It has definitely grown on me. The initial shock personally, were the differences between the concept (which was pretty flawless) and what we will get. Had there not been the marketing rubbish, I think the initial reaction would've been more positive.
As a result there are things I'm not keen on - the vents on the side of the bonnet are either cool or horrific depending what mood I'm in, the rear is messy, the spoiler stuck on, the wheels look small from some angles, the two-tone bumpers with the body might be odd, the lashings of red on the steering wheel and elsewhere is ugly and rear arches should be more in line with the front ones.
BUT, it's so much more exciting to look at than it's rivals, it's five doors which is a must on my next car with my daughter, all reviews can't get enough of the handling (it has so much going on underneath which I didn't previously appreciate), I love the front end, love the front arches LOADS, it's stupidly fast, more economical than my M200, has more toys which will make my commute nicer and at 31 I'm just in the window where it is still kinda acceptable to own one I hope*
So there we go, that's my life story. Hope you all enjoyed.
* although I'll probably wait a year or two to see how prices hold so everything I've just said was useless.