I dig the R32 but not the best bang for your buck.
Ford blew it with the Mustang and the solid rear axle, what a shame. But at least they still make the car unlike GM with no Camaro/Firebird.
The car that shocked me was the new Subaru Legacy, so much I bought one. Went in looking at getting a WRX as a daily driver and drove the new Legacy for kicks and it had all the power of the WRX and less lag and had all the luxury features you could want except navigation maybe. The car is well balanced and has tons of power (250HP and 250 torque) and the AWD lets you put the power to the pavement. Loaded you can get the car out the door for just under $28K
Check it out
http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/subaru/legacy/100396955/roadtestarticle.html?articleId=103180&tid=edmunds.h..wkedmunds.longterm.1.*