>But indeed, automatic cars are less efficient. Browsing fueleconomy.gov looks like that's no longer the case. Looks like the newest versions of the Honda Fit,

>But indeed, automatic cars are less efficient. Browsing fueleconomy.gov looks like that's no longer the case. Looks like the newest versions of the Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris, and Toyota Corolla have better gas mileage with the automatic transmission, for example.