Which manual car to buy? Integra (A-spec) vs GR Corolla vs WRX
I'm a beginner in manual driving, and never owned a manual car myself, but I am looking to learn and become more comfortable with manual driving with some driver aids (such as rev matching).
I do live in a climate that tends to get a lot of snow for many months at a time, so I always get winter tires, but I also felt that AWD would be of great improvement on the snow/ice. However, I currently drive FWD and I get by ok, although there have been moments where the car would lose traction on turns.
I am looking for a higher trim interior and feel (quieter drives on highway and good sound system), and more comfortable suspension, with good ground clearance for the winter driving.
I am at a dilemma as to which one to opt for.
The regular Integra (A-spec, not type S) has almost all these things I'm looking for, but it is FWD.
The GR Corolla has AWD, but I read that it is more race tailored (as expected with GR title understandably), so it will be louder inside and you'll feel potholes way harder, and the ground clearance is unclear (some say it's low as 4.7 in and others say 5.3 in). It also only has a 9 speaker system and I'm not the biggest fan of the look (I'd prefer a sedan look).
The WRX appears to be the lowest trim quality and a lot of modding would be needed to upgrade most of the components, unless you opt for tS trim rather than the basic sport trim. Then you have the same issue as the GR where it's more stiff and less comfortable. I also read that unless you get the tS, there's not even rev matching. I also really dislike the big screen console and lack of physical buttons. Also not a big fan of the new VB gen look, but seems like you could mod to get improvements.
So far I've only test driven the Integra, which felt very comfortable but I'm worried for the winter months. I will go for test drives in the other 2 cars, but I'd value your opinions and advice.
EDIT: I should also mention that I'm not looking to do sport driving (track or weekend driving) as I already ride motorcycles that take up my time. I'm just looking to get more engagement out of my daily driving during the days when I can't ride my motorcycles (which is almost half the year where I live). Is the 200hp in the integra enough? I do see a lot of posts where people said the integra/civic si engine leaves you wanting for more power. I currently drive a Prius C which has all of 99 hp and I can still overtake on highways (just not on uphills).