I don't know if the Ford Tauras is FWD or not, but the Taurus SHO hauls ass, and are super reliable. I watched a cross country race, run what ya brung type race, and the SHO was in 4th out of about 50 cars.
my girlfriend has an 05 grand prix that is a 6 cylinder and is fwd. its not the fastest thing in the world but its pretty quick. i know they make a supercharged model too.
The taurus is a FWD, however the post 96 SHO is a V8. from what i've seen neons are pretty good, and a toyota avalon has some balls to it and would probably be good once its stripped down.