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Top 10 Leased Cars of 2008 | Most Popular Leased Cars
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Autotropolis Picks Top Leased Cars:
Ratings and Review on the top 10 leased cars for 2008. Unbiased Information to help you research the best car price this year.
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Most Popular Leased Cars on the Road
Leasing a vehicle is just as difficult and just as emotional as buying a vehicle. Twenty-one percent of the auto consumers lease their vehicles, happily trading in ownership of a car for the short-term benefits of leasing. For some consumers, it’s a business decision. If you’re self-employed, it’s possible to write of the lease payments as a business expense. Or you could like technology but don’t want five years of payments to get into the latest thing. Still other people want to drive a luxury car but don’t have or don’t want to put out the required cash up front.
One of the biggest considerations was the fact that in recent years you could expect lease payments to be less than your financed payments if you bought the same car. That’s because the automakers, in an attempt to make leasing more attractive, offered various incentives like low-interest financing and cash back offers to consumers.
These10 cars represent consumer choice. This list includes everything from the fun loving Chevrolet Corvette to the fuel efficient Toyota Prius.
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Computing the Rankings
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The face of the car leasing industry has changed.
The results are in for the first half of 2008, a year plagued by high fuel costs and economic hardships. How has this affected the type of cars, auto consumers are choosing for their leases? Consumers are heading for the more fuel-efficient cars and the hybrid models.
After looking at more than two million lease requests, the results show not only an increase in fuel-efficient vehicles but that consumers are willing to look at used hybrids as the waiting list for new models can be very long. This is a definite change over last year’s preferences.
For the rest of the coming year, there will be even more changes as auto makers change the way choose to handle the car leasing side of their business. It will be a few months to see how these changes will affect the industry.
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For 2008, the Chevrolet Corvette is the number one requested vehicle to lease. With its 6.2 liter engine offering 430 horsepower and 424 ft-lbs of torque is never lacking in power. It can be paired with a six-speed manual gearbox or a six-speed automatic with the new paddle-shifters beside the steering wheel system. The 2008 model is the fastest automatic corvette yet. It can go from zero to sixty in 4.3 seconds. Top speed is now a whopping 190mph. A great toy to lease.
The standard models all have the new two-mode exhaust system will provides quiet operation in low-speed driving yet can open up when needed. This exhaust system adds an extra six horsepower to the vehicle. Another popular feature is the Active Handling Stability control system. This is an excellent safety feature that doesn’t impede drive ability. If you manage to snap the convertible, it comes with a power-folding soft top. This top is specially designed for noise reduction. It’s made of five different fabric layers. For the music enthusiast, all the Corvettes have standard a CD audio system with audio input jack. Available extra is a Bose audio system with steering-wheel audio controls and a six-disc change.
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Top 10 Most Leased Car List:
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| 1. 2008 Chevrolet Corvette
MSRP From: $46,100
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| 6. 2008 BMW 3-Series
MSRP From: $35,600
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| 2. 2008 Honda Accord
MSRP From: $20,360
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| 7. 2008 Toyota Prius
MSRP From: $22,875
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| 3. 2008 Honda Civic
MSRP From: $14,810
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| 8. 2008 Toyota Camry
MSRP From: $18,920
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| 4. 2008 Mini Cooper
MSRP From: $18,050
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| 9. 2008 Audi A4
MSRP From: $39,750
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| 5. 2008 BMW 335i
MSRP From: $35,600
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| 10. 2008 Audi S5
MSRP From: $50,500
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