I love the new and very much improved F56. It looks great in any color and the bumpers look awesome. I can't wait to get one and have it take me everywhere safely with all it's nanny features. Maybe in can get the MINI USB Mr. Coffee coffee maker for the passenger seat.
My favorite would be the WC50 R56. It may have no "Soul", but I'm married to a ginger so I don't have one either! Seriously though, I think that car has the best color combination of any of the Modern MINIs.
Chili red is far and away the best looking color on any Mini, bar none.
Favorite current Mini, is the Clubman, hands down....Love that "chopped" appearance it has with the slightly stretched chassis, and sitting low. The rear hearse-type doors are one of the best styling choices I have ever seen on a car. And the way the doors pop open with the struts...I know it's a polarizing feature and car, but I love it.
Like Dave, my favorite Mini(BMW-era) has to be the 06 GP. That styling is gorgeous from any angle. I have only seen one in the wild and I nearly snapped my neck getting a look at it.
I've had two, a yellow '63 Austin Mini with a hot rodded 1275 cc motor, it had a Weber carburetor with velocity stacks that stuck out of the speedometer hole, it made it easy to start on cold days. I just covered the stacks with my hand to choke it. What a beast!
Also, my current one, a 2010 Chilli Red Clubman S. My Clubman is the best grocery getter I've had. Today, I had it packed with stuff from Costco and had fun traversing a couple of roundabouts at high speed on the way home. Weee!
