My Take: January rates were much better for the IS-F (for both 08 and 09 models). I would recommend buying or skipping the lease this month. Hopefully they improved down the road.

UPDATE: Found some of the IS250 numbers and they look much worse than last months. The residual values have stayed the same, but the money factors went from .0002 to .00140 for the AWD model and .00135 for the RWD model. These are Lexus’ February sales figures for the IS: (2009) 2,147 sold, (2008) 3,906 sold. Difference: -42.7%. Sales were down almost 43% from last February, so maybe that will mean better leases for us in the coming months.

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2009 Lexus IS

2009 Lexus IS250 AT
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00135 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00135 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00135 base money factor

2009 Lexus IS250 AT AWD
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00140 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00140 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00140 base money factor

2008/2009 Lexus IS-F

2009 Lexus IS-F
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00275 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00275 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00275 base money factor

2008 Lexus IS-F
24-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00275 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00275 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00275 base money factor