Sporty fwd or awd car for under 18k?

I'm looking for a newer car. Preforably 2008 and newer but older is fine. I have about 18k for the car. I live in northern Illinois so it needs to be fwd or awd for the winter. It needs to be sporty looking and fast. Mitsubishi lancer evo and Subaru impreza wrx sti are too expensive from what I could find. (Mid 20k) the car that I'm thinking about is a 2008 Honda accord could exl. It's a 3.5l v6 0-60 in 5.7 seconds. I'm just looking for possible ideas.

'09+ nissan maximas are nice and in your price range, '09+ Subaru WRXs, Misubishi Lancer Ralliart, Subaru Legacy GT, Acura TL, Audi S4, BMW 335xi, Mazdaspeed3, Hyundai Veloster Turbo, VW R32

Audi S4. Those are really fast, but with your budget you're only getting an older model. They're also quite expensive to maintain.

03-05 SRT-4 faster than all of those of a roll for way cheaper but hard to find unmolested. "Don't Knock It Till You Try It." Really fun car, especially in the winter with loud turbo noises. 04-05 came w/ LSD. That's one idea.

Honda Civic
BMW 3 Series
Mazda 3
Mazda 6
Audi A4