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

The Type 42 R8 was built around Audi’s Magnetic Ride system, and that’s exactly the problem when you want a proper track setup. The factory magneto-rheological dampers are sealed, software-locked units that fight any attempt to run stiffer springs or a lower ride height, and the dash will throw a suspension fault the moment you unplug them. The XYZ Racing Racing Spec coilover for the Audi R8 4WD addresses that head-on – it’s a full mechanical replacement with the electronic damping cancellation kit included, so the car’s ECU stays quiet while you take control of the corners.

This is the no-compromise end of the XYZ range, built for serious track and time-attack work in a 4.2 FSI or 5.2 V10 chassis that was always quicker than its suspension allowed it to be on a circuit.

What this coilover does for your 2007-2014 Audi R8 4WD (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping)

With the magnetic ride bypassed, the R8 finally feels like the mid-engined platform it always was on paper. Front-end bite arrives the instant you turn in rather than after a brief float, and the rear stops pogoing over kerbs on circuits like Cadwell or Anglesey. Spring rates and damping are matched to a car that carries a 4.2 or 5.2 V8/V10 over the rear axle, so you get genuine load control under hard braking into a hairpin without the ride collapsing into the bumpstops. The cancellation module keeps the dash and ABS system happy, so the car still drives home on the road after a session – quieter on its springs than the factory setup, with the height set where you want it rather than where Audi’s self-levelling algorithm chose.

About the Racing Spec coilover

Racing Spec is XYZ Racing’s circuit-derived damper, with settings developed directly from race programmes including WTCC. Construction is a full-coilover replacement designed for repeated thermal cycling, not a road damper with stiffer valving. The valving philosophy comes out of competition – rebound and compression are tuned for the kind of high-frequency inputs a track surface delivers, where a softer street damper would overheat and fade by the third lap. For owners running aggressive upgrades – bigger aero, slick tyres, A-class race-spec brake packages – XYZ will build the dampers bespoke if you supply the car spec and the circuit you intend to run on. That’s not a marketing line; it’s how a Racing Spec set actually leaves their factory when you ask for it.

Fitment for the Audi R8 4WD (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) (2007-2014)

Built for the Type 42 R8 in 4WD form, chassis code AU44-C, model years 2007 to 2014. This kit ships with the electronic damping cancellation module to disable the factory Magnetic Ride system without triggering a dash fault. Covers 4.2 FSI V8 and 5.2 FSI V10 variants in coupe and Spyder body styles within that build window.

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