First drive: Audi RS 5 Cabriolet

Spring is finally around the corner and the sun has made one or two brief appearances so it's probably time affluent motorists thought about upgrading that old soft top. Got a spare £70,000 and don't know what to do with it? Fret not fearless driver, Audi has just released a new cabriolet and it can obliterate the 0-62mph sprint in just 4.9 seconds. Interested? Read on...

What is it?

This is the face-melting, fire-breathing sibling of the Audi A5 sans the metal roof. In the tin top's place sits a rather attractive three-layered fabric number that can be raised or lowered in around 16 seconds. Topless driving experiences don't get much more potent than this because although the sleek exterior gives off strong aromas of Cote d'Azur posturing, it's actually disguising an absolute atom bomb of an engine.