Luxury cars are usually bought by fleets operating luxury chauffer and Executive airport shuttles. These cars tend to clock up mileage on motorways, which means relatively little wear for the mileage. They also get meticulously maintained in terms of interior valeting, bodywork condition and servicing.
In the current market, the lesser brands, such as Peugeot discount their cars when new and nearly new. This leads to low depreciation initially, but eventually, these cars suffer the worst drops. The premium brands however suffer an initial bite as they drop from the showroom new price to the used market, but then hold value well.
Best Performers
|
Car
|
%*
|
|
2004
|
Audi
|
A8
|
TDI Quattro
|
3
|
|
2004
|
Jaguar
|
XJ
|
V8 Sovereign
|
6
|
|
2005
|
Audi
|
A8
|
TDI Quattro
|
10
|
|
2005
|
BMW
|
7-Series
|
730d SE
|
14
|
|
2006
|
BMW
|
7-Series
|
730Li LWB
|
9
|
|
2006
|
Chrysler
|
300C
|
V6 CRD
|
9
|
|
2007
|
Peugeot
|
807
|
Executive 7s
|
0
|
|
2007
|
Jaguar
|
XJ
|
V8 SE
|
9
|
|
2008
|
Peugeot
|
607
|
HDi S
|
0
|
|
2008
|
Audi
|
A8
|
TDI Quattro
|
5
|
*Depreciation is percentage (%) lost over last 12 months on average.
Worst Performers
|
Car
|
%*
|
|
2004
|
Peugeot
|
607
|
HDi SE
|
24
|
|
2004
|
Jaguar
|
XJ
|
V6 Sport
|
24
|
|
2005
|
Peugeot
|
807
|
HDi SE 7s
|
21
|
|
2005
|
Jaguar
|
XJ
|
V8 SE
|
35
|
|
2006
|
Jaguar
|
XJ
|
V8 Sovereign
|
26
|
|
2006
|
Audi
|
A8
|
TDI Quattro
|
28
|
|
2007
|
Jaguar
|
XJ
|
TDVi Executive
|
29
|
|
2007
|
Audi
|
A8
|
TDI Quattro
|
30
|
|
2008
|
Mercedes
|
CLS
|
320 CDI
|
18
|
|
2008
|
BMW
|
7-Series
|
730d SE
|
36
|
*Depreciation is percentage (%) lost over last 12 months on average.