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

The B8 A5 Sportback carries its engine longitudinally, ahead of the front axle line, and that mass slung over the nose is the first thing any coilover for this car has to answer. The XYZ Racing coilover range for the Audi A5 B8 Sportback (2009-2016) brings full height and damping adjustment to a chassis that left the factory leaning on Audi’s electronic damping – and this version ships with the cancellation hardware to switch that system out cleanly.

Drop the ride height, take control of body movement through fast direction changes, and the Sportback’s long five-door body stops feeling like the soft end of the line-up. Pick the spec to suit how you use the car: Super Sport for fast road, Top Sport and Circuit Master for track work, Racing Spec and Tarmac Rally for competition, Drift Spec for sustained angle.

What this coilover does for your 2009-2016 Audi A5 B8 Sportback

Lowering the B8 Sportback tightens the front-to-rear pitch the standard setup allows, so weight settles faster when you brake into a corner and the front axle bites earlier. Damping adjustment lets you hold body roll in check without hammering the ride on UK B-roads, and a lower centre of gravity steadies that long liftback shell through quick transitions. Because the kit includes the electronic damping cancellation hardware, fitting it does not leave a fault light glowing on the dash or drop the car into a default stiff mode. The payoff is a front end that turns in with less of the inherited nose-heavy understeer and holds its line where the standard adaptive dampers would wash wide.

About the XYZ Racing coilover range

XYZ Racing build these coilovers around independent height and damping adjustment, with the range spanning six specifications for the A5 B8 Sportback. Super Sport sits at the fast-road end, trading a usable daily ride for sharper body control. Top Sport and Circuit Master widen the damping range for repeated track sessions, where heat and load stack up over a stint. Racing Spec and Tarmac Rally are the competition-focused builds, with stiffer rates aimed at prepared surfaces and stage use. Drift Spec is set for sustained lock and angle rather than outright mechanical grip. Every version in the range arrives with the electronic damping cancellation kit, so the swap from the factory adaptive setup stays clean on cars originally fitted with it.

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

This kit is cut for the B8 A5 Sportback, chassis code AU27-C, across the 2009 to 2016 model years. It is the variant supplied with the cancellation kit for electronic damping, so it suits cars that left the factory with Audi’s adaptive damper system. Confirm your build year and original damping setup against the options below before ordering.

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Match the spec to your car and how you drive it, then configure yours below.