If you mostly cruise on the highway, and are OK with keeping your speeds moderate (<65) to take advantage of lean burn mode, a VX is indeed a great platform to work with.
Lots of members here have speed & POWAH (!) backgrounds... racing, drifting, etc. Some have left that world behind entirely; some just want to save their expensive-to-drive toys for the weekends and want something more efficient for day-to-day use.
Despite what your friends may think (at first), there's a lot of overlap in the skill set of modifying & driving a car for efficiency and modifying/driving for speed.
Welcome and good luck with your search!
PS - a 1st gen Insight (manual tranny) is a great platform too - it's a "super VX": light, aerodynamic, lean-burn engine, tall gearing. Even with a dead hybrid battery it'll kick any other car's butt, MPG-wise.
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