I love beautiful cars but, in all honesty, I was never the guy who understood all the intricacies. I've driven a lot of cars, clocking crazy kilometres on a daily basis, but couldn't tell you much about things like kilowatts. I've always been more about how comfortable it feels, how much I enjoy driving it, etc. A couple of months back, I was fortunate enough to get the Mini Roadster John Cooper Works to play with for a weekend and it was fun as hell. Fortunately it was still a little warm so I plonked the Prince (my son) on the passenger seat and cruised out onto the highway for an...