In the third-quarter update of AutoWeek's long-term test of the MCS, Carrie Roca writes:

It doesn’t matter what kind of day we may have had, we get assigned to drive the Mini Cooper S and all of life's little annoyances just melt away. It keeps us young and it makes us feel good about ourselves. What more can you ask for in a soul mate?

I think they like it. You can read the rest here.