Which of the following used cars would you suggest to buy for a daily driver? The lap time is as tested by Car and Driver staff on their lighting lap event.

2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1: ~$30,000, Lap Time: 2:50.1, Horsepower: 650 hp, 0-60 mph: 3.5 seconds, 1/4 Mile: 11.4 seconds

2018 Ford Mustang GT Performance Package Level 2: ~$40,000, Lap Time: 2:53.8, Horsepower: 450 hp, 0-60 mph: 4.0 seconds, 1/4 Mile: 12.3 seconds

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: ~$40,000, Lap Time: 2:53.8, Horsepower: 455 hp, 0-60 mph: 3.8 seconds, 1/4 Mile: 12.0 seconds

2023 Toyota GR Supra 3.0: ~$50,000, Lap Time: 2:55.6, Horsepower: 382 hp, 0-60 mph: 4.1 seconds, 1/4 Mile: 12.4 seconds

2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio: ~$50,000, Lap Time: 2:57.2, Horsepower: 505 hp, 0-60 mph: 3.8 seconds, 1/4 Mile: 12.0 seconds

2021 Honda Civic Type R: ~$40,000, Lap Time: 2:58.8, Horsepower: 306 hp, 0-60 mph: 5.0 seconds, 1/4 Mile: 13.5 seconds

2013 Lexus ISF: ~$35,000, Lap Time: ~2:59.0, Horsepower: 416 hp, 0-60 mph: 4.6 seconds, 1/4 Mile: 13.0 seconds

2023 Toyota GR Corolla Morizo Edition: ~$35,000, Lap Time: 2:59.6, Horsepower: 300 hp, 0-60 mph: 5.5 seconds, 1/4 Mile: 14.0 seconds

2019 BMW M2 Competition: ~$50,000, Lap Time: 2:59.7, Horsepower: 405 hp, 0-60 mph: 4.2 seconds, 1/4 Mile: 12.7 seconds

2016 Cadillac ATS-V: ~$40,000, Lap Time: 2:59.8, Horsepower: 464 hp, 0-60 mph: 4.2 seconds, 1/4 Mile: 12.6 seconds

 

M2C for me. 2019 was the last good year as far as aesthetics.

 

An M5/B7, S63 or S8, none of the cars listed are all year/all use practical daily's IMO.

 

Before I vote can I please ask?
Why these cars for daily driver?

They seem like high maintenance for a daily, IMO. 😃

 

For daily, The GR Corolla or the Civic Type R would be my choices. They have room to haul all your stuff and a person or two, maintenance is affordable, and they are compact. Both have also proven to go 150K with no issues

 

civic type r. although the dealers are terrible and they are impossible to buy right now. i ended up with a GS-F instead.

 

He obviously has a budget...

 

ISF easily the rest will punish you in some way.

 

Dang, my bad.

Welp, I would say if you are buying out of warranty ISF or the Vette with a consideration to the M2. In warranty the Quad

 

2006 Corvette C6 convertible. Comfy interior, easy to drive, great brakes and quieter than their coupe.

 

The GR Corolla Morizo Edition called out in the OP was launched less than 2 years ago (early 2023), and the GRC in general has been available for exactly 2 years. I'd challenge you to find ONE example with over 150k miles and no issues, let alone the dozens/hundreds that would be required to support the position that it's "proven" to last that long.

On the flipside, it's quite easy to find examples that have burned to the ground before the 30k mile mark, due to an engine defect that Toyota refused to honor the warranty on.

 

ISF #1 then M2

the 2UR is just such a solid, proven, and great sounding engine and i love how that gen IS looks, but i've also only heard great things about the M2!

 

I have a deposit on a 2025 GR Corolla Premium MT for early December delivery. I haven't been this excited since I decided to buy a 2017 Focus RS. The RS was later totalled when an inattentive driver rear-ended me.

 

If you want a fast daily-driver that offers the most flexibility and utility for daily use, I'd forget that list of sports cars and consider the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 with the Hemi. It has an interior that is actually usable for something.

 

Are you going to track it?