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Which city car has the best automatic gearbox?

I need to upgrade my wife's car from her 2008 Toyota Aygo. It's been great but she's never liked the semi-automatic style gearbox. Is there a decent, automatic, city car? Many thanks in advance.

Asked on 31 October 2019 by edward major

Answered by Andrew Brady
Yes - a Kia Picanto or Hyundai i10 would be a good choice. They're both very good little cars with affordable running costs and, for the time being, a torque-converter automatic gearbox.
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