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CarCast+Edmunds - Understanding leasing and the fine print. Vehicles getting discontinued next year.

CarCast Sep 01, 2025 42 min

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Leasing a vehicle can be tricky, especially with enticing low monthly payments that often come with hefty down payments. This episode dives into the nuances of leasing, highlighting the importance of understanding the fine print and total costs involved. Alistair and Matt discuss various lease deals, including those for electric vehicles, and introduce Edmunds' new 'hidden gems' page to help consumers find the best offers in their area. They also touch on vehicles set to be discontinued soon, providing insights into potential bargains and market trends.

Topics: leasing advice fine print electric vehicles hidden gems discontinued vehicles total cost analysis down payments market trends

Cars: Acura Integra Acura TLX Audi A4 Audi S5 BMW X5 Cadillac XT6 Dodge Hornet Ford Bronco Sport Ford Escape Ford F-150 Ford Mustang Genesis GV60 Genesis GV80 Honda CR-V Honda Prologue Hyundai Genesis Hyundai Ioniq 5 Hyundai Ioniq 9 Hyundai Palisade Infiniti QX50 Infiniti QX55 Infiniti QX60 Infiniti QX80 Jeep Grand Cherokee Jeep Wrangler Lincoln Corsair Lucid Gravity Mazda CX-5 Mazda CX-70 Mercedes-Benz EQB Mitsubishi Outlander Nissan Rogue Porsche 911 Porsche Boxster Porsche Cayenne Porsche Cayman Porsche Panamera Tesla Model 3 Tesla Model Y Toyota Camry Toyota RAV4 Toyota Tacoma Volkswagen ID.4 Volvo S90

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Prologue Honda Prolog

"...ard on the side of the freeway over here. It says Honda Prolog 159 a month. I called the Honda dealer and I said..."

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Toyota Tacoma

"...e market. So in this example, there's a 24 Toyota Tacoma. So obviously they're trying to probably clear ou..."

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Dodge Hornet

"... Detroit or anything else. I mean, there's like a Hornet here as we're going through. I mean, this is kind..."

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Jeep Wrangler

"...ve got a brand new car with a warranty. You know, Wrangler 4XC, you know, three, four grand down, $149 a mon..."

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Volkswagen Id4

"you've got to go through this process again. ID4. I mean, this is, you know, ID4 is particularly"

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Mitsubishi Outlander

"... admittedly a fair bit down. But yeah, Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid. You know, it's based on the Nissa..."

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Nissan Rogue

"...lug-in hybrid. You know, it's based on the Nissan Rogue. Again, maybe not a class leading vehicle."

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Mazda Cx70

"But frankly, if it's, if there's a mega deal to be done, Mazda CX CX 70, I mean, these are, you know, Jeep Grand Cherokee Forexie."

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Jeep Grand

"Mazda CX CX 70, I mean, these are, you know, Jeep Grand Cherokee Forexie. This is some good, you know, so..."

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Ford Mustang

"...talking just before we came on air about the, the Mustang Mackey. And I remember looking for to buy, to lea..."

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Tesla Model 3

"...o the vehicle. I think you guys got the new Tesla Model 3, and you were talking about how it's significantl..."

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Tesla Model

"...nges to the vehicle. I think you guys got the new Tesla Model 3, and you were talking about how it's significan..."

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Acura Tlx

"What are we, what are we going to miss? That's exciting on this list. I was going to say, what are we going to miss? We're going to talk Acura, TLX. Are we going to miss that? Probably not so much. No, probably not. Not with Integra. Is Integra staying around for a little while"

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Acura Integra

"... Probably not so much. No, probably not. Not with Integra. Is Integra staying around for a little while lon..."

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Toyota Camry

"..., you know, larger sedans. I mean, I mean, I know Camry still sells, but you know, TLX not so much. Audi ..."

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Audi A4

"...Camry still sells, but you know, TLX not so much. Audi A4 S4, well, that's just a bit of a name change, to ..."

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Audi S5

"... They've, it's now going across to the A5 and the S5. Yeah. And that's, I've driven those. I mean, it'..."

Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Porsche Panamera

"... got money and you want something that's like the Panamera choice, isn't it? It's something that gives you, ..."

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Cadillac XT6

"...eah, not, I don't think it'll be missed. Cadillac XT6, but we kind of knew what was going on with Cadil..."

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Ford Escape

"...ell, they've got the, look at the Ford side, Ford Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Ford Escape is, is the street v..."

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Lincoln Corsair

"... the, look at the Ford side, Ford Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Ford Escape is, is the street version of a Bronc..."

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Ford Bronco Sport

"...rsair, Ford Escape is, is the street version of a Bronco Sport. If it's, if you need a more street version of a ..."

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Toyota RAV4

"anyway. It was like, sort of, you know, it's a pretty mediocre product that doesn't really, it's just another identity SUV. That whole market has been refreshed, RAV4's coming, CRV's already here, new CX-5. So it just feels very old and tired."

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Honda Crvs

"it's just another identity SUV. That whole market has been refreshed, RAV4's coming, CRV's already here, new CX-5. So it just feels very old and tired. Although you could probably go get one pretty cheap."

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Mazda Cx5

"it's just another identity SUV. That whole market has been refreshed, RAV4's coming, CRV's already here, new CX-5. So it just feels very old and tired. Although you could probably go get one pretty cheap."

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Genesis GV80

"Okay. Corsair is the link conversion of the Escape. Electrified GV-80, that's a real niche within a niche. G8 is a nice, this is a genesis. G8 is a nice thing. The gas car will continue. EV was a bit left field. So again, probably not a"

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Hyundai Genesis

"...eal niche within a niche. G8 is a nice, this is a genesis. G8 is a nice thing. The gas car will continue. E..."

Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Genesis GV60

"like the higher-end versions of what they were doing. Like you said, the sedan never really caught on. The SUV is like the GV-60, kind of cool. I think the larger version. Maybe they're working on a flagship GV-90, I think they're working on. Yeah, there's a lot of"

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Hyundai Palisade

"..., we were talking about that. I drove the Hyundai Palisade this week, and I think we were planning to get mo..."

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Hyundai Ioniq

"...about it right here on the page is the ad for the Hyundai IONIQ 9. And it's like, that's kind of what you would e..."

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Hyundai Ioniq 9

"... right here on the page is the ad for the Hyundai IONIQ 9. And it's like, that's kind of what you would exp..."

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Infiniti QX50

"...se. Does it really matter? Probably not. Infinity QX50, QX55. Nobody's going to care, unfortunately, sad..."

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Infiniti QX55

"...es it really matter? Probably not. Infinity QX50, QX55. Nobody's going to care, unfortunately, sadly. Yo..."

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Infiniti QX80

"...now, and they've got the new QX60 or QX65 and the QX80? The QX60 is kind of only slightly bigger and onl..."

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Infiniti QX60

"...unately, sadly. You know, and they've got the new QX60 or QX65 and the QX80? The QX60 is kind of only sl..."

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Mercedes-Benz EQB

"...d of luxury coupe and don't need that much space. EQB was pretty dreadful. The Mercedes, yeah, the Merc..."

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Porsche Cayman

"..., this is like a sad one, Porsche 718, Boxter and Cayman. Yeah, I think they screwed this up with the, put..."

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Boxster Porsche 718 Boxter

"don't need that much space. EQB was pretty dreadful. The Mercedes, yeah, the Mercedes. Bye-bye. This is, this is like a sad one, Porsche 718, Boxter and Cayman. Yeah, I think they screwed this up with the, putting the four-cylinder into it."

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Cayman Gts Cayman

"...r vehicles. So, you know, the, the GTS Boxter and GTS Cayman with the six-cylinder engine, I think that will g..."

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Porsche Cayenne

"... is too small. They're going to have the electric Cayenne, which I think is going to be a great product, bu..."

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Lucid Gravity

"...ing. But if you can get a range closer to a lucid gravity, and so you can actually use that vehicle for, yo..."

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Porsche 911

"...ll more. The reality is they don't, you know, the 911 is still there. Still there. That I live is still..."

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Porsche Boxster

"...ink people would rather buy a used 911 than a new Boxster. Yeah. We should dig in to see how the GTS is sel..."

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Volvo S90

"...al one on the list. I think it's a bit sad. Volvo S90. Volvo is basically saying, look, we're all in on..."

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BMW X5

"...weekend, taking the family, like you said, in the X5 road trip. X3. X3. X3. I still have a range of Ra..."

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F-150 Raptor

"...X5 road trip. X3. X3. X3. I still have a range of Raptor. So we're, we got a Google desert near me, dirt n..."

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