I'm gonna let this one marinate over the weekend as a multi-part post/response, just to see what ideas y'all come up with that I haven't considered.
I don't drive my S6 any longer and hate that I've sorta lost interest in the car, with a boatload of OEM RS and aftermarket parts sitting in the garage to get silly with. Since the original turbos haven't been lifted it yet, I thought this might be the right time to list it on Bring-a-Trailer, as a couple other similarly-modded cars sold well on the site lately. The proceeds will go toward a fun, perhaps smaller car.
My 'daily' is a Rivian R1T, so I have the utility part figured out. It's a quad-motor, 835hp unit, and is kind of silly on the street too.
I'm looking for ideas on something fun I'll want to keep in the garage for a while. Requirements as follows:
New or used. If preowned, prefer a modern powertrain with direct injection that's tune-able
Budget of $75-$80k
Manual transmission only
GT, sports coupe or roadster format
Offers some form of open-air driving
RWD or AWD
Something that feels 'special' to have in the garage, that makes you look forward to free time for a drive
At first, only two cars came to mind, both with V8s, but that has since changed completely. Let's see what you'd pick.