They're not leasing the car, I'm sure. It's provided for free by the Acura dealer as advertising. The article refers to it as a "loaner" from Acura of Fremont.

They're not leasing the car, I'm sure. It's provided for free by the Acura dealer as advertising. The article refers to it as a "loaner" from Acura of Fremont. It's also not inconceivable that the dealer chips in some money for the floor space as well, though I find that less likely because it probably just over-complicates things from a logistics perspective, particularly over such a small amount of money.