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Smart car leasing consumers know that it costs less to lease vehicle makes and models that depreciate the least. That is, vehicles that hold high resale values. Since lease payments are based on the difference between initial selling price and lease-end residual (resale) value, those vehicles with high residuals will cost less to lease than comparably priced vehicles that have lower residual values (depreciate faster).

For example, a Honda Accord will have significantly lower lease payments than a Chevrolet Impala of the same price. Honda vehicles depreciate at a much slower rate than Chevrolet vehicles.

LeaseCompare.com publishes a quarterly list of the most requested lease vehicles. These are based on lease quote requests to their web site by educated leasing consumers.

The latest "top 10" list of most-requested new lease vehicles from LeaseCompare.com is as follows:

1. Infiniti G35

2. BMW 5 Series

3. Acura TL

4. BMW 330 Series

5. BMW 325 Series

6. Honda Accord

7. Audi A4

8. Acura MDX

9. Mercedes E Class

10. Chevrolet Corvette

Notice that the list is made up mostly of luxury or near-luxury vehicles, which are the categories for which leasing provides the greatest benefits. Furthermore, consumers who are interested in these types of vehicles are generally those who know the value of not tying up their money in assets that depreciate in value. Leasing provides an ideal solution for those people.

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