XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Audi RS6 4B/C5 4WD 2002-2004

The RS6 4B/C5’s twin-turbo 4.2-litre V8 sits well forward of the front axle, and on the factory dampers that weight telegraphs through the nose the instant you brake hard into a corner. The XYZ Racing Super Sport coilover is built to manage that load rather than let the standard suspension absorb and release it unpredictably, giving the quattro drivetrain a settled platform to put power down through instead of a chassis still finding its feet mid-corner.

For a 2002-2004 RS6 covering fast-road miles with the odd track outing, Super Sport suits what this car actually needs: enough control to hold a near two-tonne estate or saloon in check under load, with enough adjustment range to stay comfortable on UK roads the rest of the week.

What this coilover does for your 2002-2004 Audi RS6

Dropping the RS6 onto Super Sport coilovers sharpens the front end’s response to steering input, cutting the dive that the twin-turbo V8’s weight creates under braking into slower corners. The 36-way damping adjustment lets you set compression and rebound to suit whichever axle is doing the most work, firmer up front to stop the nose pushing wide, a touch softer at the rear to keep the quattro system’s power delivery predictable out of the corner. Ride height adjustment brings the centre of gravity down without resorting to cut springs, which matters on a car already hauling more weight over its front wheels than most of the range it shares a platform with. On the road, the result is an RS6 that changes direction with less lag between input and response, while the adjustment range means you’re not locked into a setup suited to one kind of driving only.

About the Super Sport coilover

XYZ Racing’s Super Sport range was developed to take the harshness out of a coilover without giving up genuine adjustability. The damper offers 36 distinct settings across compression and rebound, enough range to move from a comfortable daily ride to a firmer track-day setup without swapping parts. Ride height is independently adjustable at each corner, letting you correct the RS6’s stance or compensate for the extra weight the twin-turbo V8 puts over the front axle, without altering spring preload in a way that upsets the damper’s action. Where a fixed-rate aftermarket damper can turn British B-roads into a chore, Super Sport is calibrated to soak up the small, repeated inputs of rough tarmac while still tightening up when you ask more of it. That combination is why XYZ Racing positions Super Sport as equally suited to a weekend track outing and the commute in between, rather than as a single-purpose track part.

Fitment for the Audi RS6 4B/C5 4WD (2002-2004)

This kit is built for the Audi RS6 4B/C5 in its 2002-2004 4WD quattro guise, chassis code AU29-2. Confirm your car sits within that build window before ordering, as suspension geometry and mounting points on the 4B/C5 changed enough across Audi’s model cycle that off-year parts won’t line up correctly.

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Every RS6 4B/C5 leaves the factory set up for comfort over control – pick your damping and ride height spec below to build the Super Sport kit for yours.