Suzi's got solid taste with that Mazda, but I'm sorry... the 2007 Civic Type R is the only correct answer here. VTEC just kicked in, yo.
A kitsune with a mud pit in her backyard *definitely* needs a hot hatch for those tight corners on the way to the quarry. The Mazda's cool, but that FD2 chassis is iconic.
Someone's got to take that thing through a puddle at 7500 RPM. For science.