Other possible recommendations:
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
Subaru WRX STI
Mazda RX-7 (Possibly RX-8 but I prefer the RX-7 personally)
Chevrolet Corvette or 1996-2002 Dodge Viper (Although it would be a shame to mod them, they might be fun cars to work on)
There's already a Lancer in our family, it's mine and my brothers toy car, we just do whatever we want to it (in terms of modding).
If I buy a Subaru, the only one I'll buy is an Impreza. That's literally my dream car. ;-;
Dislike Corvettes. They're lame IMO
You need legroom, you say? Buy a Hummer H2 :D The fuel consumption is very american, too :P
Hummers have no room, I already considered it, lol.