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TOP-10 Vehicles with the Highest Resale Value

Forbes ranks the top 10 new vehicles with a starting price greaterthan $30,000 that retain the most value over time.

Our list of the top 10 luxury vehicles with the highest residual values was compiled using KelleyBlue Book data for new vehicles with MSRPs $30,000 and up, including specific trims of vehicles,not just base MSRPs. The residual values are expressed as a percent of the original MSRP fiveyears into the future. We've put the vehicles in ascending order. Vehicles that tied for a particularranking are in alphabetical order.

Kelley Blue Book estimates future vehicle values based on a model’s past performance as well asnew or notable features. “The best indicator of future performance is past performance,” Ibarasays. For newly introduced models, Kelley Blue Book looks to past similar models from a givenmanufacturer.

2007 Honda Accord HybridMSRP: $31,090Residual Value After Five Years: 44%

This ranking shows that being green pays off when it comestime to sell. The MSRP might seem high, especially compared toa glitzier Lexus IS 250, but the price increase over a standardAccord is justified and bodes well for value retention. TheAccord's widely acclaimed reliability is another boon. ConsumerReports rated the Accord Hybrid its 2007 Top Pick in thefamily-sedan category, with "Excellent" predicted reliability.

2007 BMW Alpina B7MSRP: $115,000Residual Value After Five Years: 44%

Any BMW 7 Series is good and will hold value well. But this one,with a 500-hp supercharged V8, special suspension and stylingadd-ons engineered by European performance tuner Alpina,really resists dollar-shedding. It's extremely rare — the U.S. willsee only 200 in 2007 — and exemplifies the low-supply/high-demand that can skyrocket resale value.

2007 Toyota Avalon XLSMSRP: $31,325Residual Value After Five Years: 46%

Toyota's largest sedan lacks sex appeal — so this is one casewhere sheer quality instigates high resale value. The Avalon'sstrength is its lack of weaknesses, with more-than-adequatepower, excellent interior room and a host of luxury features —it's more luxurious than a similarly priced, smaller but moremodern up-level Camry. That bang-for-the-buck translates tohigh resale values.

2007 Lexus IS 350MSRP: $35,705Residual Value After Five Years: 46%

This is Lexus' entry-level model, but its performance doesn'tshow it: A taut, muscular exterior and a V6 with more than 300hp give it personality and panache. There's also real value here:It's loaded with useful, high-tech features, like adaptivebi-Xenon headlights and radar cruise control, but avoidssuperfluous luxury items.

2007 Infiniti M45MSRP: $49,100

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Residual Value After Five Years: 46%

Infiniti's M series is rather staid-looking; all the more surprisingwhen you realize the sheer speed that skulks within. Kelley BlueBook's Eric Ibara says the M45's relative exclusivity gives it avalue retention edge over the G35, "which you see all over, andis easy to lease for a reasonable amount."

2007 BMW 650i ConvertibleMSRP: $81,700Residual Value After Five Years: 46%

The BMW 6 Series is a modern classic, whether or not you likeits progressive styling. The convertible version is made in fewernumbers than the coupe and its $7,000, or 9.5 percent, pricehike over the coupe provides a value-retention advantage whenit's time to sell, as evidenced by the fact that the convertiblemade this list over the coupe.

2007 Acura MDX AWDMSRP: $39,995Residual Value After Five Years: 46%

Kelley Blue Book ranks the Acura MDX as the SUV with highestresale value, including non-luxury models. Recently redesigned,the midsize MDX blends power, practicality and luxuryextremely well. The MDX has also been reliable. ConsumerReports calls the 2007 model a "good bet."

2007 Mercedes-Benz G55 AMGMSRP: $107,500Residual Value After Five Years: 47%

Auto Appraisal Group's Larry Batton says "expensive, fast andimpractical" usually bodes well for resale value. This brutishvehicle has all three: Its six-figure price tag is outrageous; theAMG engine has nearly 500 hp; and it averages about 12 mpg.

2007 Lexus GS 450hMSRP: $54,900Residual Value After Five Years: 47%

"Green doesn't mean slow anymore," says Black BookNational's Ricky Beggs of the speedy GS 450h, one of twohybrids on our list. "The technology here makes the car bothquick and efficient." Kelley's Ibara thinks the hybrid will have ahigher residual value than the conventional GS: "We think thatthe relatively small increase in list price ($2,500) ensures thatthe car will sustain its higher residual," he says.

2007 Chevrolet Corvette CoupeMSRP: $44,250Residual Value After Five Years: 47%

The only American car on this list finishes on top. AutoAppraisal Group's Larry Batton says that American carsgenerally lag imports in residual values, but the Corvette's anexception. "It's an icon. And it's also historically an image-maker, which keeps it in demand, and keeps value high," hesays.(C)Forbes

Posted by Andy at 6/13/2007 11:34:00 PM

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