first off what hasnt been discussed here is ur budget? ive had all of em, from i4's, v6's, and v8's. Depending on what ur price range is, what u wanna spend on gas and insurance each month will be plays a key factor in it as well. so depending on availability of the cars in ur area, ur price range, and allowances for gas and insurance all play a key part in ur final decision. if u can afford the insurance and gas, go with a domestic v8 car/truck, because if its domestic, most of the time parts are available and cheap. but if money is limited and u dont want to spend big bank on gas and insurance look into forced induction smaller engines, like the turbocharged and supercharged i4's and v6's. hell ive had several cars, and the one car i liked most that had good balance of power and economy was my 99 pontiac grand prix gtp. its a 3.8l v6 supercharged car. got pretty good gas mileage and made plenty of power. plus they take simple mods like intake/exhaust well and make alot of power relatively cheap. I did a intake, a smaller pulley on the supercharger, cat back exhaust, and a tune and was makin 301 whp, and 347 wtq. and still got 28 highway 22 town.