If you want something with some power Honda and Toyota are out of the question completely
Jap cars are usually reliable but when they start trying to make their cars more powerful the reliability goes way down. And when you turbo a frekin Civic........ bad things happen
But any way, there are easyer, cheaper and much more reliable ways to get more power from a car.
My favorites being
- Air intake, nothing huge but it helps
- upgraded exaust, not some POS fart can, I mean a full exaust system upgrade, but that can run pretty steep.
- A simple tune up, a good tune up can get your car running much better.
Given I'm 15 and don't own a car though

lol some other guys should be on in the morning to give you some more advice