yeah im not a fan of wrx's either, look bad, drive bad, and are built poorly.  theres the mini countryman s all-4 and paceman.  suzuki kizashi s or suzuki sx4, mazda cx-5 (not really a sporty CAR, but i drove one and was extremely impressed with how well it handles, most sedans would struggle to keep up with that thing in the corners, its a much better alternative to an outback or forrester IMO.
mercedes CLA, audi A3, golf r32 or golf r. Lancer Evolution, bmw 335xi.
i dunno, theres a lot of "sporty" awd cars, but not much that would be a BRZ competitor. the BRZ is pretty niche even within RWD sports cars. the closest thing i can think of would probably be the first gen R32, i test drove one in the dry and it was insanely fun zipping around town really fast, not sure how good the AWD system is though. Lancer evolution, its basically what STI's wish they could be. and probably a TT, and at least the newer TT's look cool.
i know a guy that drives an early 90's porsche C4 year round, ive ridden with him up skiing and the thing kills it in the snow. porsche's are damn reliable too if you actually drive them, not let them sit for months like most owners.
honestly though, nothing beats RWD for pure driving, handling fun. and a RWD car with snow tires will outperform a AWD car on all seasons. i drove a RWD car for a couple years, then an AWD car, now RWD again, and honestly, RWD is absolutely fine for the kind of shit you encounter, even living in a mountain town, only time i got stuck was in giant, multiple feet snow storms, when high clearance SUV's were the only cars able to make it out before the plows. studded nokains on a RWD car is a fucking blast in snow.