XYZ Racing Street Advanced Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz A CLASS W176 2012-2018

The W176 A-Class earned a reputation for a busy, brittle ride: factory sports springs and run-flat tyres hammering the front axle over UK B-road ripples, while the nose still washed wide under hard turn-in. The XYZ Racing Street Advanced coilover for the Mercedes Benz A Class W176 (2012-2018) is built to answer both halves of that complaint – drop the body, calm the damping, and give a nose-heavy, transverse-engined hatch the front-end composure its chassis always hinted at.

Street Advanced lives in the everyday-enthusiast bracket. It is the kit you fit when the car has to behave on a Monday commute and still hold its line on a Sunday blast or the odd track day, with 720 damping positions to move between those two worlds rather than committing to one.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2018 Mercedes Benz A Class W176

Lowering the W176 closes the standard arch gap and pulls the centre of gravity down, which quietens the body roll a tall-geared front-driver builds through a quick direction change. The 720-way damping range lets you run a softer setting to take the edge off broken commuter tarmac, then firm things up when you want the front axle to bite and resist the understeer this platform leans toward. Because each corner adjusts for ride height independently, you can level the stance and reclaim the compliance the original run-flat setup stripped out. The result is a car that rides with more travel on the road yet feels tied down when you lean on it.

About the Street Advanced coilover

Street Advanced is XYZ Racing’s most popular kit, refined over several years by the company’s engineering team and tested in international competition before reaching production. It is configured specifically for normal road use and occasional track work, which is why the damping is so broad: 720 distinct adjustment positions span the gap between supple daily driving and tighter circuit control. The design pairs ride-height adjustment with that damping range so owners can set stance and feel separately rather than accepting a single fixed compromise. XYZ positions it as essential kit for drivers chasing both pace and control, and the spec reflects that – a genuinely usable street coilover that does not fall apart when the road opens up.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz A Class W176 (2012-2018)

This kit is matched to the W176 chassis A-Class across the full 2012-2018 production span. Confirm your car carries the W176 chassis code and falls within that year range before ordering; the configurator below walks you through the available options for this fitment.

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Set your height, choose your damping, and configure your W176 spec below.