Audi R8 4WD (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2007-2014 — Coilovers

Audi’s Type 42 R8 left the factory on Magnetic Ride – magnetorheological dampers that firm and soften on the move but give the owner no way to set static ride height or corner balance. This coilover package for the 2007-2014 Audi R8 4WD ships with the cancellation kit that emulates those electronic dampers, so converting to manual coilovers won’t light up the dash or drop the car into a suspension fault.

What you get back is a mid-engined quattro that finally sits where you want it and turns in the way the chassis always hinted at. Nine type options sit under this fitment, from fast-road Super Sport through to full Circuit Master and Pro Rally builds, so you match the spec to how your R8 actually gets driven.

What this coilover does for your 2007-2014 Audi R8 4WD

The standard R8 carries a deliberately generous ride height and a soft secondary ride that blunts the front axle on turn-in. Drop it onto height-adjustable coilovers and the quattro front end bites earlier, roll through quick direction changes tightens, and the rear-biased mass sitting over the V8 or V10 stops pitching under hard braking. Damping adjustment lets you keep real compliance for British B-roads while still controlling the kerb weight when you lean on the car. Lowering the centre of gravity on a platform built around Audi’s aluminium Space Frame makes the whole thing feel planted without going brittle, and setting corner weights properly means the 4WD system splits torque across a level chassis instead of fighting a nose that lifts.

About the XYZ Racing coilover range

This is a full coilover range rather than a single kit, which is why nine distinct type names share one fitment. Each is built on a height-adjustable threaded body paired with the emulator harness that cancels the R8’s electronic damping control, keeping the conversion clean on a car that never offered a passive damper from the factory. Super Sport and Street Advanced lean toward fast-road use, holding daily usability while sharpening body control. Top Sport, Racing Spec and Circuit Master step progressively toward circuit work, with firmer rates and more damping authority for repeat track sessions. Tarmac Rally, Gravel Rally, Drift Spec and Pro Rally cover the motorsport disciplines where ride height, travel and rate get set for a specific surface. The logic across the range stays constant: take a supercar locked into its electronic suspension map and hand the owner manual control over height, rate and damping.

Fitment for the Audi R8 4WD (2007-2014)

This range fits the 4WD Audi R8, chassis code AU44-C, across the 2007 to 2014 span, covering both the V8 and V10 quattro cars. The included cancellation kit is the critical fitment detail – it is specified for R8s originally equipped with Magnetic Ride, letting the electronic dampers come out without throwing a fault.

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Nine type options sit under this fitment, every one supplied with the electronic-damping cancellation kit – compare the specs and build yours below.