XYZ Racing Super Sport Coilovers — Smart FORTWO (W453) 2014-2026

The W453 Smart Fortwo carries its engine behind the rear axle on one of the shortest wheelbases on sale, and that layout dictates everything about how it moves. It pitches quickly over bumps, leans its tall, narrow body harder than a car this size should, and gets shoved around by crosswinds and mid-corner ridges that a longer car would simply ride out. This is a chassis that rewards better body control more than almost any other small car.

The XYZ Racing Super Sport coilover for the Smart Fortwo W453 is built to take that twitchy, rear-biased platform and give it composure. Aimed at fast-road use with the occasional weekend track session, it brings ride-height adjustment together with 36-way damping so you can settle the roll and pitch without making a city car miserable on a broken surface.

What this coilover does for your 2014-2026 Smart Fortwo

Drop the W453 on its springs and the first thing you feel is a flatter, more planted body through roundabouts and quick direction changes, where the standard car heaves and recovers slowly. The 36-way damping lets you tune how firmly that short wheelbase is controlled, so you can run a stiffer setting for a track morning and back it off for the commute home. Lowering the ride height also tucks the wheels into the arches and drops the centre of gravity, which calms the tall-body lean that defines a stock Fortwo. Because the engine sits over the rear axle, getting the damping balanced front to rear is what stops the tail feeling nervous on lift, and that adjustability is exactly what this kit gives you. The result is a small car that finally tracks straight and stays settled rather than fidgeting over every ripple.

About the Super Sport coilover

The Super Sport is XYZ Racing’s fast-road damper, designed to take the harshness out of rough and broken surfaces while still giving you proper handling control. Each unit offers 36 levels of damping adjustment, so the same coilover can be softened for daily driving or wound up for harder weekend running. Ride height is independently adjustable, letting you set stance and corner balance to suit the W453 rather than accepting a single fixed drop. XYZ pitches this damper specifically at owners who want one set-up that covers both road and track use, rather than a stripped-out competition part that punishes you on the way to work. For a rear-engined city car that is sensitive to how its suspension is tuned, that breadth of adjustment is the whole point.

Fitment for the Smart FORTWO (W453) (2014-2026)

This kit is built for the third-generation Smart Fortwo, chassis code W453, covering the 2014 to 2026 model years. That includes the rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive coupe and cabrio bodies on the W453 platform. Confirm your year and chassis code against your V5 before configuring, and choose your damping preference from there.

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Set your height, pick your damping starting point, and configure your W453 kit below.