Recommendations by class
Find the lowest estimated ownership cost in the class you want. Compare cash, lease and finance within the same brand group.
Ontario · CAD · Updated with monthly prices
01 / Choose your class
Rankings stay inside your selected class and brand group.
These are our comparison groups, not an official grading system. Every model from a brand stays in that brand’s group. Equipment and a high trim price do not change it.
Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, FIAT, Ford, GMC, Honda, Hyundai, Jeep, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Ram, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen.
Acura, Alfa Romeo, Buick, Genesis, Infiniti, Lincoln, MINI, Polestar, Rivian, Tesla, Volvo.
Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lexus, Lotus, Lucid, Maserati, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Rolls-Royce.
Small SUVs include subcompact and compact models. Mid SUVs include both two-row and three-row midsize models. Large SUVs are full-size models. Sports models take priority over their original car body style; an ordinary Sport or appearance package does not qualify. The Minivan group includes passenger minivans. Ordinary hatchbacks, wagons and convertibles are outside these nine groups unless a reviewed model rule places them here.
New models without an established class wait for review. Rankings never assign a size from price alone.
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4 years · 16,000 km/year · Lowest to highest estimated ownership cost
185 configurations with current source prices in this group. Rankings calculated Oct 16, 2026.
Each table uses the same 4-year period and 16,000 km/year. The best trim or contract can differ between payment methods. Costs include payments, listed fees, HST and running costs, plus any ending loan balance, less estimated resale.
Purchase rankings require supported model-specific resale forecasts. Insurance and upkeep remain planning assumptions. An empty cash or finance table does not mean leasing is financially better.
Current source-price coverage: 185 cash · 171 lease · 119 finance configurations. Complete ownership estimates for this period: 0 cash · 171 lease · 0 finance. Licensed resale forecast access is pending. No licensed forecasts have been imported; current prices and running costs remain available.
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0 model and year options · 4-year ownership cost, lowest to highest
Cash and finance need a current model-specific resale forecast for this period and mileage. Source prices can still be available without a complete ownership total. We keep your selected class and brand group. Browse current cash prices.
185 cash configurations are not ranked because the estimate is incomplete.
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43 model and year options · 4-year ownership cost, lowest to highest
| Rank | Vehicle / configuration | Monthly payment | Source contract | 4-year ownership cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2027 Chevrolet BoltLT · FWD · FWDLowest estimated cost | $487per month | 24 months2.90% APR16,000 km/year | $40,940$853/mo equivalent | |
| 2 | 2026 Hyundai VENUEEssential | $354per month | 60 months6.99% APR16,000 km/year | $43,516$907/mo equivalent | |
| 3 | 2026 Kia Niro EVWind · FWD | $562per month | 60 months3.99% APR16,000 km/year | $44,084$918/mo equivalent | |
| 4 | 2026 Mitsubishi RVRES FWD | $386per month | 60 monthsAPR not supplied16,000 km/year | $46,797$975/mo equivalent | |
| 5 | 2027 Kia EV3Light FWD · FWD | $628per month | 60 months7.99% APR16,000 km/year | $47,690$994/mo equivalent | |
| 6 | 2027 Hyundai KONAEssential FWD | $396per month | 60 months4.99% APR16,000 km/year | $48,176$1,004/mo equivalent | |
| 7 | 2026 Volkswagen TaosTrendline (A8) 4dr FWD · FWD | $472per month | 60 months4.49% APR16,000 km/year | $48,947$1,020/mo equivalent | |
| 8 | 2027 Mitsubishi RVRES FWD | $425per month | 60 monthsAPR not supplied16,000 km/year | $49,586$1,033/mo equivalent | |
| 9 | 2025 Kia EV6Light RWD · RWD | $684per month | 60 months2.29% APR16,000 km/year | $49,900$1,040/mo equivalent | |
| 10 | 2026 Mazda CX-30GX · i-Activ AWD · 2.5 L I4 SKYACTIV-G · Skyactiv-Drive 6-speed automatic transmission · AWD | $459per month | 60 months3.99% APR16,000 km/year | $50,050$1,043/mo equivalent |
Showing 10 of 43. The lowest-cost configuration for each model and year is shown. Switch to every trim to see the rest. Source lease lengths stay unchanged; replacement leases are forecasts at today’s terms.
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0 model and year options · 4-year ownership cost, lowest to highest
Cash and finance need a current model-specific resale forecast for this period and mileage. Source prices can still be available without a complete ownership total. We keep your selected class and brand group. Browse current finance prices.
119 finance configurations are not ranked because the estimate is incomplete.
Know what is behind the ranking
A four-year view can use a different source loan or lease term. Lease replacements are modelled at today’s payment; payments after the comparison period are shown separately. Financing includes any balance still owing.
Insurance: $2,218/year. Cash fee allowance: $1,000 before HST. Insurance and running costs are planning assumptions, not individual quotes. Purchase resale must come from a dated forecast for the exact car, period and ending mileage. Cash and finance use the same forecast; no general depreciation curve is substituted.
Prices use the monthly refresh on the first of each month. Licensed resale forecasts can join that process after access and display rights are approved, with separate source dates and expiry. Rankings read those observations directly and exclude expired offers. No second pricing import is needed.
Selected price captures: Oct 3, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026. Latest refresh activity: Oct 14, 2026 (2026-10).
Unpriced methods, unknown resale inputs and incomplete tax calculations do not receive a rank. High-value cash prices with unresolved luxury tax are excluded. Another class or brand group never fills an empty table.
Fuel uses the published Ottawa monthly average for 2026-08, not a live pump price. Consumption uses linked NRCan model groups where available and class allowances otherwise. Maintenance uses shared class benchmarks. Costs for longer ownership periods are forecasts.
24 priced configurations await a class or brand-group rule; 65 are body styles outside these groups. No prices are deleted. Source-price coverage and resale forecast coverage are separate. Price coverage can differ between cash, leasing and financing.
Within each table, the lowest complete total-cost source scenario is selected for each exact configuration. Ranks use cents and equal totals share a rank. The 8+ view uses the explicit number of years selected above. Future inflation, investment returns, resale guarantees and new government incentives are not assumed.
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