The Nissan GT-R is arguably a good value. Compared with other sports cars that deliver the same performance, the Nissan GT-R is cheaper, more affordable (relatively speaking of course), and benefits from and reliability of Japanese engineering. But one way in which the GT-R is more expensive than its rivals is in insurances costs.
Based on estimates for an adult male, the Nissan GT-R is the most expensive car to insure according to insurance quotes from Insure.com. Comparing twenty of the most expensive vehicles and twenty of the least expensive vehicles, the GT-R is hands down has the highest car insurance rates, requiring about $2,500 to insure.
The high insurance rates for the Nissan GT-R are based on the fact that customers will be buying this car specifically for its speed admits Alexandria Nissan dealers. As such, insurance companies will charge a premium warns one used car dealer Los Angeles since there is a greater risk of accidents. Other vehicles that ranked high on the list of most expensive vehicles to insure include the Dodge Viper and BMW M6. Aside from sports cars, SUVs also made their way on to the list. These included the Land Rover Range Rover, Hummer H2, and BMW X6.
Also included were the least expensive cars to insure. To Hyundai Washington DC’s delight Hyundai and Kia dominated the top of this list. At the top was the Hyundai Santa Fe, which is no surprise to Los Angeles auto loans specialists as the Santa Fe balances safety and value well. Also included on the list were vehicles known for safety and/or family hauling such as the Honda Odyssey and the Volkswagen Passat. Check out the full list below.
The 20 most expensive 2009 vehicles to insure: 1 $2,533 Nissan GT-R 2 $2,446 Dodge Viper 3 $2,236 BMW M6 4 $2,186 Ford Shelby GT500 5 $2,088 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 6 $2,071 Audi S8 7 $2,020 BMW M5 8 $1,912 Hummer H2 9 $1,881 Lexus IS F 10 $1,819 Porsche 911 11 $1,762 Chevrolet Cobalt SS 12 $1,717 Jaguar XK Series 13 $1,714 BMW M3 14 $1,694 Cadillac XLR 15 $1,637 Audi R8 16 $1,603 Land Rover Range Rover 17 $1,592 Cadillac Escalade EXT 18 $1,587 Honda S2000 19 $1,584 BMW X6 20 $1,577 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
The 20 least expensive 2009 vehicles to insure: 1 $832 Hyundai Santa Fe 2 $840 Kia Sportage 3 $848 Hyundai Entourage 4 $857 Kia Sedona 5 $870 Kia Rio5 6 $871 Honda Odyssey 7 $881 Smart Fortwo 8 $911 Saturn Vue 9 $913 Mazda Tribute 10 $915 Chrysler Town & Country 11 $921 Scion xB 12 $929 Mazda Mazda5 13 $936 Volkswagen Passat 14 $939 Jeep Wrangler 15 $951 Honda Accord 16 $954 Suzuki Forenza 17 $955 Lincoln Town Car 18 $957 Mazda Truck (B-Series) 19 $959 Chevrolet Impala 20 $960 Dodge Grand Caravan
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