January GoldStar Lease Award Winners

CAMPBELL, Calif., Jan. 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 Saturn, SAAB, and Cadillac are offering leases that have garnered IntelliChoice's GoldStar rating. The following are the 8 manufacturer leases that qualify as IntelliChoice GoldStar Leases for January 2002:

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

     2002 Saturn LW200  1.55%      $299    36    $995   2.28.2002   National
     2002 Saturn L300   1.56%      $279    36    $995   2.28.2002   National
     2002 Saturn L200   1.72%      $259    36    $995   2.28.2002   National
     2002 Saturn LW300  1.91%      $319    36    $995   2.28.2002   National
     2002 Saturn SL1    2.65%      $199    36    $995   2.28.2002   National
     2002 Saab 9-3 SE
      Convertible       2.82%      $499    36   $3493   1.31.2002   National
     2002 Cadillac
      Seville STS       3.07%      $615    39   $3065   1.15.2002   National
     2002 Saab 9-5
      Linear Sedan      3.37%      $419    36   $3338   1.31.2002   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.