Nissan NOTE E12 2012-2026 — Coilovers

The E12 Note left the factory tuned for school runs and motorway economy: tall springs, generous bump travel, and a torsion-beam rear that puts ride comfort ahead of body control. The XYZ Racing coilover range for the Nissan NOTE E12 trades that soft compliance for height-adjustable platforms and proper damping, turning a practical supermini into something that sits flat and tracks straight.

This is the family page, so you pick the spec to suit the job. Super Sport handles fast-road stance and bite, Top Sport copes with the occasional track day, and Racing Spec or Circuit Master step in when the E12 sees real circuit time. Tarmac Rally and Drift Spec round out the range for owners pushing the little Nissan into competition. One chassis, six states of tune.

What this coilover does for your 2012-2026 Nissan NOTE E12

Lowering the E12 on a coilover drops the high centre of gravity its tall body fights against, so the nose stops diving under braking and the outside front stops washing wide mid-corner. Adjustable spring seats let you set ride height to clear speed bumps and kerbs while still tucking the wheel up into the arch. Firmer, controlled damping settles the torsion-beam rear so the back axle stops skipping over mid-corner ruts. On the supercharged 1.2 DIG-S cars especially, the added body control makes the front far more willing to turn in. Day to day you give up a little plushness for a car that feels tied down rather than floaty.

About the coilover range

Each XYZ Racing coilover for the Note is a full height-adjustable strut assembly rather than a lowering spring, so ride height, corner balance and (on the higher specs) damping force are all set by you. Spring rates are matched to each tune: softer, road-biased rates on Super Sport, climbing through Top Sport to the stiffer competition rates of Racing Spec, Circuit Master, Tarmac Rally and Drift Spec. The damper-adjustable kits give you a single knob to firm up or soften the car across a range of clicks, so the same hardware covers a quiet commute and a weekend lapping session. Construction centres on a rebuildable damper body with threaded collars chosen to resist seizing through British winters. Because the E12 is light and front-driven, modest spring increases make a large difference, which is why the road-focused specs stay genuinely usable while the harder tunes are there for those who want them.

Fitment for the Nissan NOTE E12 (2012-2026)

This kit is cut for the E12-generation Nissan Note, the second-generation car built from 2012 through 2026, covering the front MacPherson strut and rear torsion-beam layout. It fits across the E12 range, so confirm your car carries the E12 chassis code rather than the earlier E11. The 1.2 naturally aspirated and supercharged DIG-S versions share the same suspension mounting.

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Pick the spec that matches how you actually drive your E12 Note and configure yours below.