XYZ Racing Top Sport Coilovers — Subaru IMPREZA GE/GH/GR/GB (TYPE 1) 2WD/4WD 2007-2014

The third-generation Impreza carries its flat-four slung ahead of the front axle line, and on a softly-sprung GE saloon or GH hatch that mass announces itself the moment you lean on the front tyres mid-corner. The XYZ Racing Top Sport coilover for the Subaru Impreza GE/GH/GR/GB (Type 1) 2WD/4WD addresses exactly that: it firms up the platform enough to stop the nose washing wide, while keeping enough compliance to live with broken British B-roads.

This is the kit for an owner who tracks the car a handful of times a year and drives it the rest of the time. Run it on a 2WD base car or a symmetrical-AWD WRX-spec GR, and the Top Sport spec gives you height and damping control without turning the Impreza into something you dread on the commute.

What this coilover does for your 2007-2014 Subaru Impreza GE/GH/GR/GB (Type 1) 2WD/4WD

Drop the ride height and the Impreza’s centre of gravity falls with it, which sharpens turn-in and trims the body roll the factory dampers allow. The stiffer rates – XYZ quote a 30 to 50 per cent increase in damping and roughly 2kg/mm more spring rate over a street setting – keep the chassis flatter under braking and load transfer, so the front tyres stay planted when you trail the brakes into a corner. On the AWD cars that translates to cleaner power-down out of the exit; on the lighter 2WD cars it calms the rear over mid-corner bumps. You also get the stance most third-gen owners are after, set to your own preference rather than a fixed drop.

About the Top Sport coilover

XYZ build the Top Sport as the daily-and-track member of the range, with the spring and damper settings drawn from their own Top Sport racing experience. Running more damping and a higher spring rate than a pure street coilover lets the kit absorb the jolt from a sharp bump or expansion joint and settle the body quickly afterwards, rather than skipping the tyre off the surface. That control is what holds the contact patch loaded over uneven pavement, and it is where the extra mechanical grip comes from. The result is a car that stays composed when pushed – stable under hard cornering, predictable on the brakes – while remaining tolerant enough of poor surfaces for street use. It is pitched squarely at track days and committed road driving rather than outright competition.

Fitment for the Subaru Impreza GE/GH/GR/GB (TYPE 1) 2WD/4WD (2007-2014)

This kit is cut for the third-generation Impreza, chassis code SU06, across the 2007 to 2014 model years. It covers the GE saloon, GH hatch and GR/GB shells in both 2WD and 4WD forms. Confirm your exact variant and drivetrain against the chassis code before ordering.

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Build yours below: set your drop and spec for your exact GE/GH/GR/GB Impreza and add it to your configuration.