Top 5 Father's Day gadget gifts for sons to give

The SUV craze has really been good to Dad. It allowed him to indulge in his masculine sensibilities in the form of an overly-reinforced automobile (because, after all, how often does Dad drive off the tarmac and go "off-roading"?).

But the economy isn't doing so well as of late, and the $200 fill-up at the station last week really burns him up.

Enter the Mini Cooper S: Dad was young once, and when he was, he drove a sports car. (Ask him some time.) But those aren't so hot on the gas either. The Mini Cooper S solves all his problems: It's easy on the wallet, gets great mileage, turns on a dime, launches off the starting line and can fit in the smallest parallel parking spot at the supermarket with a British cool. What's there not to love? (Mom would say, "the racing stripes.")

Mini Cooper S: Because ever since the kids moved out, Dad's gas-hogging Chevy Suburban has nothing to haul but the cash it takes to fill it back up. (Read the review)