Hope you are sitting down....here it comes: Citroën C4. I have very seldom been so positively surprised by a car that I have been with my new C4 diesel (used as a daily transport). Looks good, cheap, comfortable, quiet and does not make your neighbours green of envy...and best of all it uses so little diesel that you even start to look forward for next time you go will visit a gas station again
Not so sure about their automatics...no experience in them.
And that french aura comes for free
I'll let Chris Harris sell you on this car, so you don't have to take my word for it.