The Best Cars to Lease if You Want a Great Deal
When it comes to car leasing, it's vital that you choose a vehicle with a high resale value if you want to maximize savings.
You're going to want to lease a car that has a high residual value, and therefore has a low depreciation cost. Many consumers don't realize how important this is.
Generally speaking, foreign cars tend to have higher residual values than domestics. Cars that are popular with consumers now should remain popular as used vehicles, and thus their residual values should be higher.
Here is a list of the top 40 cars with the best residual values (for model year 2011). These are the cars that make the best candidates for leasing.
- Mini Cooper
- Subaru Impreza
- Honda CR-V
- Hyundai Elantra
- Mazda Mazda3
- Subaru Forester
- Audi S5
- Subaru Legacy
- Land Rover Range Rover
- Nissan GT-R
- Volkswagen Golf
- Infiniti G37
- Volkswagen Eos
- Kia Sportage
- Acura TL
- Nissan Rogue
- Infiniti G25
- BMW 1 Series
- Honda Civic
- Jeep Wrangler
- Scion Xb
- Nissan Sentra
- Honda Odyssey
- Infiniti QX56
- Audi S4
- Toyota Land Cruiser
- Mazda Mazda6
- Honda Accord
- Chevrolet Camaro
- Nissan 370Z
- Audi TT
- Toyota Tacoma
- Lexus RX 450H
- Land Rover LR4
- Mitsubishi Lancer
- Volkswagen GTi
- Nissan Maxima
- Audi A3
- Cadillac CTS
About the Author: Gregg Fidan
Gregg Fidan + is the founder of RealCarTips. After being ripped off on his first car purchase, he devoted several years to figuring out the best ways to avoid scams and negotiate the best car deals. He has written hundreds of articles on the subject of car buying and taught thousands of car shoppers how to get the best deals.
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