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I currently have a mk6 GTI and FR-S. I primarily track the FR-S, and daily drive it on sunny days and weekends. The GTI is the practical family roadtrip car that I don't mind driving into pothole-ridden environments and on bad-weather days.
I'm not a big fan of having a single "jack-of-all-trades" car. I used to have an STI hatch that was supposed to do everything. The problem is, once you make a car good for the track (track pads, suspension, bushings, oil cooler, etc.) it pretty much sucks in daily driving and on roadtrips.
That said, if I HAD to consolidate my FR-S and GTI into a single car, these are the ones I'd consider:
New
- Ford Focus RS
- VW Golf R / Audi S3
- Suby STI sedan
- F80 BMW M3 sedan
- Caddy ATS-V sedan
Used
- E90 BMW M3 sedan
- E36 BMW M3 sedan
- Mitsu Evo 8/9
- Suby STI hatch
- Caddy CTS-V wagon
All of those cars are moderately practical (enough to serve as a family car), but can also hold their own on the track with a few mods. They're all somewhat heavy and will go through consummables pretty fast, but there's no real way around that for an all-in-one car. If I were you though, I'd keep the GTI and upgrade the S2000 to something a bit more comfortable for the street. Maybe a new Mustang GT PP or C6/C7.
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