Mercedes Benz CL C216 2006-2014 — Coilovers

The C216 CL is a two-tonne pillarless coupe that left the factory on AIRMATIC air springs or Active Body Control hydraulics, and both systems age into expensive, failure-prone territory. XYZ Racing’s coilover range for the Mercedes Benz CL C216 2006-2014 replaces that complexity with a serviceable, height-adjustable coil-over-damper setup you can actually rebuild.

Across nine specs – from Street Advanced for a settled fast-road ride to Circuit Master and Racing Spec for harder use – the range lets you set ride height and, on the adjustable specs, damping to suit how you drive a car this size and weight. The point is control over the CL’s considerable mass without the running-cost gamble of the original air and hydraulic hardware.

What this coilover does for your 2006-2014 Mercedes Benz CL C216

Drop the CL’s nose and you immediately tighten up the lazy body movement that comes with a soft luxury GT carrying a heavy V8 or V12 over the front axle. Height adjustment lets you lose the factory arch gap and plant the car without wrecking geometry, while the damper-adjustable specs give you a firmer, more tied-down rear over crests and through long sweepers. Under braking, a properly set spring and damper rate curbs the dive that a 2,000kg-plus coupe generates from speed. On the road you feel a flatter, more deliberate car; pushed harder, you get body control the standard air setup never offered. And because these are conventional coilovers, a worn unit is a service item rather than a four-figure ABC strut replacement.

About the XYZ Racing coilover range

XYZ Racing builds these as full coil-over-damper units that bolt in place of the C216’s original air or hydraulic struts, with threaded bodies for independent ride-height adjustment and, depending on spec, adjustable damping. The nine specs map to different uses: Street Advanced and Super Sport lean towards composed road manners, Top Sport and Circuit Master towards track discipline, Racing Spec for committed circuit work, and the Tarmac Rally, Gravel Rally, Pro Rally and Drift Spec variants for their named disciplines. Spring rates and valving are matched to the CL’s weight and front-biased balance rather than carried over from a lighter platform. Each kit is paired to the C216 strut dimensions and mounting points, so you keep correct travel and top-mount fitment instead of forcing a universal unit onto a heavy coupe.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz CL C216 (2006-2014)

This range fits the C216-generation Mercedes Benz CL coupe built from 2006 to 2014, the model run that ran factory AIRMATIC and Active Body Control suspension. Confirm your exact variant and whether your car left the factory on air or ABC hardware when you choose a spec below, since that determines the correct kit.

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Pick the spec that matches how you use your CL – road, track or rally – and configure yours below.