If you were only "so so" on the manual car, I predict you'll not like the CVT.
There seems to be a clear divide on reviews of the 5MT vs. the CVT in North America, at least.
I wish, wish, wish the 1.0L were available here. We've got a poll running on MirageForum, and more respondents (even here on the power-hungry continent) are saying they would have chosen the 1.0 over the 1.2, even without trying it first. The difference is about
7% better fuel economy, ~9% less horsepower. Self-selecting sample, of cours.e
EDIT PS: the non-auto-resetting MPG gauge option is in the Asian cars as well as the North American ones. I'm pretty sure it's a feature in the Euro/UK cars too.