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AMT hatchbacks are fast gaining popularity as affordable and efficient automatic machines. Now, with a couple of new heavyweights joining the fight, it's time to find out what the best option is for the average Joe.

I don't know whether you remember your first time in an automatic car, but I do - it was a 2007 Honda Civic AT, and what I felt was a combination of awe, surprise and wonder. A car that shifts gears all by itself? Back then, it felt like black magic. Part of the reason was that automatic cars used to be a really expensive back in the day. And this kept the joy of two-pedal motoring out of reach of an average Joe. And so the majority of car buyers continued to manually grind ge...