Best New Car Lease Deals for Labor Day and September 2025
Labor Day specials abound at new car dealers, so have a look now. Some are still good later in September, if you’re otherwise engaged this weekend, but some expire Sept. 2.
By Clifford AtiyehUpdated: Aug 31, 2025
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Put down that burger and buy a car. That’s the spirit of taking the first Monday off in September, as summer winds down and gives us the gift of discounted vehicle leases. Finally, we are seeing fewer lease deals on 2024 models (with the exception of one brand we’ve highlighted this month). Thankfully, too, prices have not soared since President Trump’s tariffs as automakers continue to absorb most of the extra cost. That is unlikely to last into 2026, but in September 2025, the pickings are still good. Many of these lease specials expire September 2.
Check Our Leasing Guide
Make sure you first read our leasing guide. We’ve covered everything that may get glossed over in the showroom: advertising fees, money factors, residuals, legal implications, and all the other fine print that could cost you thousands more than you’d expect. When comparing similar cars, be aware that a lower monthly price often demands more money up front. As with any national lease special, enter your ZIP code on an automaker’s website to check if these deals apply to your area. Prices do not include taxes or fees and may be higher or lower depending on your location. Research is always your friend.
SUV Lease Deals
Lincoln
2023 Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring.
2024 Lincoln Corsair
$293 per month/$4342 at signing
24 months/21,000 miles
Lincoln’s “Summer Invitation Sales Event” is pushing 2024 models for every vehicle except the Aviator. That’s because there are still more than 800 brand-new 2024 Lincolns in stock as we enter September 2025. Half of them are Corsairs, hence Lincoln’s curtailed lease term on the base Premiere. We have not seen any Lincoln priced under $300 per month at the $4000 signing payment sweet spot. The plug-in hybrid Grand Reserve is significantly pricier (nearly $6000 at signing for more than $360 per month), yet still isn’t selling well.Kia
2026 Kia Sportage.
2026 Kia Sportage
$279 per month/$3999 at signing
24 months/20,000 miles
The Sportage, probably the Frenchiest-looking new car on sale, tones back some of the front-end wildness for a squarer style bracketed by giant amber DRLs. That’s Kia’s current design language, which at the current pace can be expected to drastically change again in another two to three years. It’s one crossover with an exciting exterior, and a quality interior that Audi seems to have copied on many of its new models. This lease is for the LX AWD, and as always, Kia allows a longer 36-month lease on the same car for the same signing payment. It’s only $10 extra per month. If you don’t need all-wheel drive, you can save $20 per month over 24 months.Dodge
2025 Dodge Durango.
2025 Dodge Durango
$459 per month/$4499 at signing
36 months/22,500 miles
No other mainstream mid-size SUV packs a V-8, and for 2026, the Durango is going all-V-8, all the time. For 2025, Dodge is discounting the R/T, which comes standard with the 5.7-liter Hemi, but only to entice drivers of Ford and GM SUVs, ranging from a Ford Escape to the Cadillac Escalade iQ. Dodge bets, and we would to, that a lot of would-be buyers would be better off in a loaded-up Durango that sounds the absolute business versus paying double or triple to lease something with a luxury badge. The only catch? The mileage limit is below the usual 10,000 miles per year.Ineos
2025 Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster.
2025 Ineos Grenadier
$799 per month/$6683 at signing
36 months/22,500 miles
Ineos continues to be the alternative choice among the wealthy ZIP codes dotted with Series III Rovers and late-model G-wagens. To be different—or to mimic the experience of one of those venerated 4x4s at a (relative) bargain price—the France-made Grenadier is a solid choice. Ineos just cut the SUV’s price by $7900—after raising it in April due to tariffs—and also offers a $2000 rebate for Costco members.Volkswagen
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan.
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan
$279 per month/$3999 at signing
36 months/36,000 miles
With a $750 Labor Day bonus, you can lease a Tiguan S that’s arguably just as good-looking as a base new-gen Audi Q5 that costs more than double. A digital instrument panel, heated front seats, a 12.9-inch touchscreen, rear side airbags (a rarity in most cars), and voice commands that use ChatGPT mean even this base front-wheel-drive Tig is a good value among compact crossovers.
Pickup Truck Lease DealsStellantis
2025 Jeep Gladiator Big Bear Edition.
2025 Jeep Gladiator
$347 per month/$3999 at signing
36 months/22,500 miles
At first glance, it might appear that Jeep is only leasing the Gladiator Sport S at $299 per month with $4349 at signing. That’s a decent deal, except the Mojave is now leasing for $347 per month with $3999 at signing, and it comes with 7500 more miles on the contract. That’s a madly good price for the only convertible pickup on sale, and the Mojave’s serious off-road kit: Fox Racing shocks, locking rear diff, 33-inch all-terrain tires, and a 1.0-inch front lift with rock rails. It’s part of Jeep’s “Make This the Summer Event,” so it will soon end.
Sedan Lease DealsNissan
2024 Nissan Sentra.
2025 Nissan Sentra
$209 per month/$3329 at signing
36 months/30,000 miles
Nissan never fails to offer good deals on the Sentra, and while each region tweaks the signing payment and monthly price, the total outlay over three years is roughly the same nationwide. This lease for the SV, which is not the base trim, has push-button start, 16-inch alloy wheels, adaptive cruise, and dealer accessories like floor mats, splash guards, and a trunk protector. Compact-sedan competitors such as the Kia K4 and Honda Civic feel fresher and newer inside, but the Sentra delivers the basics, reliably, in a stylish wrapper.Hyundai
2025 Hyundai Elantra.
2025 Hyundai Elantra
$169 per month/$3999 at signing
24 months/20,000 miles
While the Elantra SEL Sport has a higher MSRP than the base SE, Hyundai charges less for it over the two-year term on this lease. This trim brings 17-inch alloy wheels, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, aluminum pedal covers, and a rear spoiler in addition to the Elantra’s laundry list of standard features. Three more 24-month lease deals are available on the SEL Convenience, Limited, and N Line but with significantly higher monthly payments.
1970 Plymouth Superbird on Bring a Trailer Was Owned by One Cool Mom
The wild, winged muscle car features a 440 V-8 and a four-speed stick.By Brendan McAleerPublished: Aug 31, 2025
Bring a Trailer
- This stick-shift 440-cubic-inch Superbird was owned by none other than racer/journalist Sam Posey’s mother.
- It has low mileage and a great back story.
- How many moms do you know who drove a pistol-grip four-speed Mopar and bought their kid a Gullwing?
Sam Posey’s career is hugely impressive: racing in Trans Am, Formula 1, Le Mans, and NASCAR. He is also a highly respected writer and designer and has even won an Emmy. Such a talent does not simply spring from the ground fully formed; it must be nurtured. Posey’s father died at the Battle of Okinawa, but happily for Sam, he had one heck of a mom.Bring a Trailer
This 1970 Plymouth Superbird, up for sale on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos), just might be the coolest mom-mobile ever. It has a 440-cubic-inch V-8 and a four-speed manual transmission with a Hurst pistol-grip shifter. It’s unapologetically orange, and Mary J.P. Moore, Sam Posey’s mother, bought it off a used-car lot in 1971 and kept it right until she died in 2010.Bring a Trailer
The Plymouth Superbird was a one-year-only modified version of the Road Runner, fitted with a nose cone and an absolutely colossal rear wing. The idea is that the former would help this big Mopar cut through the air more cleanly, while the big wing would add downforce. Pick up a couple of extra miles per hour at an oval track, and it’d dominate NASCAR.
The ‘Bird worked as promised on the track, but it was a bit of a turkey when it landed in showrooms. Posey’s mother supposedly paid $4000 for it as a one-year-old used car, which seems like a pretty good bargain. But then, she had a nose for these things, buying the then-14-year-old Sam a Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing for just $2500 in 1958.Bring a Trailer
Posey used to drift that 300SL around farmyard fields, and eventually that love of speed led him to a long career in racing. It sure seems like the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree, as Moore was also something of a fan of speed.
Besides the ultra-cool provenance, this example is very desirable for its condition and low mileage. It’s finished in Vitamin C orange with black vinyl interior and wears 15-inch Rallye wheels. It was refreshed by the current seller after Moore’s long ownership, including refinishing the nose cone, replacing the carpets, and various other refurbishments.Bring a Trailer
The 440 V-8 is equipped with a four-barrel carburetor and was rated at 375 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. With the four-speed manual, it’ll cheerfully murder those rear tires all day long, with a “Meep-meep!” blast from its Looney Tunes–themed horn.
Superbirds might not have been a hit when new, but they’re highly collectible now, and few are going to come with such a cool back story. Mother to three, grandmother to six, married twice, Mary Moore drove a Superbird, and taught her son to fly.
The auction ends on September 4.
