XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Skoda OCTAVIA 5E SEDAN φ55 (Rear Multi-Link Suspension) (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2013-2019

The 5E Octavia’s multi-link rear end was tuned by Skoda for ride comfort and towing stability, not for holding a line across a broken stage road. On loose or patched tarmac that softness shows up as float through compressions and a rear axle that struggles to stay loaded when the surface breaks up mid-corner. XYZ Racing’s Tarmac Rally coilover replaces that setup with a damper tune built specifically for sealed-stage work: absorbing hard, repeated hits from broken surfaces without the chassis losing composure.

This is the rally-specific option in the Octavia range, distinct from the road-biased Circuit Master or Super Sport kits. Where those are set up for smooth circuit tarmac or fast-road comfort, the Tarmac Rally unit is calibrated for the impacts and traction demands of a stage – big compressions, sudden bumps, and a need to keep the tyre gripping when the road surface won’t cooperate.

What this coilover does for your 2013-2019 Skoda Octavia

Fitted to the 5E’s φ55 rear multi-link geometry, this kit is built to absorb the jolt of a big hit – a pothole, a broken edge, a mid-corner ridge – without transmitting that shock straight into the body and unsettling the car. That matters most exactly where stages punish a soft factory damper: mid-corner, under load, when the last thing you want is the rear stepping out of line. The damping settings suppress body shock through repeated hits, which keeps the tyre’s contact patch working rather than skipping across the surface, and that translates directly into more usable traction lap after lap of a stage. Because the cancellation kit removes the factory electronic damping control module from the loop, the kit’s damping behaviour is fixed and mechanical – no software fighting the tune you’ve chosen.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

XYZ Racing built the Tarmac Rally line around one job: sealed-stage tarmac work, where the road surface is real tarmac but far from smooth. The valving is set up to soak up the impact of uneven pavement rather than transmit it, and to specifically suppress body shock when the car crosses a large bump or ridge at speed. That control keeps the tyre pressed into the road for traction rather than skipping off the top of an imperfection. The result, per XYZ’s own stage testing, is a chassis that stays settled and predictable through a corner instead of pitching or wallowing after a hit – what the brand describes as handling that holds its composure lap after lap of a stage rather than degrading run to run. Every damping setting in this line comes directly from XYZ’s own Tarmac Rally programme rather than being adapted from a circuit-only base tune.

Fitment for the Skoda Octavia 5E Sedan (2013-2019)

This kit is built for the Skoda Octavia 5E Sedan with the φ55 rear multi-link suspension, covering the 2013 to 2019 model years. It’s specced as the cancellation kit variant, meaning it’s intended for cars where the factory electronic damping control is being removed or bypassed rather than retained. Confirm your car uses this rear suspension type and electronic damping setup before ordering, as the 5E range spans more than one rear configuration.

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This Tarmac Rally kit brings XYZ’s stage-proven damping to the 5E Octavia’s rear geometry – pick your spec below to configure yours.