The 2013 Lincoln MKZ has a Base Price of $36800

The amount of money mentioned in the title of this post will get you a redesigned 2013 Lincoln MKZ with front-wheel-drive and a 240-horsepower, 2L EcoBoost four-cylinder engine, or, for no extra charge, you can opt for the MKZ Hybrid, which produces 188 horsepower. There's another engine for the performance junkies: the 300-horsepower, 3.7 liter V-6.

For the base price, you get plenty of gimmicks, including a system that will alter your MKZ's handling characteristics, remote start, MyLincoln Touch and LED headlights. The iconic feature for the MKZ, the 15.2 square feet sliding glass moonroof, is a $2995 option. The four ridiculously-named and generally nonsensical trim levels in ascending prices are Premiere, Select, Reserve and Preferred.

Compared to the 2012 MKZ, it's a base price jump of $1170. However, it still is less expensive than the new Lexus ES by a narrow margin. Better still, the MKZ Hybrid is significantly, $2925, less than the Hybrid version of the ES. EcoBoost MKZs achieve 22/33 city/highway miles per gallon per EPA testing, slightly bettering the ES350. With the V-6 and all-wheel-drive, the MKZ nets 18/26 city/highway miles per gallon. All other drivetrain combinations have not been rated for fuel economy. The new MKZ goes on sale late this autumn.

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