Fastest is the fastest, quickest is the quickest. Not going to speculate on what could, and or should be. I'll just say the quickest and fastest, still remain manual cars. Manual cars will always be the stronger performer however they are just far less consistent.
5spd cars are faster, period. 5spd cars ET better.......... Auto's are more consistent and easier to drive once they are setup. Pick your poison, but they're features and benifits to each setup.
Not going to tell you to "Search". I'll say DSM'S are old. If somebody was going to do it, they would have did it. 16g car, are perfect for what you want it to do. They are street turbos, that give you torque at a usable RPM. My advise, to help you learn what have worked for other people is to...