Considering the turbo'd or SC'd options...I'd say you've got about 3 viable choices (1 each from the BIG THREE...sweet).
1. '03 Cobra
2. '04 Grand Prix GTP (with the Tap-shift, yeah! That'll be my next daily driver)
3. '04 Neon SRT
You're looking at subtracting like $7k for each step down in the list...that's a lot of mod money. But if you're going NEW I assume you want a haul-azz car with a warranty. That would mean no major mods right off, wouldn't it?? That's a big nod to the Cobra since it'll waste the other 2 cars stock.
Both other cars are WWD (Wrong-Wheel Drive) but will hold people and gear way more comfortably. The GTP is a borderline luxo-ride in my opinion, and the Neon has good layout inside a small body. The Cobra rides like crap and has joke backseats (or so I've read). Need it to work in snow? Good luck.
Basically if you want 1 car that will tear it up at the dragstrip and be warrantied for 3 years, and don't haul people and gear regularly, the Cobra is pretty much ideal. I personally would go with the GTP since it's very quick, roomy, and comfortable. A pulley change away from 13s all day. The Neon SRT will take out like 99% of the cars on the road and leave you wondering where all this excess money was coming from.
TUFF CHOICE! Good luck and let us know.