XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Buick REGAL (Non GS Model) 2008-2017

The 2008-2017 Buick Regal sits on GM’s Epsilon II platform – the same architecture that underpinned the Insignia VXR and the Saab 9-5 NG – and it arrived in the UK as a softly damped executive saloon that prioritised plushness over body control. Owners running the 2.0T or the V6 know the trade-off: the front end loads up early under braking, the rear squats on throttle, and mid-corner the car wallows in a way that masks how much grip is actually on offer. The XYZ Racing Super Sport coilover is built to address exactly that.

This is the fast-road and weekend-track spec from XYZ’s range, and it pairs height adjustment with 36 clicks of damping so a heavy front-drive Regal can be brought down onto its tyres and tied to the road properly without losing the long-distance manners the car was bought for.

What this coilover does for your 2008-2017 Buick Regal

Drop the Regal onto the Super Sport and the first thing that changes is the way the chassis takes a set. Body roll arrives later and stops sooner, which means the outside-front tyre is doing work instead of being asked to scrub against a soft sidewall and a softer spring. Turn-in sharpens, the nose stops pushing as early under trail braking, and the rear axle finally rotates with the throttle instead of lagging behind it. The 36-way damping is the part that earns its keep on the Epsilon II car – wind it soft for a B-road commute where broken tarmac would otherwise upset a stiffer setup, then firm it up for a track day at Bedford or a weekend hammering down a sliproad. Ride height adjustment lets you close the arch gap that has been a Regal owner’s complaint since 2008.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s compromise damper – in the best sense of that word. The vendor specs it explicitly as a unit that has eliminated the discomfort that comes from bumps and rough surfaces, which on a UK B-road is the difference between a coilover you use and one you tolerate. The 36-way damping adjustment is the headline feature: one knob, 36 detents, repeatable across the four corners so you can set the car for road use during the week and stiffen it for circuit work at the weekend. Ride height is independently adjustable, the body is engineered for daily-driver durability, and the damping curve is tuned for road surfaces first and circuit secondary. XYZ position this as suitable for both weekend race and daily use, and that is the spec brief the Regal owner needs – not a track-only damper that punishes the spine on the way to work.

Fitment for the Buick Regal (2008-2017)

This kit is built for the non-GS variants of the 2008-2017 Buick Regal under chassis code BU02. That covers the full nine-model-year run of the standard saloon – the high-performance GS specification uses a different damper part number and is not interchangeable with this kit.

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Configure your spring rates and damping preference below to build the Super Sport spec for your Regal.