XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Mazda 5 2005-2010

The Mazda 5 CR is a tall, family-shaped MPV riding on Ford C1/Mazda3 underpinnings, and that combination is the honest starting point for any suspension conversation. Centre of gravity sits high, the standard dampers were specified for sliding-door practicality rather than corner balance, and after 15 years on UK roads most original struts are well past their best. The Super Sport coilover from XYZ Racing is the kit that turns the chassis it already has into the chassis it should have had.

Pitched at fast-road owners who want their MA05 to behave like a hatchback instead of a leaning bus, this is the do-everything spec – not the stiffest in the XYZ range, not the softest. It is the one most CR drivers actually want.

What this coilover does for your 2005-2010 Mazda 5

The biggest change you feel from the driver’s seat is body roll. The CR’s high seating position exaggerates every transition, and getting that under control transforms how confident the car feels when you turn into a roundabout with the kids in the back. The 30-way damping adjuster lets you set it firm enough to flatten the cornering attitude without making the school run unbearable – back the clicker off mid-week, wind it on at the weekend. Ride-height adjustment via the lower mount means you can drop the gap over the front arches without binding the spring or losing usable travel, and the pillowball top mounts sharpen the front-end response that the MA05 was never sold with. Brake dive on the front axle is noticeably reduced, which matters on a tall vehicle that carries weight.

About the Super Sport coilover

XYZ Racing builds the Super Sport around a 30-level damping circuit on a monotube body, with separately adjustable spring perches and ride height. Springs are matched to the vehicle’s kerb weight and front-rear bias at the factory, then valved for road use with enough range to handle the occasional B-road blast. The damper bodies are hard-anodised against UK winter salt, and the fitment-specific top mounts mean this is a bolt-on kit rather than a universal coilover that needs persuasion. Compared to the Circuit Master further up the XYZ range, the Super Sport prioritises compliance over outright spring rate – exactly the right call for a car that spends most of its life on broken urban tarmac.

Fitment for the Mazda 5 (2005-2010)

Engineered for the MA05-generation Mazda 5 produced between 2005 and 2010, covering both 1.8 and 2.0 petrol and the 2.0 diesel variants. The kit includes front struts and rear dampers with matched springs; standard top mounts on the rear, pillowball up front.

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Pick your spring rate and ride-height preference in the configurator below and build the spec that suits how you actually drive your 5.