XYZ Racing Racing Spec Coilovers — Maserati GRAN TURISMO 2007-2026

The Maserati GranTurismo is a 1,880kg front-mid GT with a Ferrari-derived 4.2 or 4.7 V8 sitting behind the front axle line, and that mass distribution defines everything the standard car does badly under hard driving – vague turn-in once the OEM Skyhook dampers are past their sell-by date, body roll that washes the front end wide, and a ride that hardens into brittleness as soon as you load the chassis. The Racing Spec coilover is the answer for owners who have already accepted that a 17-year-old GT car needs a fully rebuildable suspension, not another set of factory-replacement struts.

This is the hard end of the XYZ Racing range – a circuit-focused 36-way damped coilover aimed at GranTurismo owners running track days, hillclimbs, or sprint events, where the V8’s appetite for long third-gear corners exposes every weakness in the standard setup.

What this coilover does for your 2007-2026 Maserati GRAN TURISMO

Drop the Racing Spec under an MS02 chassis and the first thing you feel is the front end finally responding to steering input the moment you ask, rather than waiting a beat for the body to settle. The 36-way damping adjustment gives you a usable range from a firm fast-road setting to a stiff circuit map, which matters on a GT car this heavy – you need rebound control to keep the front tyres planted out of slow corners, and compression control to stop the nose diving on the carbon-ceramic or steel brakes. Ride-height adjustment lets you correct the standard car’s slightly raised rear stance and dial in genuine rake, and the camber tops on the front struts let you run the static negative figures the Pirelli Trofeo R or Michelin Cup 2 actually want. Mid-corner composure on bumpy British B-roads improves dramatically once the dampers stop hydraulic-locking the way tired OEM units do.

About the Racing Spec coilover

The Racing Spec is XYZ Racing’s circuit-biased platform, built around a monotube damper body with a separate piston and shim stack tuned for higher spring rates than the road-focused Super Sport and Street Advanced kits. Construction is full-length adjustable, so ride height is set independently of spring preload – critical on a heavy GT, because you can drop the car without losing usable damper stroke. The 36 clicks of bump-and-rebound adjustment work as a combined setting, giving a wide enough envelope to cover a fast-road map and a circuit map from the same hardware. Spring rates are matched to the GranTurismo’s front-mid layout and kerb weight, the upper mounts use pillowball pivots for direct steering feel, and the whole assembly is fully rebuildable – which is the part that matters most when you’re spending this kind of money on a car that will still be on UK roads in 2040.

Fitment for the Maserati GRAN TURISMO (2007-2026)

Direct-fit for the MS02 chassis GranTurismo across the full 2007-2026 production span, covering the original 4.2, the 4.7 S, Sport, MC Stradale, and the later Folgore-era body. The kit replaces the OEM Skyhook struts entirely, so the factory adaptive damping module is bypassed – check your dash for any related warning light tolerance before fitting if your car is still under any form of warranty.

What buyers also search for

• Maserati GranTurismo coilover upgrade for track days and fast-road use
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• Rebuildable coilover for the 4.2 and 4.7 V8 GranTurismo
• GranTurismo ride-height and camber adjustment for sharper turn-in

Pick your spring rates and damping spec below and the configurator will build the exact Racing Spec kit for your MS02.