XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz CLS C218 8 CYL 2011-2018

The C218 CLS carries its weight low and long, a four-door coupe built on the W212 platform with a big V8 up front and factory air suspension tuned for motorway comfort rather than direction changes. That factory AIRMATIC setup rides beautifully on a cruise but turns soft and vague the moment you load the front axle hard into a corner. XYZ Racing’s Super Sport coilover kit replaces that compliance with a coil-over-damper set-up built specifically to bring the C218’s chassis back under control.

For owners who want their CLS to do fast-road miles during the week and a track day or two at the weekend, Super Sport is the pick in the XYZ Racing range. It keeps the ride height and damping adjustable rather than fixed, so the car can be set up for whichever surface you’re actually driving on that day.

What this coilover kit does for your 2011-2018 Mercedes Benz CLS C218 8 CYL

Swapping out the factory air struts for a coil-over set-up removes the sponginess that lets a 1.8-tonne CLS wallow under braking and roll into a bend. The 36-way damping adjustment lets you firm up compression and rebound to suit a track session, then wind it back for the drive home without needing tools or a second set of dampers. Independent ride height adjustment means you can drop the C218’s stance to cut body roll and tighten turn-in without resorting to stiffer anti-roll bars, and because the front end carries the bulk of the car’s mass, sharper front damping response is where you’ll feel the biggest change in confidence under trail-braking. The result is a CLS that changes direction with less lag between input and response, without turning the daily commute into a chore.

About the Super Sport coilover

Super Sport is built around a damper designed to take the harshness out of poor road surfaces while still giving the driver real control over how the car sits and moves. The 36-way adjustment covers a wide enough range that the same kit works for a spirited road drive and a weekend track outing, rather than forcing a compromise between the two. Ride height is adjustable independently of damping, so lowering the car for looks or aerodynamics doesn’t lock you into a harsh compression setting. It’s built as a dual-purpose damper rather than a single-focus race part, which is exactly the brief for a CLS that spends most of its life on the road and only occasionally sees a circuit.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz CLS C218 8 CYL (2011-2018)

This kit is specified for the C218-generation CLS, 8-cylinder models built between 2011 and 2018. Chassis code ME20-2 covers the applicable variants within that range – confirm your build date and engine against the spec sheet before ordering, as air-suspension-equipped V8 CLS models use different mounting points to lower-spec four-cylinder cars.

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Configure your Super Sport spec for the C218 CLS below and set the ride height and damping to match how you actually drive it.