Ed Bolian, of VinWiki Youtube channel fame, will be the first to tell you he doesn’t buy new cars. Well… he didn’t before, but he just broke that pattern by leasing a new RS e-tron GT. As it turns out, Audi’s rebates and promotions on the RS e-tron GT are so good right now, that it presents an excellent opportunity to own an expensive car at a reasonable price.
In the video, Bolian says he got the lease for about $250 per month, “plus the fees and taxes and stuff like that.”. He learned of the deal with Nick Underwood at Audi Birmingham in Alabama who’d moved a large number of units based on the rate that is apparently part of Audi of America’s February promotions.
$250 sounds a bit aggressive, so we asked around and learned Ed probably did something to defray it, like pre-paying tax, tags and a one-time payment up front. Without those, the payment is probably closer to about $600 on a 12-month / 7,500 mile lease.
Regardless of which scenario you follow, it’s still a reasonable way to dip your toe into the EV water while driving a six figure car for the monthly payment of a much more pedestrian vehicle.
This is hardly a detailed analysis. I didn’t sit down and dig into the numbers with either dealer, but I they are reasonably close enough for the purpose of this story. If you’re interested Check in with our Audi dealer for more specifics.
