Based on the July/August 2008 Automotive Lease Guide (ALG), Forbes listed the top ten vehicles with the highest resale value in the U.S.

1. 62.7% Mini Cooper
2. 60.6% Infinti G37
3. 59.6% BMW 1 series
4. 59.0% Jeep Wrangler 4×4
5. 58.8% VW R32
6. 57.9% Honda CR-V
7. 57.8% Scion XB
8. 56.8% Honda Civic Hybrid
9. 56.4% Nissan Rogue
10. 56.4% VW Beetle Convertible (Tie)
10. 56.4% Audi S5 (Tie)

The G37 is surprising since it isn’t exactly a fuel efficient car. And the S5 is too, as the only car with an eight-cylinder engine. The Audi S5 seems to be enjoying a better resale market than the BMW coupes.

Being a total nerd about cars, it’s tough to be able to recommend great fun cars knowing that most people are worried about high gas consumption. Rawautos.com has a great article about the best cars that still have good (maybe not great considering the 350z is on the list) fuel economy.

His chose a $35,000 US price ceiling for this list.

His ten cars are:

• BMW 128i
• BMW 328i
• Mini Cooper and Cooper S
• Honda Civic Si (coupe and sedan)
• Mazda Mazdaspeed 3
• Acura TSX
• Volkswagen GTI MK V
• Volkswagen R32
• Nissan 350Z
• Audi A4 2.0T Quattro

$1.20/L+ gas for the last few months has many people concerned about gas mileage. Those of you that are in the market for a new car should consider one of these cars that are the best mileage performers in their range (in MPG):

Source: Cars.com

HealthyCar.org has generated a list of the most and least toxic cars. Cars are rated from 0 to 6 where the lower number is the better. The best car was Acura’s RDX with a score of 0.6 while the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spider GT scored the worst at 4.7.

It’s always a big deal when Ferrari creates a brand new model. The Ferrari GT will be introduced at the low end of the Ferrari range, below that of the F430. There’s not much to know about the car now, except that it’s definitely official. Ferrari created their own “countdown site” where you can hear the sound of their latests creation. In nine more days, pics will be released.

The Ferrari GT preview site is here.

Forbes created a list of the Most Expensive Cars To Repair. They used 2008 repair estimates calculated over a five-year period. Luxury cars were seperated from non-luxury cars by using a $100/hour estimate to the former while only $70/hour labour to the latter.

Here are the rankings of luxury vehicles and their five-year estimated repair cost:

• Audi A8: $1,640
• Mercedes-Benz G Class: $1,640
• Jaguar XK: $1,629
• Land Rover Range Rover: $1,600
• Mercedes-Benz CL Class: $1,540
• BMW 7 Series: $1,529
• Audi Q7: $1,400
• Land Rover LR2/LR3: $1,360
• BMW M6: $1,300
• Porsche Cayman: $1,300

The non-luxury cars were dominated by domestic trucks. Subaru and Mini represented the only imported brands:

• Dodge Viper: $1,641
• Hummer H2: $1,484
• Ford F 450: $1,295
• Dodge 3500: $1,282
• Hummer H3: $1,244
• Ford Mustang: $1,201
• Chevrolet Silverado 3500: $1,094
• Mini Cooper Convertible: $1,093
• Subaru Impreza: $1,006
• GMC Yukon: $970