Renting a car with automatic transmission in Paris

Renting a car with automatic transmission in Paris

4/25/2015 10:07:37 PM

You could get a Smart Fortwo. It probably counts as an entry-level car and has an automated manual transmission, with no clutch pedal (you do need to press a button on the steering wheel to engage the higher gear). Won’t seat 7, though 😉

Small hybrid cars (like the hybrid version of the Toyota Yaris) could also be an option, although I am not sure whether you could easily rent one of those. No gearbox, whether automatic or manual on that one (same for electric cars obviously).

Otherwise, you can ask for a car with automatic transmission from many rental companies (just checked Avis, Hertz and Europcar). The smallest city cars won’t have it but it’s available starting with the compact car category (VW Golf), so nothing super-luxurious. You would need two of those for your party.

If you all want to be in the same vehicle, you will need a van. I guess you could get one with automatic transmission too but it’s going to cost you in any case. Really, if you are travelling with 7 people and want to drive a lot, the price of the cheapest manual transmission cars is moot because you need a bigger car one way or the other.

4/25/2015 4:23:22 PM

I believe that any large rental company will have automatic transmission cars. Looking at Hertz cars, you can get a class F car (4-5 passenger compact sedan) with automatic transmission for 450-550EUR for a week. A smaller manual car would cost you 300-400EUR. Whether this is cheap for you is up to you to decide. See below for a screenshot of a sample booking:

Hertz automatic

For more options, you can choose “Boite Automatique” as vehicle type when booking:

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