XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Kia CERATO 2005-2009

The first-generation Kia Cerato (LD) was built to a UK budget price, which means its damping was tuned for showroom ride comfort rather than the body control a keen driver actually wants on a B-road. Drop the Cerato onto a set of XYZ Racing Super Sport coilovers and you address both ends of that compromise at once – the soft, floaty secondary ride goes away, and the front-end roll that used to wash the nose wide on turn-in tightens up.

This is the Super Sport spec, which sits in XYZ’s range as the fast-road option with enough damper authority for weekend track use. For a 2005-2009 Cerato saloon or hatch running on tired OEM struts, it is the upgrade that finally makes the chassis feel like it is working with you.

What this coilover kit does for your 2005-2009 Kia Cerato

Ride height becomes yours to set, so the Cerato’s slightly awkward factory arch gap can be closed up without resorting to lowering springs that ruin the damper match. The 36-way damping adjustment is the bigger story – one click stiffer at the front sharpens turn-in response, two clicks softer at the rear settles the live-feeling tail over mid-corner bumps. Brake dive under hard stops is contained, so the front tyres stay loaded properly rather than scrubbing. On a typical British surface – patched tarmac, cambered lanes, motorway expansion joints – the Cerato stops bobbing and starts tracking, and the steering finally has something firm to push against.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport damper is engineered to remove the discomfort that comes from broken surfaces and rough roads, which is the daily reality of UK driving. Ride height is fully adjustable at the coilover body, and the 36-way damping circuit covers a wide enough range to suit both weekend competition use and daily commuting. The point of the design is breadth – one set, one car, multiple settings depending on where the car is being driven that day. It is the right specification for an owner who wants the Cerato to ride properly on the road during the week and tighten up for a track day or a fast B-road blast at the weekend, without having to compromise either use case.

Fitment for the Kia Cerato (2005-2009)

This kit is built specifically for the Kia Cerato KI06 chassis covering model years 2005 to 2009, in saloon and hatch body styles. Confirm your build year against the V5 before ordering – the second-generation TD Cerato uses a different mounting set and is not covered here.

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Pick your spring rates and ride height preference below and configure yours for the Cerato.