ShortMtnGuy

I took advantage of the special lease being offered in Colorado and picked up a new Black Q4 50 Sportback with Premium Plus/Optic/Sonos. Colorado and Audi reached an agreement to allow federal and state tax credits to be used as a down payment towards a Q4 lease ($12,500). It was too hard to pass up! 24 months @ $424/mo (before tax).

It's just been a few days so it's too hard to provide any opinions, but I'm very happy with the ride, performance, and comfort. I hope I remain happy for the next two years! I will need to get 240 installed in my garage along with a charger.

I've owned BMW's so it will be an interesting change!

Bada Bing

Congratulations! I leased a new 2024 Q4 e-tron 50 Prestige (SUV body, not sportback) with black optic package this past weekend. I am coming from another Audi (2021 S4 Premium), so it's not a big adjustment but I do like some the extra tech goodies this one has over my base trim S4 (Sonos sound system, built-in navigation, color ambient lighting, head-up display, headlight and taillight animations, etc.). I also like the larger 11.6" MMI screen which is bigger than the 10.1" screen on most other Audi models.

ShortMtnGuy

I was so happy with my lease deal until I saw Costco began offering a $1,500 rebate on March 1st!

Bada Bing

I saw that today too but you have to see if the money factor remained the same as in February. The broker where I leased my Q4 from in late February shows the total discount from MSRP (incentive plus discount on selling price) bring about $1000 less than February. So with the $1,500 Costco incentive, the selling price is a net $500 lower. However, the payment is almost exactly the same, which indicates to me that the MF may have gone up a bit. In my zip code, the MF was 0.00027 (0.65% interest) in February and I could only do 5 MSDs to lower it further. I see that their website now allows 6 MSDs, so I’m pretty sure the MF has gone up slightly.

I wouldn’t worry about the lease payment getting $10/month lower. The 2025 model is about to come out with 40 more hp and perhaps a bit more range. The 0-60 time for the AWD model is down from 5.8 to 5.0 seconds. My broker told me the MF and discounts would be less favorable on the 2025 model but who knows.

ShortMtnGuy

I see that we don't even have to wait for the 2025's. The 2024.5 will be out in April with the changes. Q55.

Bada Bing

yes, I saw that. It’s a bit odd that they would make mid-model year changes to the 2024 model. I knew it was either this or a very early arrival for the 2025 model, since the 2024 ID.4 which is just arriving now has the enhancements. Had I known that the improved model would come out in less than 2 months, I might have waited for it but my S4 lease was ending and I didn’t want to pay an extra year’s registration (~$500). I feel like I got a good lease deal on my car and while the changes, including more power and 22 miles more range, are super nice, it wouldn’t fundamentally change the car for me. The money factor was super low in February, so I think the 2024.5 model will lease for a higher payment.