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2012 Audi RS5 Cabrio spy shots

HI-RES GALLERY: 2012 Audi RS5 Cabrio spy shots

Until just a few weeks ago the thought of a convertible RS5 was just a rumor.

Now we have the first spy shots of a prototype for just such a car, the 2012 Audi RS5 Cabrio as it’s most likely to be called when it goes on sale next summer alongside the recently revealed RS5 coupe.

The prototype you see here, spotted not far from Germany’s Nurburgring, is wearing S5 badges and exhaust tips to fool casual onlookers.

However, look a little closer and you’ll notice RS5-spec brakes, pumped guards, and oversized front air intakes.

Apart from the automated folding soft-top, the RS5 Cabrio should be almost identical to the RS5 coupe. This means it will come with a snorting 4.2-liter V-8 under the hood delivering some 450 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque.

Hand-built at the plant in Gyor, Hungary, the mighty powerplant should launch the RS5 Cabrio from 0-60 mph in around 4.5 seconds and to an electronically limited top speed of 174 mph.

Other features should include standard 19-inch wheels, a seven-speed S tronic dual clutch transmission, and quattro all-wheel drive.

Look out for the car’s debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show next March, with sales to start shortly after.

In the meantime, click here for full details on the 2012 Audi RS5 coupe.