XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz E CLASS W212 8 CYL 4WD 2009-2016

The W212 E-Class’s V8 4WD variants carry a lot of nose weight over the front axle, and on the standard air or steel setup that mass telegraphs straight through into brake dive and a wallowy transition when you load the outside front tyre. The Super Sport coilover replaces that compliance with a monotube damper built to control an executive saloon that’s heavier and faster than its badge suggests.

For an owner splitting time between the motorway and the odd track day, this is the middle ground: full ride height adjustability so the car can sit correctly with the extra weight of the 4WD driveline up front, and enough damping range to firm up for a b-road without turning the daily commute into a chore.

What this coilover does for your 2009-2016 Mercedes Benz E Class W212 8 CYL 4WD

Installed, the biggest change is body control under braking – the 36-way damping adjustment lets you add compression to check the nose-dive that a big V8 W212 is prone to when you’re hard on the pedal into a roundabout. Ride height adjustment means you can drop the car to lower the centre of gravity without resorting to shorter, uncontrolled springs, which matters when you’re carrying the extra unsprung mass of the 4WD system at each corner. Because the damping is independently adjustable from ride height, you can run the car lower for a track day and back it off for a smoother motorway cruise without swapping parts. The result on this chassis specifically is less pitch under the V8’s braking torque and a front end that turns in with more of the accuracy the 4WD system already promises but the stock suspension doesn’t deliver.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s damper for owners who want one set of coilovers to cover both a spirited road drive and the occasional weekend track outing. It’s built around a 36-way adjustable damper, giving a wide enough spread to go from a comfortable daily setting to something stiff enough for lapping. Ride height is independently adjustable through the threaded body, so the car can be set low without the damper running out of usable stroke. The construction is aimed at absorbing the harshness of poor UK road surfaces – a real consideration on a car this heavy – rather than transmitting every ridge and pothole straight into the cabin. It’s positioned below XYZ’s dedicated track-only ranges but above a fast-road-only spring-and-damper package, which is exactly the bracket a 4WD V8 E-Class owner who still needs the car for real journeys sits in.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz E Class W212 8 CYL 4WD (2009-2016)

This kit is built for the W212-generation E-Class in its 8-cylinder, 4WD configuration, covering the 2009 to 2016 model years. Chassis code ME57 in our system corresponds specifically to this V8 4WD variant – check your V5C or chassis plate against this spec before ordering, as 6-cylinder and rear-wheel-drive W212 variants use a different kit.

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