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Yes there are. Honda Fit and Civic are examples. But it's only because of stupid gear ratios on the manuals. The Civic auto runs 1800 rpm @ 60 mph, while the manual is at 2500 rpm. Equally geared, the automatic would at best be equal to the manual, but not better.
And that's not counting the hypermileability of a manual. Even with the rpm handicap, a manual Civic can easily out-mpg its automatic sibling.
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11-mile commute: 100 mpg - - - Tank: 90.2 mpg / 1191 miles
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