Autoblog posted a fairly extensive review of the F56 S. Here's a snip, link to full article below. 2014 Mini Cooper S (autoblog.com) Full article, stats, pics, etc, here.
According to that article, I need to sell my car (or give it to charity) and buy an F56 so I can shed my secret shame in owning an automatic. Because, apparently, there was great shame in owning an automatic MINI previously. But thanks to the miracle of the F56 automatic tranny, I could be saved...