XYZ Racing Pro Rally Coilovers — Mercedes-Benz S CLASS W222 4WD (NON MBC hydraulic) 2014-2020

The W222 S-Class arrived with one of the most sophisticated factory suspensions ever fitted to a production saloon, but the 4MATIC variants without Magic Body Control sit in an awkward middle ground – all the kerb weight of a 2.1-tonne flagship, none of the predictive damping that justifies it. Owners running the non-MBC air setup into its second decade are already familiar with the bill when a strut gives up.

The XYZ Racing Pro Rally coilover is built for that crowd: drivers who want to delete the air system entirely, recover predictable damping over rough surfaces, and stop fearing every speed bump and unmarked pothole in a long-wheelbase W222.

What this coilover does for your 2014-2020 Mercedes Benz S Class W222 4WD

Pro Rally damping is designed around impact absorption rather than outright stiffness, which matters on a car of this mass and wheelbase. You get vertical compliance that lets the 4MATIC front axle stay planted on broken B-road tarmac, instead of skipping wide the way a tired airbag does once the bellows start leaking. Ride height becomes a genuine setting you control on the threaded body, not a default the car decides for you at 70mph. The valving holds composure when the boot is loaded, which the OEM rear bags rarely manage past 100,000 miles. And the conversion ends the recurring failure cycle that defines W222 ownership at this age.

About the Pro Rally coilover

Pro Rally sits in the XYZ Racing line as the spec written for loose, broken, and unpredictable surfaces rather than smooth circuit tarmac. Construction uses a monotube damper body with larger-than-standard piston diameter, paired with springs rated softer than the Circuit Master or Super Sport tiers to prioritise wheel travel and impact recovery. Damping is independently adjustable so compression behaviour can be tuned separately from how the car settles afterwards. Pillowball top mounts are typically specified to keep alignment honest under shock loading. The whole assembly is engineered as a direct replacement for the factory air struts on the 4MATIC W222 without MBC, meaning no fabrication and no fighting with the original hydraulic plumbing.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz S CLASS W222 4WD (NON MBC hydraulic) (2014-2020)

This kit is specified for chassis code ME65 – the W222 generation S-Class with 4MATIC and the standard air suspension, not the MBC-equipped hydraulic variants. Year coverage runs 2014 through 2020, spanning the pre-facelift and facelift cars. Confirm your VIN doesn’t carry the MBC option code before ordering, as the hydraulic system requires a different conversion path.

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The Pro Rally is one of several XYZ Racing specs that fits this chassis – choose the damping profile that matches how you actually use the car, then build yours below.