XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz A CLASS W176 2012-2018

The W176 A-Class arrived as Mercedes’ first serious attempt at a proper hot hatch, and the chassis has always rewarded sharper damping than the factory MacPherson setup allows. Front-axle weight, a relatively soft OEM tune, and the AMG variants’ willingness to push wide on turn-in all point in the same direction: the standard struts are the ceiling on what this car can do.

The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover is built specifically for sealed-surface stage work and fast B-road driving in cars like the W176 – stiff enough to control body movement over crests and kerbs, compliant enough to keep the contact patch loaded when the surface gets broken.

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

Drop the W176 onto a Tarmac Rally setup and the first thing you notice is steering response. The nose stops rolling onto its outside corner and starts pivoting from the centre of the car, which is exactly the geometry change the A 250 and A 45 chassis need to use their front tyres properly. Mid-corner, the rear sits flatter and follows the front cleanly rather than lagging behind on lift-throttle. Ride-height adjustment lets you set a stance that suits your tyre choice, and the damping range gives you scope to soften things off for a road commute and firm everything back up before a stage or a track day. Spring rates are matched to the W176’s kerb weight rather than a generic figure pulled from a catalogue.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

XYZ Racing’s Tarmac Rally series is a 36-way adjustable damper kit with shortened, hardened-chrome shafts and a monotube body designed for the high duty cycle of stage rallying on sealed surfaces. The damping circuit is biased toward bump control to handle compression over kerbs, crests, and undulating tarmac without packing down. Springs are linear and matched per chassis. Pillowball top mounts replace the rubber OEM bushings on applicable corners, removing deflection from the strut tower and giving the driver a direct read on what the front tyres are doing. Ride height is set via the lower bracket, so spring preload stays independent of ride height – the way it should be.

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

This kit is built specifically for the W176 chassis, covering the full 2012-2018 production run. That includes the A 180, A 200, A 220, A 250 and the A 45 AMG variants on the standard MacPherson front / multi-link rear layout.

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Spec, ride height and damper preferences are all set in the configurator – build yours below.