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Over 50% devaluation in 3 years. Gas is cheaper.
If you're buying a $120,000 sports car I think you're doing it for reasons other than maximizing your financial return.
No one buys an E-tron, they rent them.
I'm not sure if you're making this point, but the reason why leasing e-trons was so popular was because leasing an EV provided a loophole between 2022 and 2025 where the dealer would get a $7500 credit regardless of the lessee's income or the place where the EV or its battery was manufactured (buyers had income limits and required certain manufacturing thresholds). So expensive/luxury imported EVs tended to be a better deal when leased rather than purchased.
And a lot of those leased vehicles will likely be hitting the used market over the next few years.
Also, because of the tax credits, the actual price paid tends to be lower than the MSRP, so that the apparent depreciation looks faster than the actual difference in amount paid for new/used.