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I bought a Nissan Rogue in 2015. I fold the rear seat down and the bike fits with both wheels on. I get 23mpg city and 35mpg highway. It has a CVT, a constantly variable automatic transmission. It is my first automatic since 1984. I like it; it is smooth, since it doesn't "shift"...it "adjusts". People ask me if I miss shifting gears, and I tell them, "no, I have three bicycles and ride to work 4 days a week." I keep a large blanket in the rear to cover items and protect the panels. In my previous car, a 2001 Subaru Legacy sedan, I had a trunk mount carrier, but could fit my bikes behind the front seat sideways sans wheels. Before that I had an '89 Mustang with a small trailer hitch and a hitch carrier, although I could lay my bike in the hatch with the rear seats down and the front wheel off.
Any modern automatic transmission, especially a CVT in "economy mode", will get better gas mileage than a manual transmission, but may not be as fun nor as involving.