No, it's a 5-speed manual. There aren't many automatics on the road here in the UK (perhaps 10% or less). I drove an auto in California when I was working over there a decade ago, and I didn't like it (slow to react, and invariably in the wrong gear). Perhaps they've got better since (or perhaps the drivers know how to operate them properly unlike me :-) ).

I find the main variable in MPG in my journeys is the journey length - at 5 miles (when the engine reaches normal temps) I'm only doing 45mpg imperial (35mpg us). 10 miles = 50mpg, 20 miles = 55mpg, 50 miles = 60+mpg.