Go On, Audi, Show Us Your Seats...

Call it stupid timing, but Audi’s new topless RS5 is set to make its first appearance at the Paris motor show later this month.

Thankfully, with Quattro all wheel drive, arse-cooking heated seats and “three-stage head-level heating”, this Audi should work just as well in winter blizzards, too – which is doubly good as those usually sensible Audi folk have seen the wisdom to start deliveries of this topless model in early 2013 when we’ll all no doubt be fighting through several feet of snow.

Packing a 4.2-litre V8 with 444bhp, this potent drop top will be worth fighting through the snow for, thanks to its muscular stance, sub five second 0 to 62mph time and top speed of up to 174mph for ultimate wind in the hair moments (should you hand Audi an extra wodge of cash to raise the RS5's limiter from 155mph, that is – the stingy bastards!).

And top down is definitely the way to enjoy this Audi due to its wild V8 powerhouse, which should make a suitably spine-tingling yowl. Unlike lazy old school V8s, Audi’s hand built motor kicks out max power at a Ferrari rivalling 8250rpm. We like. Very much…

Finishing off the cabrio's burly looks are sexy 19-inch rims and slammed suspension. Audi's also injected the suspension with Viagra to stiffen things up; Audi calls it “self-tracking trapezoidal-link rear suspension”...

Yeah, we have no idea what that means either. But what we do know is that the RS5 should be a blast to drive with its rear biased all-wheel drive tech, speedy seven-speed dual-clutch ‘box, meaty brakes and the option of a sports exhaust system which pumps out enough V8 music to start an earthquake.

One thing the RS5 doesn’t have is a folding metal roof, but with those sleek lines and slim LED lights, we couldn’t give a damn. This lightweight soft top opens and folds automatically in under 17 seconds and operates up to 31mph, so you don’t have to face the shame of flipping the hood at the lights and holding everyone up while you wait for it to finish.

The RS5 convertible even comes with an integrated WLAN hotspot so you can surf the web on your iPad plus standard sat-nav with Google Earth Images including Street View. If you get lost in this car the Police really should come and take your licence away…

Despite ze German’s claims of “real world fuel economy” though, you’ll need deep pockets to stomach the 25.9mpg fuel economy. And then there’s the £70,000 plus price tag. Ouch.