20/08/2008 17:06. A lot can happen in nine seconds. It's the time it took Bayern Munich's Roy Makaay to score a goal against Real Madrid in the 2007 UEFA Champion's League.

It's the time it took Usain Bolt to run 100m in New York in May.

It's the time it took Harris Chan to break the world record for doing the Rubik's cube earlier this year.

More importantly, it's the time it takes the fabric roof to fold neatly into the boot of Audi's sporty new compact cabriolet.

That's quite a jump in the record stakes. It takes the BMW 1 Series convertible a gasping and red-faced 22 seconds to convert - if that's the right word. The Astra Twin Top limps in at 30 seconds, while the Ford Focus CC takes a semi-comatose 35.

You could open and shut the roof of the A3 almost four times in the aeon of finger-drumming... // Gulf Weekly