Off with its head

If you’re an open-top type, perhaps considering a Porsche Boxster S or Jaguar F-type convertible, Audi is out to tempt you with the new-for-oz Roadster variant of the TT RS. Need-to-know is that it loses the Coupe’s kiddie seats, but gains a beaut soft-top that can be raised or lowered in 10sec at up to 50km/ h. The weight gain is contained to 90kg, which pushes the claimed 0-100km/ h time to 3.9sec. The windblocker, neck-level heating and other soft-top-specific details are executed with typical Audi deftness and precision. Yours for a $ 4000 premium over the coupe, so $141,900 before options.