Auto123 Gives 2012 MINI S Coupe 82%

Although Auto123 gives the MINI Cooper S Coupe good marks it remonstrates:

Yes, the 2012 MINI Cooper S Coupé has all the ingredients that make a MINI a MINI, save for one: it's ugly.

It also decides:

Although the Cooper S Coupé is lighter than the Cooper S by a few kilos, the drive is 99.9% identical. The Coupé has two specific things going for it: it will always turn heads and it's not cute. If it were my money, I'd deal with cute and spring for the hatchback.