Hop to it: Six of the best cars for the Easter Bunny to lease

Hop to it: Six of the best cars for the Easter Bunny to lease in 2026

TL;DR: Which car should the Easter Bunny lease?

That depends entirely on what he values most.

If he wants range, style, and enough boot space for a mountain of chocolate eggs, the Kia EV9 and Volkswagen ID.Buzz make a strong case. If the other 364 days of the year matter more, the Mazda MX-5 and Renault Rafale are far more tempting.

The short answer? He needs at least two lease cars. One for the job, one for the joy.

If there’s one thing we’re not afraid of, it’s asking the big questions.

The hard-hitting, potentially career-defining questions.

Questions like ‘which car should the Easter Bunny lease?’

Because – let’s be honest – the bunny has a job to do. Land’s End to John o' Groats in a single night, millions of chocolate eggs to deliver, and that’s just the start of it.

His little legs will only hop him so far.

He needs a car. Possibly two. One for the job, and one for the rest of the year when the pressure is off, the ears are down, and life is good.

So, we’ve done what any responsible leasing broker would do, and put together a shortlist. From a seven-seat electric SUV to a two-seat convertible that has absolutely no business being on a delivery route, here are six cars the Easter Bunny should seriously consider leasing in 2026.

Kia EV9

First things first: The Easter Bunny has a logistics problem.

Millions (perhaps billions) of chocolate eggs. One night. Every address on the planet. He’s not going to manage that on foot – and frankly, a basket isn’t going to cut it either.

What he needs is the Kia EV9.

A seven-seat, fully electric SUV with a boot so vast it borders on the obscene, the EV9 is essentially a delivery vehicle wearing a very smart suit. Fold all the seats down and you’ve got yourself something that looks – and functions – suspiciously like a van.

A very stylish van, but a van nonetheless. We think Mr. Bunny would approve.

The rear-wheel drive version offers up to 349 miles on a full charge (WLTP Comb), which should be more than enough to cover a decent Easter route without needing to stop for a top-up. And if he does need one?

The EV9 can charge from 10-80% in as little as 24 minutes. That’s barely enough time to eat a Crème Egg, let alone an entire Easter haul.

Practical, electric, enormous: The Kia EV9 is the workhorse the Easter Bunny didn’t know he needed.

Renault Rafale

If the Easter Bunny has ever fancied himself as a bit of a speed merchant (and we like to think he has) the Renault Rafale is the car for him.

This isn’t just any SUV with a French accent.

The Rafale is named after a 1934 racing plane. A record-breaking, award-winning racing plane, designed by a man so obsessed with speed that he built an aircraft specifically to go faster.

The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of the Rafale produces 296bhp, hits 62mph in 6.4 seconds, and offers up to 65 miles of pure electric driving range (WLTP Comb). That means our Bunny could cover a significant chunk of his Easter route in near-total silence – gliding through sleeping neighbourhoods, depositing eggs, completely undetected.

Very important for a delivery operation that only works if everyone’s asleep.

The interior has Alcantara seat inserts, a 12-inch touchscreen and four-wheel steering that makes the whole thing feel considerably nimbler than it has any right to be. It is, in short, a car with ideas above its station – and we mean that as a compliment.

Boot space sits at 539 litres in the PHEV, which is a respectable haul. Not quite EV9 territory, but more than enough for a solid night’s work.

Citroën Berlingo

Now, if you were going to be sensible about it – truly, properly sensible – you’d put the Citroën Berlingo at the top of the list.

It’s not, it must be said, the most conventionally attractive car in this lineup. It knows what it is, and what it is is a van wearing a family car’s clothes.

Citroën haven’t even tried to hide it: The Berlingo started life as an actual van, and the practicality that comes with that heritage is absolutely staggering.

Go for the XL model, and you’ve got 1,050 litres of boot space. Fold all the seats down, and you’re suddenly looking at 4,000 litres of cargo room. To put that into context: People use this car to move their kids into uni.

Nay, people use this car to move entire houses.

The Easter Bunny could move his entire egg stockpile, his warren, and probably a couple of friends in one trip.

Is it the most exciting car on this list? No. Will it turn heads at the traffic lights? Also no. But we have a lot of time for the Berlingo. It’s dependable, it’s practical, and it is – in its own brilliant, box-shaped way – completely loveable.

The Easter Bunny might not choose it for his days off. But for the night that matters most? It’s hard to argue with 4,000 litres.

Mazda MX-5

Right. Hear us out.

We can make a case for the Mazda MX-5. A good one, actually.

Practical? Absolutely not. The boot holds 130 litres, there are no door bins, and the only meaningful storage is a cubby between the seats – just about big enough for a service manual and a carrot or two. The Easter Bunny is not fitting a single chocolate egg in here, even with a generous helping of magic.

But here’s the loophole; he only has to work one day a year.

For that one day, he can rent a van. Problem solved. And for the other 364? Soft-top roof down, wind streaming through his ears, the MX-5’s nine-speaker Bose sound system doing its very best work.

Frankly, life doesn’t get much better for a bunny. Or a human, for that matter.

What Car? has named the MX-5 Best Sports Car for Value three years running, and it’s not hard to see why. The 2.0-litre version hits 62mph in 6.5 seconds, but it’s not really about the numbers.

It’s about the gearbox, and the steering. It’s a car that makes you feel like a better driver than you probably are, which is an underrated quality in any vehicle.

The Easter Bunny works hard. He deserves a car that makes him feel brilliant on his days off.

The MX-5 is that car.

Volkswagen ID.Buzz

If a car has ever been designed with the Easter Bunny in mind, it’s the Volkswagen ID.Buzz.

Think about it. It’s electric, so he can cover his route in near-silence – no engine noise to disturb sleeping children and no exhaust fumes to give the game away.

It’s based on the iconic VW Type 2 camper, complete with two-tone paint job, which means it’s objectively one of the most cheerful-looking vehicles on the road.

The long-wheelbase version seats seven, which matters enormously when the off-season social calendar gets busy. The Tooth Fairy, Jack Frost, the Sandman – there’s room for all of them and then some.

Do you know how many carry-on suitcases can fit in the boot of the ID.Buzz? 16.

Six. Teen. The Easter Bunny’s chocolate egg problem is, for all intents and purposes, solved.

Range sits at 283 miles (WLTP Comb) for the short-wheelbase version and 291 miles for the long-wheelbase, with a 10-80% charge taking around 30 minutes. Perfectly adequate for a well-planned Easter route – and more than enough for the other 364 days of pottering around being delightful.

JAECOO 7

And finally, a wildcard.

The JAECOO 7 is a Chinese family SUV from JAECOO – a brand formed in 2023 as a subsidiary of Chery, one of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers. The name combines the German word jaeger and the English word cool, which translates, officially, as ‘hunter cool’.

We think the Easter Bunny (a creature who operates entirely under cover of darkness, undetected by millions of households worldwide) can get behind that.

It’s generously equipped, too.

Even the entry-level model comes with a panoramic sunroof, heated and electrically adjustable front seats, wireless charging, a powered tailgate and a seven-year/100,000-mile warranty.

The PHEV version offers 57 miles of electric-only range (WLTP Comb) and can charge from 30-80% in around 20 minutes, which is faster than most PHEV rivals..

For a delivery operation with a tight schedule and a lot of ground to cover, that’s useful.

So there we have it. Six excellent lease options for one very hardworking bunny.

The EV9 for the sheer scale of the operation. The Berlingo for ruthless, no-nonsense practicality. The ID.Buzz because nothing this cheerful should be this useful. The Rafale for when he wants to feel like he’s named after a racing plane.

The JAECOO 7 for the warranty, the wildcard energy, and the benefit of the doubt. And the MX-5 for the other 364 days, when the roof is down, the sun is out, and no one needs chocolate eggs.

The only question left is which one to go for.

Fortunately, our leasing experts are very good at helping people – and Easter Bunnies – find their perfect lease.