I rented a Peugeot 407 diesel station wagon ("estate") in the UK which was a brilliant car -- huge carrying capacity, a ball to drive with 5-speed (possibly six) manual shift, more than enough oomph, and I swear it returned about 50 mpg on mostly country-lane driving. I would buy a car like that in the States in seconds flat. Sometimes I think there's a conspiracy to keep the best cars from the US market.