally intent.

What these coilovers do for your 2009-2016 Audi A5 B8 Sportback 4WD

Lowering the A5 Sportback on a threaded coilover lets you pull the centre of gravity down and tighten the body control that the soft adaptive setup deliberately rounds off. With independent ride-height adjustment you can drop the nose to reduce that quattro front-end roll, square up the stance front to rear, and recover camber on a chassis that runs out of static negative quickly once lowered. The damper adjustment across the range lets you firm the car for track sessions and back it off for motorway miles, so the same kit covers a daily commute and a weekend at a circuit. The result is sharper turn-in and a flatter platform that lets the rear quattro driveline put power down out of slower corners instead of washing wide.

About the coilover range

This is a family listing, so the same AU28-C application is offered across seven XYZ Racing builds: Super Sport for fast road, Top Sport and Circuit Master for harder track use, Racing Spec for competition, Tarmac Rally and Pro Rally for stage work, and Drift Spec for a tail-happy setup. Each is a height-adjustable coilover with threaded lower bodies, and every spec in this listing ships with the electronic-damping cancellation kit matched to the B8’s wiring so the factory adaptive system is cleanly defeated. The differences between the seven come down to spring rates and valving rather than fitment – the softer Super Sport prioritises compliance, while the Racing Spec and Circuit Master builds run stiffer to keep a heavy quattro saloon flat under sustained cornering load. Pick the spec by how the car is actually used.

Fitment for the Audi A5 B8 Sportback 4WD (2009-2016)

This kit is cut for the AU28-C chassis: the B8 A5 Sportback in 4WD quattro form, model years 2009 to 2016. It is the application for cars originally fitted with electronic damping, which is why the cancellation kit is part of the package. Confirm your car has the adaptive damper option before ordering this variant rather than the standard passive kit.

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Choose the spec that matches how you drive the A5 – fast road, circuit or stage – and configure yours below.