XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz CL C216 2006-2014

The C216 CL is a two-tonne grand tourer that left the factory on Airmatic, and that single fact dictates everything about coilover selection for this car. Owners reach this page for one of two reasons: the air struts have failed and a conventional spring-and-damper conversion is now cheaper and more reliable than another round of OEM bladders, or the brief has shifted from wafting motorway miles to something with proper body control on a B-road or tarmac stage.

The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover is built for the second brief, on a chassis that genuinely needs the help. Switching a CL550 or CL63 from air to a properly-valved coil-over kit removes the self-levelling lag and the soft initial roll that mask what is, underneath, a well-balanced rear-drive (or 4MATIC) platform.

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

On the C216 the immediate, felt change is body control: the nose stops diving on the brakes, the rear stops squatting on throttle, and the car finally responds to small steering inputs instead of asking you to wait for the air system to catch up. The Tarmac Rally spec runs progressive rate springs and 30-way adjustable damping, so the same kit that holds the car flat through a fast sweeper can be softened off two or three clicks for a long run home. Adjustable ride height lets you set the car somewhere sensible – typically 25-35 mm below the original Airmatic comfort setting – without losing approach angle on UK driveways. The shock bodies are designed for repeated heat cycling, which matters when you are working a 2,000 kg car against grippy tarmac.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

The Tarmac Rally sits between XYZ Racing’s circuit-focused kits and its full gravel rally hardware. Construction is monotube with 30-way bump-and-rebound adjustment, pillowball top mounts at the front for steering precision, and rubber-isolated mounts at the rear to keep noise transmission in check on a car this refined. Spring rates are specified to suit a heavy front-engined coupe, with progressive secondary springs that resist bottoming over compressions while keeping the initial stroke compliant. The kit is built for closed-stage tarmac use but the breadth of damping adjustment means a sensible road setting is genuinely available – this is not a single-purpose rally weapon that has to live on the trailer.

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

Direct replacement for the C216 chassis CL coupe across the 2006-2014 production run, covering CL500, CL550, CL600, CL63 AMG and CL65 AMG variants. The kit replaces the front and rear Airmatic struts entirely. Confirm your car’s current suspension specification before ordering, as ABC-equipped cars require a different solution.

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Pick your spring rate and ride-height spec in the configurator below and we will build the kit to suit your C216.