R50/R53 vs F56 driving dynamics

I have only driven R50/R53 Minis before all of which I enjoy massively but I am having a hell of time finding one which I want to buy. I want to avoid R56 Minis for their issues. But I am noticing the early F56 models are in my price range.

How do they compare as far as how fun they are to drive to the first gen? This is basically going to be a fun weekend car so fun to drive is the thing I care about the most.