It all depends what you're after though. 4 doors and room for baby seats then A Impreza/Evo has to be favourite, factor in some comfort and quality then maybe a C class AMG merc or an S4. They are comfortable cars that would put in the odd trackday.
A 911 or cayman would be very capable on track and easy to live with! As would an S2k.....
There are loads of good cars for driving everyday and capable of exiting you on the track. Many far more capable than the Zed.
It all comes down to what the individual wants. My mind won't be changed by something I read on a forum. I'm sure most are the same (well reading all the opinion threads when people bin there idea as someone doesn't like it, maybe people are easily swayed!) so we all have the things we look for in our car purchase.