Snow/Ice Handling?
 

I am looking into possibly buying a mini cooper next Spring. My current concern is that I drive 60 miles a day on the interstate to get to work and back. I do not know how these cars handle on snow and ice, but I'm assuming they can't be too bad if it's an British car. But you know what happens when you assume. Any feedback would be awesome. I live in the flat part of the midwest so it's just flat snow and ice that I'll be getting, hardly any hills.