Recommend a small car with folding seats and good comfort?

I have a 1.8 Astra Elite. I find it very uncomfortable and am looking for new, smaller car. The back seats need to fold flat for a greyhound, and it needs to be comfortable! I want similar acceleration,...

Which comfortable small car for long and short trips?

I would like a small car, maybe new or newish. I cover two main journeys - to London (about 80 miles round trip) and to Dorset (about 180 miles round trip) - and short local journeys. I enjoy comfort and...