What to buy new car around 40k new

Toyota Corolla Cross my favourite so far but $44k !! Waiting to test drive Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Mazda CX5 Honda HRV Suburu Crosstrek

This is a second car want to pay off quickly to get my hubbie his dream car ! Only use around town 2 kids are grown so only 1 teenager to cart around!

Want to keep car for 10 years + Need something reliable and a bit of a kick when I need it to what would you recommend?