My mate had a corsa (magazine featured but in CCC as it looked stock!) with a 2.1 16v vauxhall engine. Rally spec, a savage diff so it could put the power down too. It was white with black plastic bumpers and nothing else. AWESOME when he first took it to the 1/4 mile and everyone thought it was a 1.2!. 0-60 under 5 secs. quickest front wheel drive car in britain according to CCC timing gear.
I nearly bought it too.....
Another good mate has an R33 GTS-T with 700bhp. It's quick for a RWD!