Citroen C1 2005-2014 — Coilovers

The Citroen C1’s featherweight B-Zero platform – the TPCA-built chassis it shares with the Peugeot 107 and Toyota Aygo – is exactly why it has become one of the UK’s favourite grassroots race cars. At well under 800kg, with a soft factory setup and a simple torsion-beam rear axle, the C1 reacts sharply to every change in spring rate and damping. That sensitivity is where a proper coilover earns its keep.

This XYZ Racing coilover range for the 2005-2014 Citroen C1 spans the full spread of intent, from fast-road Super Sport through to the competition-focused Circuit Master. Pick the spec that matches how you actually use the car, whether that is a Sunday B-road or a round of one of the C1 endurance series that keep these little three-cylinders busy.

What these coilovers do for your 2005-2014 Citroen C1

Drop the ride height and you pull the C1’s centre of gravity down, which calms the pronounced body roll the standard car carries on its narrow tyres and gives you a flatter, more decisive turn-in. Adjustable damping lets you firm things up for a circuit session, then back the setting off for the commute home without swapping parts. On a car this light, the gains are immediate: less dive under braking, a more planted rear over kerbs, and the consistency that matters when you are stringing together a long stint. Set the corner heights and you also get a genuine geometry baseline to work from.

About the coilover range

Each XYZ Racing coilover in the C1 family runs height-adjustable spring perches and adjustable damping over a rebuildable strut body, so the kit grows with the car rather than capping it. The choice of type sets the character: Super Sport leans towards fast-road compliance, Top Sport and Circuit Master push towards circuit pace, Racing Spec targets out-and-out competition, Tarmac Rally is built for sealed-surface stage work, and Drift Spec biases the setup for angle and control. The shared logic across the range is firmer, better-controlled damping and the ride-height range to dial in stance and geometry on a budget chassis that rewards every tenth of effort.

Fitment for the Citroen C1 (2005-2014)

This kit is specified for the first-generation Citroen C1, chassis code CI01, covering the full 2005 to 2014 production run as a single body generation. Confirm your year against the range above before configuring, and the listing will hold you to the correct strut spec for the car.

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Choose your spec from the options below and configure your Citroen C1 coilover kit to suit how you drive.