My Take: The lease rates for the 09 Audi A4 seem to be the same as last month. Many folks have been getting quotes this month for the same residual values and the same money factors. Keep this in mind: The base rate can be attained by putting a security deposit, in some cases, you don’t even have to. AudiCare will increase the residual value of any trim you select by 1%, but it will cost you about $650. To keep things in perspective, an oil change from Audi costs about $80.00, as a SPECIAL…not cheap. It pretty much pays for itself. Anyway, I will update this post if the rates change over the course of the month, but I highly doubt that will happen. On a different note, I find it just sad how much cars cost these days. In 2003, I leased an A4 1.8T Quattro with Premium + Sport Package with an MSRP if about $33,500. Something like that now costs nearly $40,000. How insane is that?

UPDATE: The 24mo-36mo rates on the A4 2.0T models pretty much stayed the same as in September. There was a hike in MF for the 48mo lease rate as well. Other models also saw some minor changes on the MF, nothing out of this world though, so the leases shouldn’t be too far off from last month. I have updated the post with the new numbers.

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Premium quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Premium Plus quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Prestige quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

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2009 Audi A4 3.2T Premium Plus quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00169 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00169 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 3.2T Prestige quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00169 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00169 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Premium quattro Tiptronic Avant
24 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00167 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00167 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Premium Plus quattro Tiptronic Avant
24 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00167 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00167 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Prestige quattro Tiptronic Avant
24 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00167 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00167 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Cabriolet
24 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00070 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00070 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 42% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 2.0T quattro Cabriolet
24 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00062 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00062 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 3.2L quattro Cabriolet
24 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00098 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00098 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 42% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

2009 Audi S4 6-Speed Cabriolet
24 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00304 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00304 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

2009 Audi S4 Tiptronic Cabriolet
24 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00304 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00304 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00324 Base Rate

Rates provided by Tarry Shebesta from Leasecompare.com

My Take: Yup, it’s here. The highly anticipated 2009 Audi A4 lease rates are out, and they actually look pretty solid. This is surprising since leasing is supposed to be “bad” in this economy. I personally find it hard to believe that automakers will do away with leasing completely, or make it so unattractive to dissuade us from leasing altogether. I suspect that it all depends on the term and the car being leased.

Add 1% to the residual if you purchase the AudiCare package. That will add $650 more to you sale price, but the increased residual will save you money overall.

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• A4 2.0T Premium Plus quattro
• MSRP $37,525
• Invoice $34,911
• Standard inception fees + tax not included
• Residuals posted are for 15K miles/year.

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Premium Plus quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00299 Base Rate

24mo Payment: $570 at invoice, $683 at MSRP
36mo Payment: $491 at invoice, $568 at MSRP

Be very careful here. If you pick the prestige package, that’s a whole different car with lower residuals and MF. This is just for the premium package. If you haven’t noticed, there isn’t a FWD version of the A4 sedan anymore. Which explain the bump of around $3k on the base price tag. TMV Suggest a sale price of $37,354, which is practically nothing. I’m not surprised. This car is redesigned after all. Still a bit expensive for my taste if you ask me. I would probably look at the 09 C300, I hear that $1000 below invoice is not unheard of.

• A4 2.0T Cabriolet + Convenience + iPod + Metallic Paint
• MSRP $43,675
• Invoice $40,676
• Standard inception fees + tax not included
• Residuals posted are for 15K miles/year.

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Cabriolet
24 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00096 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00096 Base Rate

24mo Payment: $632 at invoice, $759 at MSRP
36mo Payment: $536 at invoice, $623 at MSRP

This one is one is for you Dianne. ^_^ The numbers look pretty good for the A4 Cabrio. So I would recommend it if you are looking for a Convertible. The numbers are certainly better looking than the 3-series right now. With very limited convertibles in the entry-level luxury segment, this one is certianly worth checking out. Who knows, Audi just might not jerk you around like BMW normally does.

Rest of the A4 line up
Numbers look pretty decent, but there is room to go lower. Don’t expect crazy sub $400 a month deals any time soon (ever?). I think as the residuals drop, Audi will adjust the MF to keep the payments around the same ballpark.

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Premium quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Prestige quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00171 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00299 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 3.2T Premium Plus quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00169 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00169 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00299 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 3.2T Prestige quattro Tiptronic Sedan
24 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00169 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00169 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00299 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Premium quattro Tiptronic Avant
24 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00167 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00167 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00299 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Premium Plus quattro Tiptronic Avant
24 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00167 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00167 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00299 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 2.0T Prestige quattro Tiptronic Avant
24 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00167 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00167 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00299 Base Rate

2009 Audi A4 2.0T quattro Cabriolet
24 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00092 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00092 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00299 Base Rate

2008 Audi A4 3.2L quattro Cabriolet
24 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00127 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00127 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 42% of MSRP – .00299 Base Rate

Rates provided by Tarry Shebesta from Leasecompare.com

Audi A4 2.0T SE quattro Avant
24 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00023 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00023 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 43% of MSRP – .00282 Base Rate

* Residuals posted are for 15K miles/year. Add 2% to Residual for 12k mi/yr and 3% for 10k mi/yr on all terms
** Rates provided by Tarry Shebesta from Leasecompare.com

My Take: The Avant is pretty much a fancy word for “Wagon”. If there is a wagon worth getting though, its the A4 (the S4 would be ideal). I’m rather surprised how low the residual value of the Avant is for 36-months. It barely cracks 50% in 36months (based on a 12k mile/yr lease). I guess Audi Financial Services’ low money factor helps keep the price reasonable, but I’m still expecting a $500+ monthly payment plus inception fees.