The leases are structured differently but the net outcome is that the residual percentages are not the same. If you want to buy the Volt at the end of the lease term the contract residual is over $26K, which is pretty much what the Leaf costs after rebate. Technically for the Volt, Residual = (44% X MSRP) + $7500. Adding the $7500 rebate to the contract residual means that leasing the Volt is a good deal but buying it at the end of the lease not so much.evnow said:Residual % is about the same - GM is giving a highly subsidized lease while Nissan is not. I hope rest of your analysis is better.
The Leaf lease is more straightforward IMO.