Range Rover Sport Debuts on LeaseCompare.com's Top 10 List, Mercedes Disappears

Cincinnati, OH - February 28, 2006. Automobile Consumer Services, Inc. (ACS), the leader in online direct-to-consumer auto leasing, released a list of the top 10 most requested vehicles from its popular auto leasing website LeaseCompare.com for the fourth quarter of 2005. For the first time ever Land Rover hit the top 10 with its hot Range Rover Sport, and Mercedes makes a first by not having a single model represented on the New Car List.

The Top 10 Most Requested Models

New Car Rankings

1 BMW 330
2 BMW 5 Series
3 BMW 325
4 Chevrolet Corvette
5 Audi A4
6 Honda Accord
7 Infiniti G35
8 Acura TL
9 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
10 Honda Civic

Used Car Rankings

1 Porsche Cayenne
2 BMW 330
3 Mercedes Benz SL Class
4 Mercedes Benz E Class
5 BMW 7 Series
6 Land Rover Range Rover
7 BMW 5 Series
8 Porsche 911 Carrera
9 Mercedes Benz CLK Class
10 BMW 325

A complete list of how every vehicle ranks can be found at LeaseCompare.com.
BMW continues to dominate both new and used listings while the red hot Range Rover Sport makes its debut on the New Car List. Also back on the top 10 New Car List is the Honda Civic. Thanks to its all new design and high fuel prices, the Civic is another hot seller. The biggest surprise is Mercedes. It has completely fallen off the New Car List and only three remain on the Used Car List. This is probably due to its recent reliability problems.
"With the volatility of gasoline prices, leasing a car makes sense." says Tarry Shebesta, President of ACS and a certified lease consultant. "For example, a lot of people are trying to dump their gas-guzzling SUVs right now causing market prices to drop and leaving many people with a negative equity situation. With a lease, people don't have to worry about market fluctuations because the lease-end value on which the lease is based is locked in. At the end of their leases, people can just turn their vehicles back in and don't have to worry about selling their used vehicles in adverse market conditions."
LeaseCompare.com is an alternative to dealer leasing and, as the name suggests, provides an interactive tool to instantly evaluate leasing options from a number of sources. Customers can lock in the lease quote they like and apply for credit online. ACS facilitates leases that customers choose from LeaseCompare.com.