The car for you is all down to what your prioritys are and what you value most?
In my teens and early twentys i would have gone for the WRX/STI more than likley as refinment, quiet ride were way down my list of what i wanted. Hell at
that time of my life my family even ran subaru dealerships

just the insurance went
X when i asked.

Its the reason that i went for the mk1 golf over the mk2, more fun to drive less refinment.
EVO even more hardcore than the scoobys but take alot of looking after great fun, lots of smiles, but no good on a long distance run.
Mk5 R32 i found too refined i was going far too fast at stupid speeds before any fun factor happened, its why i did not buy one of the last 30% off run out models.
Mk5 GTI i found more fun than the R32 it just seemed that little bit more horned.
As i said its all down to what you want in a car.