XYZ Racing Racing Spec Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz AMG GTR 2017-2023

The AMG GTR’s factory adaptive dampers are tuned for a road-biased balance across a chassis that already carries serious downforce and a front-mid V8 pushing well over 500bhp through the rear axle. Once that car is on slicks or track tyres at a circuit, the factory damping curve runs out of range long before the tyres do. XYZ Racing’s Racing Spec coilover replaces that setup with a damper built specifically for repeated track sessions rather than ride comfort.

This is the spec for owners running the GTR in time-attack or club racing, not fast-road duty. The goal is a platform that holds its geometry through high-speed direction changes and heavy braking zones without the wallow or fade a road-biased damper introduces once track temperatures climb.

What this coilover does for your 2017-2023 Mercedes Benz AMG GTR

On a car with the AMG GTR’s weight transfer under hard braking into a chicane, damping consistency lap after several laps matters more than outright compliance. The Racing Spec unit is built to hold its settings as the damper heats up during a session, so the front end keeps loading predictably instead of softening off as oil temperature rises. Because the settings are derived from actual circuit development rather than road-ride targets, you get a platform that resists dive under trail-braking and keeps the rear axle settled through direction changes where the GTR’s power can otherwise unsettle it. The result on track is a car that turns in with less of the front-end push that a soft, road-tuned spring and damper combination allows to creep in once cornering speeds rise.

About the Racing Spec coilover

The Racing Spec damper is built specifically for track and race use, not adapted from a road product. XYZ Racing developed the damping curves through direct participation in circuit racing, including WTCC competition, rather than bench-testing alone, so the settings reflect what actually holds up over a race distance. For cars carrying more aggressive modifications, such as those built to a factory racing specification or run as A-class competition cars, XYZ Racing can also produce a custom-valved shock absorber matched to the specific upgrades fitted and the circuit the car will be run on – owners are asked to supply full details of their car’s modifications and intended track for this bespoke build path. For the standard AMG GTR fitment, that same race-derived development means the damper is calibrated as a unit for sustained on-track use rather than a compromise between road and track settings.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz AMG GTR (2017-2023)

This Racing Spec coilover is built for the Mercedes-Benz AMG GTR, chassis code GTR, across the 2017 to 2023 production run. Confirm your build year falls within this range before ordering, and note that owners running non-standard modifications to their GTR should get in touch about the custom-valved option referenced above rather than assuming the standard spec covers a heavily modified car.

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Built for the GTR’s track-day reality rather than a road compromise, configure yours below to match your circuit programme.