SEAT realized people who want a small city car probably will like it to be easy to live with. And manual gearboxes, for all their driving brilliance, are not that comfy. So they went ahead and launched a new automatic version. Well, it’s an automated manual gearbox with sequential shift. It s only available with the 75PS engine and in SE trim.
The Mii Auto has an average fuel consumption of 62.8mpg and a 105g/km CO2 rating, which are slightly better than the manual model with the same engine. That is quite remarkable. Based on the manual five speed gearbox, the automated version does away with a manually operated clutch, instead utilising an electric motor linked to a pair of electromechanical actuators to handle gear changes.
This ‘box is quite simple, offering only neutral (N), drive (D) and reverse (R) modes and no Park or crawl feature. Zero to 60 mph takes 13.9 seconds in the Mii Auto, which is a bit slower than the manual, but the top speed is the same at 106 mph.
If you think this is worth a try, the Mii Auto comes in both three- and five-door body styles and is available to order now, priced at £10,390 and £10,740 RRP. Deliveries start from November.
