Hi Further to the above post, I set out to find out exactly which small Japanese car has the best fuel consumption. Limiting my results to 1.5 litres and auto. Using the Green vehicles guide website, I got the following results. I believe they are accurate as I get a very similar figure in my yaris for the Urban figure. Also the car makers would sue if they were wrong and wouldn't quote the figures in their glossy brochures. [*]Mazda 2 1.5l Auto Combined 6.8 Urban 8.9 Extra Urban 5.6 [*]Toyota Yaris 1.5l Auto Combined 6.7 Urban 8.7 Extra Urban 5.7 [*]Honda Jazz 1.5l Auto Combined 6.7 Urban 8.8 Extra Urban 5.5 As you can see there is not much difference (its almost like they are made in the same factory, just with different badges plonked on the engine.) It really does boil down to price and personal preferences, certainly not fuel consumption! Unless of course one or two tenths of a decimal point mean a lot to you. Interestingly according to the website, the Jazz has 5 forward gears, but it doesnt seem to make that much of a difference. Cheers