SUV · 289 mile EPA range

2026 Kestra Ridge SE

Five seats, 31.7 cubic feet and a tow rating that is real

2026 Kestra Ridge SE, available to lease in Austin

Sample monthly: $440
Term and band: 36 mo / 12,000 mi
Due at signing: $3,770
Residual: 57.5% of MSRP

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The whole worksheet

The Ridge SE is the mid size SUV most families end up on. Dual motor all wheel drive, 3,500 lb braked towing, a flat load floor and a frunk that takes both charge cables so they are not rolling around the boot. Range drops to about 200 miles with a small trailer on, which is the honest number nobody puts on a window sticker, and we will tell you that before you sign rather than after.

Best for: A family of four who tow a small trailer or a pair of bikes a few weekends a year

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How $440 a month is built

MSRP: $47,600
Selling price: $46,300
Texas motor vehicle tax, 6.25%: + $2,894
Acquisition fee, capitalised: + $1,095
Gross capitalised cost: $50,289
Capitalised cost reduction: - $3,000
Clean vehicle credit passed through: - $7,500
Adjusted capitalised cost: $39,789
Residual, 57.5% of MSRP: $27,370
Monthly depreciation: $345
Monthly rent charge, MF 0.00142: $95
Monthly payment: $440
APR equivalent: 3.41%
Total of payments: $15,840
Due at signing: $3,770

Depreciation is the adjusted cap minus the residual, divided by 36. Rent charge is the adjusted cap plus the residual, multiplied by the money factor. All figures are samples. Offer expires October 31, 2026.

The band changes the payment, not the car

The same Ridge at four mileage bands

Every 2,500 miles you add to the allowance takes residual points off the forecast, which raises the payment. This is the same vehicle, the same 36 month term and the same money factor at all four.

Sample payment by mileage band
Miles a year	Residual	Sample monthly	Miles over the term	Who it suits
7,500	60.5%	$403	22,500	Second car, short commute, mostly in town
10,000	59%	$422	30,000	The default band, around 27 miles a day
12,000This offer	57.5%	$440	36,000	A daily commute over 15 miles each way
15,000	55.5%	$465	45,000	Long commute, regular trips to Houston or Dallas

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Numbers that matter once you own it

Specification and running cost

Powertrain and range

Battery: 79 kWh usable
EPA combined range: 289 miles
Consumption: 29 kWh / 100 mi
DC peak: 190 kW
Drivetrain: Dual motor, all wheel drive
0 to 60 mph: 5.9 seconds

Space and practicality

Seats: 5
Cargo: 31.7 cu ft
Body type: SUV
Electricity per mile, home: $0.034
Electricity a year at this band: $409
Disposition fee at turn in: $395

Equipment on this trim

Dual motor all wheel drive
3,500 lb braked towing with factory hitch prep
Heat pump and battery preconditioning
Panoramic roof with a physical blind
Hands free powered tailgate
Vehicle to load, 3.6 kW

What to know before you sign

Towing roughly a third of the range away means a trip to Port Aransas needs two charge stops rather than one. Plan the stops before you book the beach house.

Included with this lease

Level 2 home charger and standard install
Two years of scheduled servicing
Roadside assistance for the full term

Everything a Current lease includes

The forecast behind the payment

This car's residual at four terms

The residual is the lessor's forecast of what this Ridge will be worth when you hand it back, set as a percentage of its $47,600 MSRP. Depreciation is the part you actually pay for.

How residuals are set

24 months
63.5%
Residual value
$30,226
Depreciation
$17,374
Miles included
24,000
Highest residual, highest payment.
36 months
We write this one
57.5%
Residual value
$27,370
Depreciation
$20,230
Miles included
36,000
The benchmark term.
39 months
56%
Residual value
$26,656
Depreciation
$20,944
Miles included
39,000
Usually the lowest payment.
48 months
50.5%
Residual value
$24,038
Depreciation
$23,562
Miles included
48,000
Runs past the 4 year bumper warranty.

$3,770 as a sample figure: a $3,000 capitalised cost reduction, the first monthly payment of $440, the $225 documentary fee and $105 of Texas title, registration and inspection. The $1,095 acquisition fee and $2,894 of Texas motor vehicle tax are capitalised into the payment rather than collected on the day.

Excess miles are charged at $0.25 each at turn in. This car is written on the 12,000 mile band, which gives you 36,000 miles over 36 months. Finishing 3,000 miles over would cost $750. Buying miles up front instead costs $0.16 each, but unused prepaid miles are not refunded.

At 29 kWh per 100 miles and the Austin Energy EV plan overnight rate of $0.1175 per kWh, this car costs about $0.034 a mile in electricity, or roughly $409 a year at 12,000 miles. On public DC fast charging at $0.44 per kWh the same driving costs about $1,531 a year.

Yes. The purchase option is the residual value, $27,370 on this contract, plus a purchase option fee and tax. If the market value at that point is higher than the residual, that difference is equity and it belongs to you. We check every customer's payoff against market value at around month 30 and call if there is anything in it.

Towing roughly a third of the range away means a trip to Port Aransas needs two charge stops rather than one. Plan the stops before you book the beach house.

2026 Kestra Ridge SE