XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally Coilovers — Smart FORTWO (W453) 2014-2026

The W453 Smart Fortwo carries its engine behind the rear axle and sits on one of the shortest wheelbases on sale, which is exactly what gives the car its darty turn-in and its habit of getting nervous when the tarmac breaks up. The XYZ Racing Tarmac Rally coilover is built for that precise scenario: a sub-tonne, rear-drive chassis being asked to put its power down and stay settled on a sealed special stage.

Where a standard city-car damper simply soaks up potholes, this one is valved from XYZ Racing’s own Tarmac Rally programme to keep the loaded tyre planted over surface changes that would otherwise unstick a light rear-engined car. It is a road-and-stage setup for the Fortwo owner who wants the W453 to behave when the road stops being smooth.

What this coilover does for your 2014-2026 Smart Fortwo (W453)

On the W453 the first thing you notice is composure over mid-corner bumps. The Tarmac Rally valving suppresses the body shock the standard car sends straight into the cabin, so the Fortwo stops skipping wide when a surface fractures under braking. Traction climbs because the damper keeps the rear tyre pressed into the road rather than letting it patter, and on a rear-engined car that rear grip decides everything. Ride-height adjustment lets you set a stance suited to a tight, technical stage, and the firmer control reins in the tall body roll the W453 carries from the factory. The result is a Fortwo you can lean on through a corner sequence instead of one you nurse.

About the Tarmac Rally coilover

The Tarmac Rally coilover is engineered for sealed-stage tarmac rallying, where the road is paved but rarely smooth. Its damper is tuned to absorb the impact of uneven pavement and to swallow the heavy jolt of a big compression without unsettling the car, so body movement is suppressed rather than passed through to the driver. By controlling that shock, the kit keeps the tyre loaded and raises available traction at the moment a rally car needs it most. The stability this brings is what underpins genuinely predictable handling: the chassis stays composed even when the surface is not. Every setting in the kit is drawn from XYZ Racing’s own Tarmac Rally competition experience, not adapted from a generic fast-road damper.

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

This kit is cut specifically for the Smart Fortwo W453, covering the 2014 to 2026 model years. It suits the third-generation rear-engined platform that shares much of its hardware with the Renault Twingo III, and fits the W453’s widened front and rear track. Confirm your exact variant in the configurator before ordering.

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Set your ride height, pick your spec and build your W453 Tarmac Rally setup in the configurator below.