April GoldStar Lease Award Winners

CAMPBELL, Calif., April 9 Each month, carmakers entice consumers with attractive new car lease rates. And each month PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, a PRIMEDIA company that develops and distributes consumer automobile pricing, specifications, and ownership and leasing cost data, recognizes manufacturer leases with the lowest rates as IntelliChoice GoldStar Lease Award Winners -- the top ranked manufacturer leases in the country. This month SAAB and Saturn are offering leases that have garnered IntelliChoice's GoldStar rating. The following are the 8 manufacturer leases that qualify as IntelliChoice GoldStar Leases for April 2002:

    Model          Ttl Net   Ad Rate  Term  Up Front  Expiration  Availability
                   Int Rate   Month           Costs*      Date

    2002 Saab
     9-5 Linear
     Sedan           0.00%     $359     36    $3228    4.30.2002    National
    2002 Saturn
     L300            0.51%     $279     39     $995    4.30.2002    National
    2002 Saab
     9-5 Linear
     Wagon           0.54%     $369     36    $3238    4.30.2002    National
    2002 Saturn
     SL1             0.78%     $202     39     $202    4.30.2002    National
    2002 Saturn
     L200            0.95%     $263     39     $995    4.30.2002    National
    2002 Saab 9-3
     SE Convertible  1.21%     $399     48    $3293    4.30.2002    National
    2002 Saturn
     LW300           1.36%     $319     39     $995    4.30.2002    National
    2002 Saab 9-3
     SE 5-Door       1.56%     $299     36    $3093    4.30.2002    National

Does not include tax, license or registration. Totals may be higher in some areas. Please see Gold Star Lease Evaluation for details.

There are two requirements that a manufacturer's lease has to satisfy in order to receive the IntelliChoice GoldStar rating. Its net interest rate has to be in the lowest 25% of all evaluated leases, and at least two percentage points lower than the available average bank loan rate. Monthly IntelliChoice GoldStar Lease evaluations are based on information supplied directly by manufacturers and published in major daily newspapers and on manufacturer Web sites.

Founded in 1986, IntelliChoice is the only company that develops and distributes consumer automobile ownership and leasing cost data. Proprietary IntelliChoice GoldStar Lease evaluations and IntelliChoice AutoLease evaluations are readily and freely available at the IntelliChoice CarCenter web site, http://www.intellichoice.com.

In addition to being found on the IntelliChoice CarCenter web site, IntelliChoice's proprietary ownership cost information can also be found in the annual editions of IntelliChoice's The Complete Car Cost Guide and The Complete Small Truck Cost Guide, available by calling 1-800-CARBOOK