In terms of what appeals if I go down the older car route. Aside from an Astra GTE 2.0i back in the 80s when I was in my very early 20s, I’ve never really been a ‘hot hatch’ sort of guy. Once I got to my 30s and beyond, the appeal was larger executive cars with decent poke. As examples, past cars included Rover 827 Vitesse 24v, Ford Granada Scorpio 2.9, Ford Scorpio 24v Cosworth, BMW 525i (3.0 litre), 530d, 750i Sport (4.4 litre 8 cylinder). Writing that list, it’s no wonder I feel that the Tucson is boring 😂
Over the years, dream cars (which I never owned) included the Jaguar XJR (back in the 80s and early 90s, when Jags looked like Jags) and, once I discovered how good BMWs were, the M5. Both of these could be options, but my concern would be maintenance costs. I should imagine that it would be easy to spend a small fortune if something major goes wrong!