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

The W222 S-Class is a five-metre, two-tonne luxury saloon that was never sold with conventional steel suspension in most markets – which is exactly the problem these coilovers solve. When the factory AIRMATIC bladders start sagging at 60-70k miles, the replacement bill from Mercedes lands somewhere uncomfortable, and the aftermarket alternatives for a 4MATIC W222 without the Magic Body Control hydraulic system are thin on the ground.

This is the XYZ Racing Top Sport coilover built specifically for the 2014-2020 W222 4WD chassis on the non-MBC air platform. It is a full air-to-coil conversion: you keep the car, you lose the air struts, and you gain a serviceable mechanical setup that holds its ride height for the next decade rather than the next year.

What this coilover does for your 2014-2020 Mercedes Benz S CLASS W222 4WD (NON MBC hydraulic)

The W222’s mass sits high and forward of the front axle, and the AIRMATIC system was tuned to mask that with software-controlled damping rather than mechanical composure. Swapping to a properly valved coilover gives the chassis a single, consistent character – the nose no longer takes a moment to settle into a corner, and mid-corner bumps stop unsettling the rear axle the way they do on tired air struts. Ride height is set mechanically, so the car sits where you leave it whether it has been parked overnight or stood for a fortnight. The 30-way damping adjustment lets you run the saloon soft enough for motorway work and firm enough to stop the kerb weight pitching under heavy braking. For 4MATIC owners specifically, the front-axle response sharpens noticeably once the air-suspension lag is out of the equation.

About the Top Sport coilover

Top Sport sits in the fast-road end of the XYZ Racing range, built around a monotube damper body with a separate spring perch and a 30-click damping adjuster on top of each unit. Compression and rebound move together on a single dial, which is the right call for a road-biased setup – it keeps the geometry sensible without forcing you to learn split-valve theory before you can drive the car. Ride height is independently adjustable from the spring perch, so corner-weighting the saloon does not change preload. The damper internals are pillowball-mounted at the top on applications that suit it, and the spring rates are picked for the W222’s kerb weight rather than carried over from a smaller chassis.

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

This kit fits the W222-generation S-Class with the 4MATIC drivetrain and the standard non-MBC air suspension – chassis code ME65, model years 2014 through 2020. It is not the right kit if your car has the Magic Body Control hydraulic system; that platform uses a different strut architecture and needs its own part number.

What buyers also search for

• Mercedes W222 air to coilover conversion that holds ride height long-term
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• Mercedes S-Class non-MBC coilover kit for 2014-2020 model years
• Long-wheelbase S-Class suspension options that work with factory geometry

Pick your spring rate and ride-height spec in the configurator below.