My Take: Couple of things…the Prius lesses well because of the high residual value, but the money factor is pretty high in my opinion. Lower than Honda’s standard lease rate, but high nonetheless, so watch out for that. The RDX looks like it needs further money factor reduction to make it more attractive. It isn’t horrible, but I the lower residual value doesn’t help keep the costs down. Lastly, the Jetta TDI (for those who live in states that have them) seems like an excellent lease with a .00148 mf and fairly high residual values. Remember to lease it for no more than 36 months because VW’s Warranty is only 3 years.

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Wagon
24 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00148 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00148 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00188 Base Rate

2009 Acura RDX Wagon
24 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00128 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00128 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 42% of MSRP – .00290 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 33% of MSRP – .00290 Base Rate

2009 Acura RDX Wagon Tech
24 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00128 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00128 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 41% of MSRP – .00290 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 32% of MSRP – .00290 Base Rate

2009 Toyota Prius 5dr HB
24 Month – Residual 71% of MSRP – .00265 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00265 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00265 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00265 Base Rate

Rates provided by Tarry Shebesta from Leasecompare.com