--- title: "Honda Prologue EV Undercuts Civic as Honda’s Cheapest Car To Lease" date: "2024-09-01" modified: "2024-09-01" authors: - name: "Beverly Braga" job_title: "Weekend Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/beverly-braga" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/honda-prologue-ev-undercuts-civic-as-hondas-cheapest-car-to-lease" categories: - "Honda News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Electric Vehicle" - "honda" - "prologue" - "suv/crossover" --- # Honda Prologue EV Undercuts Civic as Honda’s Cheapest Car To Lease ![Honda Prologue driving.]() *\Honda\* The [Honda Civic]() has always been a reliable sort. You can rely on it to be a comfortable daily, a track-ready hot hatch, an economical commuter, and a cheap buy. No, wait. Scratch that last one. A Civic is still affordable, but it's no longer the cheapest [Honda]() to lease. That crown now belongs to the electric [Prologue](). With a holiday weekend come holiday deals, and [*CarsDirect*]() has dug up some sweet [lease offers]() courtesy of Honda. For example, with $1,999 due at signing, an all-electric [2024 Prologue]() EX with all-wheel drive (AWD) can be had for $269 a month for 36 months, or an effective cost of $325 before taxes. Other lease terms include a 10,000-mile annual cap, and lease signings are for residents of California and other California Air Resources Board [(CARB) emissions states](). Live elsewhere, and the price will go up a smidge. For the same vehicle and down payment, the monthly lease rate is $329, or $385 with other fees factored in. However, the price can go even further with a Honda loyalty bonus, which is a thousand bucks for the Prologue. That'll drop the monthly payment by $30, or $85 in effective cost. How does this compare to a car half the size and half the MSRP? Well, a base Civic LX will set you back $239 a month … but that's after paying $3,399 at signing. That makes the effective cost $333. After some Common Core mathing, that means the Prologue, which has an MSRP of $48,795, is eight bucks cheaper to lease than a $24,250 Civic. OK, so it's not like you're saving a ton of money, but that's a free large boba drink (with extra toppings!) every month. No dealing with the always erratic price of gas either. So, how does an [EV]() SUV lease price come down to earth and compete with a small gas car? Coupon stacking, of course! On the Prologue, multiple incentive offers add up to $13,500 in savings. This includes a $7,500 EV [tax credit](), $5,000 in Captive Lease Cash (essentially a lease rebate), and a $1,000 loyalty/conquest buyer discount. The conquest bonus applies to lessees who also own a 2014 or newer vehicle from a list of select competitors. This is not a trade-in offer; just a "Hey, thanks for getting a new car from us and not them." Additional [lease savings]() may lie in a Labor Day Dealer Cash of $750 for 2024 Prologue models. The fine print is that it's an unadvertised manufacturer-to-dealer bonus. Like a coupon printed in invisible ink, dealers don't have to honor or even acknowledge its existence. Ask, anyway. The answer is always no to a question that's never asked, so go ahead and ask. ## Author Born and raised in Hawaii, Beverly has been a prolific and published creative writer since her teens. As a contributor to The Drive, Beverly covers the weekend shift, blogging about all things automotive, mobility, transportation, and topics in-between. Currently a digital nomad, Beverly's only constant is her car, a second-generation Mazdaspeed3. Even though she's never in one place for too long, her hot hatch always feels like home. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()