2012 Audi Lease Rates – December 2011

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November lease rates carry over into December. The loyalty lease cash is still available. Please check Edmunds’ page for more information. If you plan to buy, there’s a separate cash incentive you may qualify for. Overall, Audi leases suck. They suck so bad that I can’t, in good conscience, recommend leasing one. On the other hand, I have no problems recommending them as purchases since they throw a good incentives at them plus there’s 1.9% financing available for most models.


Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 AUDI A3 2.0T QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
MSRP – $31,725
Sale Price – $29,202 (*$500 loyalty lease cash)
Monthly – $394+ tax
RWG Rating – 83.1

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2012 AUDI A3 2.0T QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00144 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00133 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A5 2.0T COUPE QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00158 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A5 2.0T CONVERTIBLE QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00138 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A6 3.0L QUATTRO PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00108 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A6 3.0L QUATTRO PREMIUM PLUS
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00108 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A7 PREMIUM PLUS
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00161 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A8 SEDAN
36 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00097 Base Rate

2012 AUDI Q5 2.0L PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00157 Base Rate

2012 AUDI Q7 3.0L PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00172 Base Rate

2012 AUDI Q7 3.0L TDI PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00172 Base Rate

2012 AUDI S4 PREMIUM PLUS AT
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00137 Base Rate

2012 AUDI S5 COUPE PREMIUM PLUS AT
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00146 Base Rate

2012 AUDI S5 CONVERTIBLE PREMIUM PLUS AT
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00140 Base Rate

2012 AUDI TT 2.0T QUATTRO PREMIUM PLUS
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00071 Base Rate

5 thoughts on “2012 Audi Lease Rates – December 2011”

  1. Hey G, you helped me get a pretty good lease back in 09 on an a4. It ends in may, but i was starting to look now at leasing the 12 a6 quattro prem plus. I saw that you think audi leases suck in general…why? Will i have any luck getting out of this lease early and into the new a6 lease? My payment now is $620 for the a4 (including PA taxes) and it looks like people are getting a6s for only maybe $50-$100 more, with loyalty incentives. My mileage is really low (36k lease, but i only have approx 26k on the car.) just put new tires on it. Just wonder if its worth looking at now with the current winter sales event…tks.

    Also, how does it work if i consider trading in the a4 to buy the a6? Kbb puts the trade in value at about $24900. Will the dealer take the trade in for that amount? The a4 is my first lease, so i have no experience in dealing with ending leases.

    Thanks again

    • @chris. The reason Audi leases aren’t as good nowadays is because the residuals are mediocre, money factors are typically high and discounts off MSRP are not significant enough. To make matters worse, trading in an Audi to a non-Audi dealer incurs a premium charge by the bank (they will ask the non-Audi dealer to pay market price for the trade-in). VWC does the same thing. I’m pretty close to swearing off VW and Audi leases. In your case, you may not need to worry because you are trading it in to a Audi dealer.
      Anyway, I can’t say if your dealer will take it for KBB since there are a few factors I am unsure of. How did you appraise your car on KBB? Are you going by the “Excellent condition” appraisal? Or just “Good”? Usually you won’t get “Excellent” as the appraisal. I recommend just taking it in and getting an appraisal as a trade in. Be specific, because some dealers like to just added up what you owe and say you are X amount upside down, and then they will make it seem like they are doing you a favor by giving you a “good deal” on your new car. They aren’t exactly wrong, but that isn’t exactly fair either.
      Here’s what I recommend. Take the A4 in, ask for an appraisal. Don’t tell them you know what the payoff is. Just ask them how much to trade it in. If you break even OR come out with some equity, THEN discuss the possibility of getting into an A6. Otherwise, ride out your existing lease and try to use up your miles.

  3. Chris and G, when you suggest that a 12 A6 lease is somewhere between $680 and $720 per month for a 36 month 12,000/yr lease, how much money is that putting down (including taxes, plates, etc.)? I am currently in the market for this car and could use some help on this.

    • @rocky. Here is a sample calculation using TrueCar data for SoCal, based on January 2012 lease rates for a A6 Quattro Premium.
      MSRP $50,775
      Sale $49,352
      Res 52% (12k per year)
      MF 0.00089 (2.14%)

      Payment before tax: $705 per month. Expect drive-off costs to be around $2000 or so. If you add more options, expect payments to jump about $30 per month for every $1000 extra you spend. Should you be an existing AFS customer, you will qualify for $1000 loyalty cash that can be used towards your new lease. That should drop your payments by about $30, to $675 per month plus tax.

      Remember, these are ballpark figures and will go up or down based on MSRP and final sale price.

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