BMW’s Mini has come top of an RV ranking by leasing giant Lex for the second year running. However, rival Audi has five cars in the top 20 listing for best RV performers making it the best performing manufacturer according to Lex.
Lex ranked the cars for residual value over a typical three-year, 60,000 miles contract.
| Lex's top 20 residual value winners |
| Ranking |
Model |
RV |
| 1 |
Mini |
54% |
| 2 |
Audi TT |
52% |
| 3 |
Audi A5 |
51% |
| 4 |
Range Rover Sport |
50% |
| 5 |
Mercedes Benz SLK |
49% |
| 6 |
Mercedes Benz C class |
49% |
| 7 |
Audi A3 |
48% |
| 8 |
BMW X5 |
47% |
| 9 |
Volvo C30 |
47% |
| 10 |
Land Rover Freelander |
47% |
| 11 |
Toyota Rav4 |
46% |
| 12 |
Nissan 350Z |
46% |
| 13 |
Honda CR-V |
46% |
| 14 |
Porsche Boxster |
45% |
| 15 |
Toyota Prius |
45% |
| 16 |
Audi Q7 |
45% |
| 17 |
Mercedes Benz M class |
45% |
| 18 |
BMW 3-series Coupe & Convertible |
45% |
| 19 |
Audi Cabriolet |
44% |
| 20 |
BMW 1-series |
44% |
| Source: Lex |
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