"and there's plenty of head- and legroom for drivers six-foot-three-inches and taller."
I can concur on this, as I was up at NAIAS and sat in a new Cooper S w/sunroof and had plenty of headroom and legroom, very suprising (6'5").
Can't wait to see what the JCW version will be like (rumored over 220HP or more from the rep there)...