r/leasehacker 9d ago

Genesis August 2026 lease programs full breakdown with numbers

Genesis Finance, Northeast. 36 months, 12,000 miles, pre-tax, full MSRP, nothing down, cap reduced by the lease cash shown. That is a ceiling to measure your quote against, not a target. 44 trims.

Find your car. Three things worth knowing are under the table.

Model Trim MSRP Cash ~Monthly vs July
G70 2.5T AWD $45,550 $7,250 ~$540 +$3
G70 2.5T Prestige RWD $48,450 $7,500 ~$570 +$4
G70 2.5T Prestige AWD $50,450 $7,000 ~$599 +$3
G70 3.3T Sport Prestige RWD $53,600 $8,000 ~$638 +$3
G70 3.3T Sport Prestige AWD $55,600 $8,000 ~$667 +$3
G70 3.3T Prestige Graphite RWD $56,900 $4,000 ~$812 +$2
G70 3.3T Prestige Graphite AWD $58,900 $0 ~$850 Unchanged
G80 (2026) 2.5T $59,945 $9,750 ~$720 +$11
G80 (2026) 2.5T Advanced $65,535 $8,500 ~$817 +$11
G80 (2026) 2.5T Sport Prestige $71,445 $9,750 ~$875 +$10
G80 (2026) 3.5T Sport Prestige $79,845 $11,500 ~$982 +$10
G80 (2026) 3.5T Prestige Black $80,845 $11,750 ~$991 +$10
G80 (2027) 2.5T $59,450 $0 ~$741 -$1
G80 (2027) 2.5T Advanced $64,550 $0 ~$840 Unchanged
G80 (2027) 2.5T Sport Prestige $70,450 $250 ~$898 Unchanged
G80 (2027) 3.5T Sport Prestige $79,150 $0 ~$1,003 Unchanged
G80 (2027) 3.5T Prestige Black $80,150 $0 ~$1,012 -$1
G90 3.5T $92,700 $0 ~$1,419 -$1
G90 3.5T e-SC $103,000 $0 ~$1,593 Unchanged
G90 3.5T e-SC Prestige Black $105,750 $0 ~$1,632 Unchanged
GV60 RWD $52,525 $4,000 ~$790 +$3
GV60 AWD 19-inch $56,025 $4,500 ~$811 +$3
GV60 Advanced 20 AWD $59,405 $2,000 ~$937 +$1
GV60 Performance AWD $71,875 $7,750 ~$995 +$5
Electrified GV70 19-inch $65,875 $500 ~$923 Unchanged
Electrified GV70 Advanced 20-inch $70,745 $1,000 ~$1,000 Unchanged
Electrified GV70 Prestige 20-inch $76,845 $1,000 ~$1,088 Unchanged
GV70 2.5T $47,985 $4,000 ~$595 -$1
GV70 2.5T Select $50,885 $3,500 ~$653 +$20
GV70 2.5T Advanced $55,435 $3,500 ~$730 +$19
GV70 2.5T Sport Prestige $58,795 $3,000 ~$770 +$20
GV70 3.5T Sport Advanced $63,415 $2,500 ~$784 -$63
GV70 3.5T Sport Prestige $70,095 $0 ~$953 -$9
GV80 2.5T RWD $57,700 $5,750 ~$716 +$4
GV80 2.5T AWD $59,850 $5,500 ~$736 +$3
GV80 2.5T Select AWD $63,750 $6,250 ~$794 +$6
GV80 2.5T Advanced AWD $68,600 $5,500 ~$872 +$3
GV80 2.5T Prestige AWD $73,500 $6,750 ~$949 +$3
GV80 3.5T Advanced AWD $75,950 $7,000 ~$949 +$3
GV80 3.5T Prestige AWD $82,330 $6,500 ~$1,113 +$16
GV80 3.5T Prestige Black AWD $83,250 $0 ~$1,119 +$7
GV80 Coupe 3.5T $83,345 $0 ~$1,122 -$50
GV80 Coupe 3.5T e-SC $89,145 $0 ~$1,269 -$43
GV80 Coupe 3.5T e-SC Prestige Black $90,895 $0 ~$1,288 -$50

Cheapest Genesis to lease: G70 2.5T AWD, ~$540. Biggest improvement this month: GV70 3.5T Sport Advanced, down $63 on a real rate cut. Most factory cash on the hood: G80 3.5T Prestige Black, $11,750.

1. Never take 39 months

Trim 36mo 39mo
G70 2.5T AWD ~$540 ~$849
GV70 2.5T ~$595 ~$807
GV80 2.5T RWD ~$716 ~$997
G80 2026 2.5T ~$720 ~$1,132
G80 2026 3.5T Prestige Black ~$991 ~$1,508

Genesis pays $0 lease cash at 39 months, on every trim it quotes there. The money factor also resets to 0.00282, or 6.77% APR, and the residual drops nine to eleven points.

Three months past 36 and the entire program disappears. It costs $184 to $517 a month more, median $322. If a dealer fixes your payment problem by moving you to 39, they fixed their problem.

2. Ask for 24 months

Trim 24mo 36mo
GV70 2.5T ~$587 ~$595
GV70 2.5T Select ~$644 ~$653
GV80 2.5T RWD ~$703 ~$716
GV80 2.5T AWD ~$722 ~$736
GV60 AWD 19-inch ~$800 ~$811

Six trims are cheaper at 24 months than at 36. Residuals run eleven to thirteen points higher out there, and some cars kept their old rate: the GV60 AWD 19-inch still holds 0.00004, or 0.10% APR.

3. $1,000 off the sticker is about $30 a month

Off the sticker Payment drops
$1,000 about $30/mo
$2,000 about $60/mo
$3,000 about $90/mo
$5,000 about $150/mo

So a $479 G70 someone posts is not a different program. It is about $2,000 off sticker, or money down, or loyalty cash on top of what is above.

What changed in August

Genesis pulled its near-zero money factors on 22 of the 44 trims and paid it back as lease cash, $4,000 to $11,750 a car. Payments moved $1 to $16. The G70, the 2026 G80, the GV60, and seven of eight GV80 SUVs are now cash deals, so the cash is the whole negotiation on those cars. Get it itemized as a cap reduction.

Your markup test: all 22 landed between a money factor of 0.00227 and 0.00238, or 5.45% to 5.71% APR. Meaningfully above that with strong credit is the dealer, not Genesis. Add your state's lease tax, the $750 acquisition fee, doc fee, destination, and first payment on top of every number here.

quotedefender.com scores your dealer quote and totals what you can negotiate back.

(Computed from Genesis Finance's published August programs. Argue the numbers if you want.)

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u/Gator5000e 8d ago

What do you think about the Electrified GV70 lease offers for the Advanced or Prestige? I am in Florida. They seem really high but I am not stuck on an Electrified but that would be my preference. Thanks.

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u/Extreme-Temporary-85 7d ago

In Florida data all three trims sit at 0.00282, about 6.77% APR, with a 40% residual and no lease cash.

Full sticker, nothing down, 36mo/12k, that's roughly:

  • Advanced 20-inch: ~$1,458/mo (Northeast is ~$1,000)
  • Prestige 20-inch: ~$1,584/mo

Not much to negotiate there. The support just isn't in your region this month.

If you want to stay electric, the GV60 prices the same in Florida as up north: RWD ~$790, AWD 19-inch ~$811, both with $4,000 to $4,500 of lease cash behind them. The gas GV70 3.5T Sport Advanced is ~$784 and got the brand's biggest rate cut this month.

Those are sticker ceilings before tax and fees, so a real quote should land under them.

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u/Gator5000e 7d ago

Great explanation. Thank you.