INB4 THESE CARS ARE UGLY

13-20k:
MazdaSpeed 3 (Girly I know)
Caliber SRT-4 (I've owned one it was a blast and I miss it dearly)
300zx TT (You say it's too old but God help me if it looks it)
M3 (Yawn but whatever it's the IN thing to like)

8-13k:
Neon SRT-4
ANY GSX (They are amazing cars, I regret selling my 1st Gen GSX from the day I did it.)

Those are some good choices.. If gas mileage isn't the biggest issue. I had a charger r/t before the Z. I loved that car. 375hp after a couple bolt ons. It was slightly heavy but if you've driven a camaro (not as heavy as that) with a full catback flowmaster on it, it hauled *** & sounded awesome.

Anyways, its a v8 and drops to a 4 cyl on the highway. I used to get 26 mpg on the hwy. I always loved that. 16/18 city. I bought mine with 10k on it for 23k. It was an '08. If you could find one in that 15-20k range. It will last awhile. Put a Predator Chip on it. (The ones cops use on the v6's)...VROOOM.