20k Go Fast - Jap, Murican or German?

>Manual (preferred but not necessary)
>Quick (0-60 under 5 secs) ****IN STOCK FORM***
>20k Budget
>Geography (Flat Florida highways and roads)
>DDable for 2-3 years
>Usage (Only Car, DD and Leisure)
>Age( Prefer Late 2000's early 10's)
>Prefer coupes but open to sedans

Open to Jap tuners, Merican' muscle or German engineering. Want the best bang for buck in terms of speed, practicality and fun.

Dont Want:
>Project cars
>Engine swaps (No time)
>don't want cars from the 20th century
>Corvettes (Younger guy, insurance will be a meme)

evo

civic for 3k.

>civic
>0-60 in less than 5 seconds

German cars will NEVER be your best bang for the buck.

Get a C5 Z06. 400HP, decent handling, lower insurance than you expect do to boomer ownership (certainly less than a Mustang GT or 350Z), surprisingly good fuel economy for a V8.

No vettes, im not 65 yet.

they look like shit kek

eurofag here. That would be my advice.

We stick to german here because it is our domestic market. Best bang for the buck is always domestic market.

For that I will just get a Pontiac GTO with the 6.0 LS, And its cheaper.

mr2 turbo

It's also a thousand pounds heavier.

MISSFIRINGU SYSTEMU

In America we have a thing called freedom which means there's no ridiculous tariffs to pay.

A c5 z06 is near 3100lbs and the gto is 3600. Also scratch that 335i off of your list because it wont make 0-60 in 5 seconds or less in stock form, op.

2011-13 Mustang GT
2005-2006 Pontiac GTO, or 2009 G8 GT
Nissan 370z
Lexus ISF

?

Yes it does, not to mention what a simple JB4 tune can get you 40-50+ hp

Unreliable af

It's an LS engine. Dont let the badge fool you.

Its posible but definitely not on stock.

2003/2004 Cobra

Anyone who disagrees is wrong.

The only problem you might have is trying to find a boomer who wants to let go of his. All the fucking geezers in Florida think they're worth around $25k, but you might get lucky & find a younger guy with a brain.

>Geography (Flat Florida highways and roads)
Sounds like a pretty strong case for 'murikan cars. Get a Mustang GT or a Camaro depending on preference, or a Challenger if you need a usable back seat.

Not applicable in this specific case but
>what is chicken tax

And even without tariffs or other protectionism, domestic cars are usually cheaper if only because there's less shipping/logistics expense to deal with.

Definitely this. They are very formidable opponents.
t. fbody owner

wtf man I am talking about used cars price. Your DM will always be cheaper.

Buy a Toyota Supra and get a turbo upgrade

>No Project Cars

Stop making this read and just buy an e82 or e92 already.

Stopppppp

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God i'm just so triggered rn

American. How is this even a question?

You want affordability. You want reliability. You want power.
You want American.