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2011-2012 Infiniti Lease Rates – July 2011

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IFS drop the residual values for many of their 2011 models this month. To compensate, money factors were also decreased. On average, the residual drop has been about 2%, which isn’t too bad. The bad news is that the EX got smacked with a whopping 4% drop in residual value. What IFS didn’t do was drop the MF enough to offset that loss due to depreciation. What IFS did do was throw two cash rebates at the car ($500 and $2000) to sweeten the lease. One is loyalty lease cash ($500) and the other is dealer cash ($2000) which can be used on a lease. For most non-IFS customers only the dealer cash will apply.

$3500 cash incentive is for any remaining 2010 model. $1000 is available for 2011 models. Calculations below should still apply.

1.9% financing is available for all 2011 Infiniti models for those of you looking to buy instead. G sedans and coupe only get about $1000 in incentives.

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.

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
MSRP – $46,645
Sale Price – $41,285
Monthly – $495+ tax
RWG Rating – 92.6

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2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00076 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00067 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00091 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00058 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00083 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00058 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00076 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00086 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00076 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00072 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00072 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00076 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00086 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00146 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00146 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00138 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00174 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M35H SEDAN HYBRID
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00146 base money factor

2011 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00220 base money factor

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2011-12 Infiniti Lease Rates – June 2011

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If you have been using May numbers to calculate your lease estimates, your estimates should still work this month. These aren’t the best numbers of the year, but that’s mainly due to lower residuals and the residual effect of the tsunami/earthquake in Japan. I do not expect availability to improve until at least September. To be honest, I think it might be more like Dec 2011/Jan 2012. Nevertheless, Infiniti is still one of the best luxury brands to lease from right now because their payments are very affordable (for a luxury brand).

If you notice below, sale prices have gone up a bit (due to limited availability) compared to last month. The longer you wait, the more expensive it’s probably going to get.


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.

May Estimate
2011 Infiniti G37 Sedan Journey
MSRP – $36,695
Sale Price – $32,070
Monthly – $350+ tax
RWG Rating – 100.1

June Estimate
2011 Infiniti G37 Sedan Journey
MSRP – $36,695
Sale Price – $32,320
Monthly – $357+ tax
RWG Rating – 98.6

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2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00128 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00119 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00125 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00094 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00117 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00094 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00128 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00120 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00128 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00145 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00145 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00113 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00124 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00180 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00180 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00155 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00174 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M35H SEDAN HYBRID
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00164 base money factor

2011 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00220 base money factor

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2011 Infiniti Lease Rates – May 2011

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Infiniti leases are becoming more and more expensive. Like any Japanese automaker, their production is being affected by the tsunami, so sale prices and money factors have gone up. Then, you factor in lower residual values and you get higher monthly payments. But I wouldn’t let this discourage you because Infinitis still leases better than most cars.


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.

2011 Infiniti G37 Sedan Journey
MSRP – $36,695
Sale Price – $32,070
Monthly – $350+ tax
RWG Rating – 100.1

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2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00128 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00119 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00125 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00094 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00117 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00094 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00128 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00120 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00128 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00145 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00145 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00113 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00124 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00180 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00180 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00155 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00174 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M37H SEDAN HYBRID
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00164 base money factor

2011 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00220 base money factor

2011 HONDA RIDGELINE CREW CAB RT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00200 base money factor

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Trading-In Your Lease

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Despite being a base model coupe, my ’08 G37 has been by far, the finest vehicle I have ever leased. As I detailed and prepared it for an appraisal last night, I found myself wanting to keep it just a little longer. However, the needs of the family supersede my desire for a “fun-car”, so what needed to be done, had to be done.

This afternoon, I took some time out during my lunch break to get my car appraised at Carmax and to my surprise, I am getting a sizable chunk of change in return. Before I break down the numbers, I would like to point out key reasons as to why I was able to do this.

  1. My car is in pristine condition. Not even a scratch (not since that little bumper incident anyway) and the paint is silky smooth.
  2. I am almost 5,000 miles under my mileage allowance (at 31,000 when I should be at around 36000).
  3. I detailed my car the night before. No, not just a car wash. I mean DETAIL! Every nook and cranny.
  4. I rotate my tires every 6000 miles to wear out the tires evenly.
  5. I still have over 3-months left on my lease.
  6. I suspect that the value of Infinitis has probably gone up a slightly due to disaster in Japan.

Bundle these six reasons together and here’s how the numbers look like:

IFS Payoff Quote: $23,370.20
CarMax Offer:  $24,500.00

Difference: $1129.80

Other than my need to get into a more “practical” car, I felt the urgency to do something because by May 17th I would have to pay my DMV registration again. I wanted to avoid paying a full year’s registration to drive my car another three months, so the most logical choice was to trade it in.

What I am getting into next is still up in the air, but it is nice to know that I can sell this car soon in order to get some nice equity out of it. Further proof that if you take care of your car and don’t put too many miles on it, you can get some money by selling a leased vehicle.

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2011 Infiniti Lease Rates – April 2011

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As expected, Japan’s unfortunate disaster has begun hitting our pocketbooks this month. Glancing over this month’s lease rates, I am noticing higher money factors on practically every model. To make matters worse, the MSRP seems to have increased as well. The good news is that some of the rebates are still available, such as the $1000 loyalty cash on the G37 Journey Sedan (plus you have $1000 dealer cash you can try tap into). I believe the 4-month pull ahead program is still in effect (I haven’t been told otherwise), so if you have an existing Infiniti lease and want another one, you can probably take advantage of that (it should come with a $500 wear-n-tear credit). Compared to last month, you will be paying about $1000 more over the course of the loan ($30 per month) on a G37 Journey Sedan. Sample calculations are broken down below. No, it is not a typo. The G37 payments should be about the same as the G25. Decisions, decisions…


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.

2011 Infiniti G25 Sedan Journey
MSRP – $34,175
Sale Price – $30,748
Monthly – $348+ tax
RWG Rating – 95.4

2011 Infiniti G37 Sedan Journey
MSRP – $36,675
Sale Price – $31,950
Monthly – $348+ tax
RWG Rating – 100.3

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2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00149 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00142 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00147 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00116 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00138 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00116 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00149 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00141 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00149 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00168 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00168 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00135 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00145 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00184 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00184 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00176 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00177 base money factor

2011 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00220 base money factor

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2011 Infiniti Lease Rates – March 2011

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As expected, Infiniti residuals have pretty much dropped across the board. The good news is that IFS did adjust the money factors to keep the payments at around the same range as last month. Not how the G25 is looking like the more expensive lease compared to the G37 Journey sedan. I suspect this is going to make leasing a 25 or a 37 a tough decision. Haahaa. Anyway, there are rebates available so be sure to ask your dealer about them.

Almost the entire Infiniti line-up leases well, so if you aren’t looking at the Gs, the Ms, FXs and EXs aren’t too terrible either.


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.

2011 Infiniti G25 Sedan Journey
MSRP – $33,675
Sale Price – $30,087
Monthly – $319+ tax
RWG Rating – 100.6

2011 Infiniti G37 Sedan Journey
MSRP – $36,275
Sale Price – $31,232
Monthly – $317+ tax
RWG Rating – 106.7

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2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00121 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00106 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00111 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00084 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00107 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00084 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 66% | .00121 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00121 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00113 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00121 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00141 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00141 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00110 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00127 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00180 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00180 base money factor

2011 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00036 base money factor

2011 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00088 base money factor

2011 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00220 base money factor

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2011 Infiniti Lease Rates – February 2011

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Update! Last week, I got an email from VC (a long time reader of this blog) and here’s the deal he got on a G37…

The MF was .00147(regular) and i put 9msd(max of .0001) reduction…..bringing a total of [.00147-.0009) = a reduced MF of .00057 Each deposit was $400(x9) = 3600.

Essentially I put 3600 due(100% refundable)…..plus $1180(registration…aqq fee…dealer fee)…plus another 1000(infiniti owner loyalty rebate). for a total of $ $5800 due upfront.

So essentially only $1180 due, since 1k is rebate, and the 3600 is completely refunded.

They took close to 5k off msrp, plus another 1k(infiniti owner loyalty bonus cash…used towards cap-cost reduction).

so with about 1180 due, plus the MSD. i got the payment to be $280 a month!!! i got this one fully loaded too. navi, premium, spoiler, etc.

msrp was 46,800. January had a $500 detroit auto show bonus cash, so that helped too. make sure you let people know, the G37x coupe is great deal, ESPECIALLY on 24month lease right now.

Wondering if February rates are still the same? They are! IFS carried over their lease rates from January into February, with the exception of the G37 Convertible Sport, that one gets a 3% bump in residual and a 0.00001 increase in the MF. Despite this “good news”, I am expecting IFS to modify their rates in March. It is rare that lease rates remain the same for more than two months, so if you like these numbers, make sure you cut a deal this month.

I think the G37 Journey gives you more bang for the buck, but if you don’t need the extra power, go with the G25.

As a special bonus from our sponsor, the G37 IPL rates are also posted. Enjoy!


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.

2011 Infiniti G25 Sedan Journey
MSRP – $31,825
Sale Price – $28,383
Monthly – $299 + tax
RWG Rating – 101.1

2011 Infiniti G37 Sedan Journey
MSRP – $36,275
Sale Price – $31,282
Monthly – $317+ tax
RWG Rating – 106.7

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2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00138 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00123 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00123 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00146 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00100 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00125 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00100 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 67% | .00138 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00138 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .00147 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 64% | .00138 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00158 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00158 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00129 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00145 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00180 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00180 base money factor

2011 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00054 base money factor

2011 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00124 base money factor

2011 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00220 base money factor

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Monthly Round-Up : February 2011

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Lease rates didn’t change much from last month, but sale prices dropped for most vehicles, which makes February a slightly better month than January. The were a few exceptions, such as in Honda’s case. Honda sales prices in the Southern California region seems to have gone up a bit, making the leases slightly more costly than back in December and January. You will see in the chart that certain Honda’s RWG rating have dropped slightly, but overall, still a very good lease compared to other brands and models.

I have been suggested to perhaps breakdown the Round-Up by class, which I think is a good idea. I will try to spend some time next month reorganize the list and rank the leases by class. In the mean time, enjoy February’s Round-Up!

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Ground Rules

  • Participating vehicles will be based on the lease rates gathered on this website during the corresponding month.
  • 36-month/15k lease terms will used for all calculations unless a better term is available.
  • A $1500 drive-off fee is assumed for all cars. Since fees and taxes vary from region to region, your drive-off may vary.
  • Sale Price estimates will be based on Truecar.com sales data in the Southern California region, so your numbers may vary.
  • All estimates assume you qualify for the base rate. A minimum FICO® Score of 700 may be required.
  • Sales taxes are not included since different states handle taxes differently. Please refer to “Understanding Sales Tax” to learn how taxes affect your monthly payments.
  • The rating system used is based on RIDE with G’s Lease Calculator. The closer you are to the 100 rating, the better the deal. Anything exceeding a 100 rating is phenomenal.

Top Ten Finalists

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First – 2011 Nissan Sentra SR (116.1)

Seems like the Civic and the Sentra have been trading places these last few months, so no surprise here. The Sentra is a better deal as a purchase right now since there are some rebates that aren’t available to leases.

Second – 2011 Mazda3s Hatchback (114.5)

Sometimes I wish I could get my hands on Mazda numbers more consistently. If I did, we would see a 3-way competition between Mazda, Nissan and Honda to see which dominates the Monthly Round-Up.

Third  – 2011 Honda Civic LX Sedan (114.4)

Numbers took a dive this month because sale prices have gone up. Further proof that you can’t just rely on residual and money factors alone.

Fourth – 2011 Nissan Altima S Sedan (104.1)

Since the Accord isn’t looking as good this month due to a higher sale price, the Altima makes for a good substitute.

Fifth – 2011 Infiniti G37 Sport Coupe (103.2)

If you are shopping for luxury sport coupes and don’t want to spend much money, this is your ride.

Sixth – 2011 Infiniti G37 Sport Sedan (103.0)

Do you see a pattern? This is the most bang for the buck when it comes to luxury sport sedans.

Seventh – 2011 Honda Accord CrossTour EX (101.4)

Car is getting discounted quite a bit this month. Surprising for a 2011 model.

Eighth – 2011 Infiniti G25 Journey Sedan (100.7)

A sensible choice for those seeking reasonable fuel economy and performance.

Ninth – 2011 Infiniti M37 AWD (98.2)

If I am ever willing to pay upwards of $500+ a month, this would be the ride I’d get.

Tenth – 2011 Honda Accord LX Sedan (97.5)

Dropped quite a bit, but mainly due to a higher sale. Nothing extra haggling with your dealer can’t fix.

Missing the Cut (Honorable Mentions)

2011 Mercedes-Benz C300 Sport (97.3)
2011 Honda CRV LX AWD (97.2)
2011 Nissan Maxima S (96.4)
2011 Nissan Rogue S AWD (95.3)
2011 Nissan Versa S HB (95.2)
2011 Hyundai Sonata SE Turbo (94.7)
2011 VW CC Sport (92.7)
2011 Ford Edge SEL AWD (92.0)
2011 VW Tiguan S 4motion (91.9)
2011 Acura TSX (91.7)
2011 Acura TL (91.4)
2011 Volvo S60 T-6 (91.4)
2011 Lexus IS250 (91.3)
2011 Infiniti FX35 AWD (90.9)
2011 Mazda CX-9 Touring (90.7)
2011 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Premium (90.5)
2011 Audi A3 Premium (90.5)
2011 BMW 135i (90.0)

Parting Shots

If you didn’t notice, the bulk of the Top Ten List are Nissan made. This says a lot since the days of German cars being “great leases” is officially over. Nowadays, they are just good, not great. With BMW and Audi looking disinterested in providing any sort of “deal” to consumers.

On another note, I didn’t think I would see the day when a Volvo would “Miss the Cut”, but that day has arrived in the form of a S60 T6, which is on clearance due to the incoming 2012 model.

Lastly, many models received a price bump so payments may have gone up (or down) slightly. However, the overall feeling I am getting is that February is still a slightly better month than January. Expect bigger changes in March.