> I dont think there exists a good replacement of Drupal today
How about WordPress + plugins + some custom code in a little plugin? (much less work than for Drupal and you can implement what you want by ignoring 90% of WP's functionality and "ugly" code base - that is not poetry, btw, for those who get the joke :) ) You can even use a lightweight MVC framework of your choice inside your plugin if you figure out how to stitch things together and avoid some undocumented pitfalls...
How about WordPress + plugins + some custom code in a little plugin? (much less work than for Drupal and you can implement what you want by ignoring 90% of WP's functionality and "ugly" code base - that is not poetry, btw, for those who get the joke :) ) You can even use a lightweight MVC framework of your choice inside your plugin if you figure out how to stitch things together and avoid some undocumented pitfalls...