XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — BMW 5 SERIES G61 i5 (OE FOR REAR AIR STROT) 2024-2026

The G61 i5 lands on UK roads as a two-tonne electric estate riding on rear air springs from the factory – a comfort-first setup that washes out the moment you start pushing on a broken B-road or a sealed-stage rally route. The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover is built for exactly that conflict: keeping a heavy, battery-laden chassis composed when the surface stops cooperating.

This kit replaces the OE rear air strut with a conventional coilover, which is the part most G61 owners need to understand before buying. You lose the self-levelling air ride; you gain a damper that can actually be tuned, rebuilt, and trusted when the road turns to patched tarmac and crested apex kerbs.

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

The i5’s kerb weight sits north of 2,200 kg with the battery pack low and central, and the standard suspension is set up to mask that mass on motorway cruises rather than control it through a fast direction change. Swap to the Tarmac Rally setup and the car finally responds to steering inputs in proportion to the rate you apply them – the nose stops floating, the rear stops squatting under regen lift-off, and the chassis settles between corners instead of taking a full second to recover. Over broken sealed surfaces the damper soaks up sharp inputs without packing down, so the rear tyres stay loaded and traction holds even when the road camber changes mid-corner. Ride height is adjustable, so you can drop the stance for visual intent or keep enough ground clearance to clear UK speed humps and rural verges.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

The Tarmac Rally is XYZ Racing’s purpose for one specific surface: sealed-stage rally tarmac that has been resurfaced in patches, cratered by frost, and ridged where the lorries run. The damper is tuned to absorb the impact of uneven pavement and the jolt of big single bumps without bouncing the body or unloading the contact patch. By suppressing the shock through the chassis, the kit increases tyre traction across the kind of surface where a softer road damper would skip and a stiffer track damper would lose grip. The settings come directly from XYZ’s own Tarmac Rally racing programme, so the baseline valving reflects what works in stage conditions rather than what looks aggressive on a spec sheet. For the G61 application this means specific consideration for the i5’s mass distribution and the conversion away from the OE rear air strut to a coilover-sprung rear axle.

Fitment for the Bmw 5 Series (2024-2026)

This kit fits the G61 i5 estate built between 2024 and 2026, chassis code BM132. It is the variant specifically engineered to replace the OE rear air strut – confirm your car has the air suspension at the rear before ordering, as the sprung version of the G61 takes a different part.

What buyers also search for

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• Adjustable ride height for the 2024-2026 5 Series without losing daily driveability
• G61 i5 coilover kit that replaces the rear air spring with a conventional setup

Configure ride height, spring, and damper options for your G61 i5 below.