It turns out a performance vehicle you’ve been eyeing might not be the worst way to spend your money after all.

A recent study by iSeeCars found that no type of automobile has depreciated less than the sports car over the last five years, according to Road & Track. And of those vehicles from the class, none fared better than the 718 Cayman.

With new car prices having hit all-time highs this year, iSeeCars decided to look into how well these vehicles were holding onto their value. In an analysis of nearly 1 million five-year-old used cars sold during the 12-month period between March 2025 and February 2026, the automotive sales search found the average vehicle saw its value depreciate by 41.8 percent. That may not all that good, but it represents a 3.8 percentage-point gain over the period between March 2024 and February 2025.

The vehicle’s most responsible for this uptick are those frequently looked on as the least sensible you can buy: sports cars. Leading the way was the 718 Cayman, which saw its value fall by just 9.6 percent, or $6,988, over the last five years. Next best is the 718’s older sibling, the Porsche 911, which saw its value fall by 11.1 percent, or $15,533, which was followed by the Chevrolet C8 Corvette, which saw its value fall by 18.7 percent, or $13,365. The study found that seven of the 25 vehicles that saw their values fall the least were sports cars, including the Subaru BRZ (which depreciated by 23.7 percent, or $8,489), the Toyota GR Supra (24 percent, $13,963), Ford Mustang (26.8 percent, $9,205), and Mazda MX-5 Miata (31.5 percent, $11,157).

Sports cars aren’t the only vehicles that retain value. Pick-up trucks like the Toyota Tacoma and SUVs like the mid-size Toyota 4-Runner also fared well. The Tacoma saw its value slip by just 19.9 percent, or $6,426, while the 4-Runner saw it drop by 25.5 percent, or $10,697. It doesn’t seem to be a coincidence that these vehicles, along with the GR Supra, are made by Toyota. Of the 25 of the vehicles that saw their value depreciate by the least, 11 were made by the Japanese automaker or its luxury brand, Lexus.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, iSeeCars found that no class of vehicles lost more value than EVs or full-size SUVs. The vehicle that fared worst in the study was the Nissan Leaf, which saw its value fall by 63.1 percent, or $17,743, and the Infiniti QX80, which saw it fall by 62.8 percent, or $52,631. Vehicles like the Tesla Model S (62 percent, $58,907), Land Rover Range Rover (61.7 percent, $69,856), and BMW 7 Series (61.6 percent, $61,141) also cracked the study’s bottom 25.

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