Not realistically in the market right now, but fun to dream, right?

Here are my criteria for my next daily:

Decent power (turbo or V8)
RWD or AWD (I hate FWD but also need to drive through significant snow)
Manual transmission
Wagon/decent cargo space
Fit two car seats

Any suggestions?

The Chevy SS and CTS-V seem pretty legit but not sure how the RWD will do in the snow. If they still made the CTS-V wagon, this would be a done deal (see this video: )

STI seems like a good contender but kind of boring and obvious.

Not sure how I feel about the Focus RS.

I don't know much about Volvo/never hear about them, but they seem to have some options in this market.