If $47,000 landed in your lap to buy a car, do you know what vehicle you’d opt for? If you look at new cars, there are a handful of base trim pickups to choose from, not to mention a sea of well-optioned crossovers. On the sportier side, all the hot compact sedans and hatches – save for the Volkswagen Golf R and Acura Integra Type S – come in close to our “magic bag of cash” budget.
