2004 Audi S4 Cabriolet

Sports cars are sometimes a hard sell to self or significant others because they’re short on practicality. Can’t drive ‘em in winter. Nowhere for the kids. Trunks the size of a Dixie cup. Well, as a public service to those who would dare to drive open air all year ‘round, we offer the following. A club to smack down your left brain: the Audi S4 Cabriolet.

The trip from top up to top down in the Cabriolet takes about 25 seconds, and it’s one touch simple. When up, the triple layer, cloth lid is snug and insular, with a heated glass backlight. When down, the top stashes neatly beneath a hard boot, and nibbles about two cubic feet off of your trunk space. Sailing along at highway speeds, wind flow is just moderate. If you add the wind deflector (oddly not standard, but part of the $875 Premium Package), you remove virtually all of the cabin turbulence (along with the possibility of any rear seat companions – the screen straddles the plus two back seat).

The S4 interior is comfortable, understated and well appointed. The Nappa leather buckets are bolstered to keep you in place, and adjust quickly to a supportive driving position.