Bmw 5 SERIES G61 i5 (OE FOR REAR AIR STROT) 2024-2026 — Coilovers

The G61 i5 carries its weight unlike any combustion 5 Series Touring before it: a battery pack slung low in the floor, a long estate roofline, and well over two tonnes to keep planted when the road turns. That low centre of gravity is a gift, but the sheer mass and the rearward load bias of the Touring body mean the factory setup is tuned for compliance, not control. The XYZ Racing coilover range for the BMW 5 Series G61 i5 exists to take that mass in hand without turning a refined EV estate into something brittle.

This is the variant built specifically for cars running BMW’s factory rear air suspension. Rather than fight the OE self-levelling setup at the back, this kit is engineered to suit the rear air strut layout, so you get proper front height and damping control while keeping the rear hardware the car was designed around.

What this coilover kit does for your 2024-2026 BMW 5 Series G61 i5

Drop the nose of the i5 a sensible amount and the visual heft of the Touring shrinks immediately, while the lower front ride height sharpens turn-in that the soft factory tune blunts. On the move you feel the body settle faster after mid-corner bumps, less of the slow secondary float that a heavy EV estate carries on standard springs. Adjustable damping lets you firm things up for a spirited B-road run, then back off for motorway miles without the crashiness that ruins a daily. Because the battery already sits low, tightening up roll control pays off harder here than on a nose-heavy combustion car – the platform wants to be flat, and this lets it.

About the XYZ Racing coilover range

These coilovers are offered across a spread of named specs so you can match the hardware to how you actually use the car. Super Sport and Street Advanced lean toward fast-road comfort with sharper body control; Top Sport, Circuit Master and Racing Spec move progressively toward firmer, track-focused damping; Drift Spec, plus the Tarmac, Gravel and Pro Rally builds, cover the loose-surface and competition end. Every variant in the range pairs front height and damping adjustment with the rear air-strut-compatible setup, so the i5’s factory rear levelling stays intact. The point of the breadth is honesty: a 2.3-tonne electric estate asks different things of its suspension than a stripped track car, and the range gives you a spec written for your answer rather than a single compromise.

Fitment for the BMW 5 Series G61 i5 (2024-2026)

Built for the G61 i5 Touring, chassis code BM132, across the 2024-2026 model years. This is the OE-for-rear-air-strut version, intended for cars fitted with BMW’s factory rear air suspension – confirm your car runs the rear air setup before selecting this kit, as the non-air variant differs at the rear.

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Pick the spec that matches your i5 – road, track or competition – and configure yours below.