XYZ Racing Pro Rally Coilovers — Smart FORFOUR (W454) 2004-2007

For rally use, the W454 Forfour starts from an unusual place: it is the front-wheel-drive Smart, built on the Mitsubishi Colt platform at NedCar rather than the rear-engined city-car layout the badge is known for. That gives it a short wheelbase, low kerb weight and a willing front axle – the right ingredients for a loose-surface car, once the road-biased factory springs and dampers are out of the equation. The XYZ Racing Pro Rally coilover for the Smart Forfour (W454) 2004-2007 is built for exactly that job.

Pro Rally is the top of XYZ Racing’s competition ladder, aimed at gravel and snow stages rather than the daily commute. It is offered in the two configurations rally crews actually run: a unit that bolts to the original chassis pickups for cars kept close to a standard shell, and a version set up for a bodyshell that has already been modified for competition. Either way the brief is the same – keep the Forfour planted and reliable when the surface stops being predictable.

What this coilover does for your 2004-2007 Smart FORFOUR (W454)

On gravel, the Forfour’s light front end and short wheelbase make it quick to change direction but just as quick to skip and pogo over ruts on the soft factory setup. The Pro Rally coilover replaces that with stage-grade damping and longer travel, so the loaded wheel stays in contact through compressions and the car puts its modest power down out of slow corners instead of scrabbling. You gain ride-height control to set attitude for the surface, a firmer and more communicative front end that tells you what the tyres are doing on the limit, and the resilience to take stage abuse rather than fade after one rough section. For a snow or gravel W454, that turns a willing supermini into something you can lean on.

About the Pro Rally coilover

Pro Rally sits at the sharp end of XYZ Racing’s range, a suspension developed specifically for gravel and snow rally stages rather than tarmac or fast-road work. XYZ build it in two distinct specifications to match how the car has been prepared. The first is a direct-fit unit that mounts to the original chassis pickups, suiting clubman entrants and crews running a car closer to standard form. The second is a competition specification intended for a shell that has already been modified for rallying, where the mounting points and geometry have been altered for serious stage use. Both are loose-surface suspensions first and foremost, designed around the travel, controlled damping and durability that gravel and snow demand rather than around ride comfort. Choosing between them comes down to how far your Forfour’s build has gone.

Fitment for the Smart FORFOUR (W454) (2004-2007)

This kit is matched to the first-generation Smart Forfour, chassis code W454, across the 2004 to 2007 production span – the NedCar-built, front-wheel-drive Forfour that shares its underpinnings with the Mitsubishi Colt. Confirm your chassis code and registration year against this range before configuring, as it does not cover the later W453 Forfour.

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If you are campaigning a W454 Forfour on the loose, this is XYZ Racing’s competition answer. Choose your standard-fit or modified-shell specification and configure yours below.