KW Variant 3 also available for the Mercedes-Benz A-Class (W177):

Upgrade the driving dynamics of your A-Class

KW automotive, the suspension manufacturer, is one of the few suppliers that develop coilover kits for many cars from Mercedes-Benz. The most popular kit is the KW Variant 3 kit made of stainless steel. The Variant 3 is also now available for the latest Mercedes-Benz A-Class (W177).

Drivers with KW coilover suspensions installed, benefit from our motorsport technology applied for the road. Many race cars like the Mercedes-AMG GT4 are equipped with our KW suspension components. Just like the KW motorsport suspension, the Variant 3 coilover kit for the A-Class has a separate rebound and compression damping adjustment.

Other coilovers available for the Mercedes-Benz A-Class do not have this dynamic KW damping technology. There are many advantages of the patented KW development, this makes it easy to adapt the driving behavior to the respective driving demand.

With 16 clicks in rebound and twelve clicks in compression damping, the Mercedes enthusiast can perfectly adapt the A-Class to his or her individual driving demand. Higher rebound forces increase the handling, while lower rebound forces ensure increased driving comfort.

In the compression stage, the purple click wheel is integrated in the stainless steel suspension strut or rear axle damper housing. By changing the pressure level, you can further influence body roll and pitch movements and further increase steering behavior. In addition, the tire grip can also be influenced in a targeted manner through the pressure level.

Put simply, the KW coilover suspension variant 3 enables the driving behavior of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class to be further tailored to the respective individual driving demands in terms of dynamics and chassis comfort. In addition to the independent damper setting, the KW coilover kit variant 3 also differs through the use of two-stage compression and rebound valves. The damper characteristics can only be changed in the low-speed forces using the manual setting wheels; the high-speed forces preset by KW's development engineers in the compression and rebound stages remain unaffected.

High speed compression valves are also pre-configured for our dampers. In the case of sudden high piston speeds, the spring pre-tensioned needle valve and the spring pre-tensioned main valve open to their maximum valve cross section, to avoid with its blow-off characteristics undesired progressive force increase in the high-speed range.

With Variant 3 KW coilovers, it is easy to choose a continuous lowering. The coilover kit allows to lower the Mercedes-Benz A-Class at the front axle 30 to 50 mm and from 25 to 50 mm at the rear axle, despite the lower center of gravity. Soon there will be also available the KW Clubsport, the KW Street Comfort and the KW Variant 1 for the latest Mercedes-Benz A-Class (W177).