FWD vs RWD vs AWD, I want to get the idea out of my head once and for all Options

[The_enD]

The Celica is my first car and even tho I've driven all of the wheel configurations mentioned in the thread's topic I don't have that much experience except with FWD obviously.
Ultimately I want a fast car, that sticks well into corners and responds very well to your steering actions. And gets decent millage.
Why I want and don't want RWD in a Celica. It's fun. That seems like the only benefit. It's expensive, time consuming and from my knowledge not the best for cornering since when you push the throttle the back of the car will slide.
Why I want and don't want AWD in a Celica. Great launch. That seems to be the only benefit in my eyes. We don't have much snow in my town and I don't have problem with it anyway to want a vehicle with better traction. I plan on a 3S-GTE and AWD, from my understands, will be a bit slower compared to FWD. And the millage will be worse.
FWD- With that setup the wheels just pull the car out of the corner. I won't spend money with a RWD or AWD conversion. All the speed will be there up front on the wheels on the highway.

What's your opinion?

[Box]

AWD would be faster to 60 than FWD, no wheel hop and spin for the win. I say keep the car as is, or replace it. That or if you have the money for two cars, then just pick up something else. With FWD you're really asking the front wheels to do too much, it originally was developed as a more economical way of making a car that gave consumers more interior space in a smaller car. There have been some performance FWD cars, but all serious sports cars have been RWD or AWD. You're already doing a good job of making your car look good, and I know over in Europe fuel costs are fairly high. Won't get too much better than the ST 5-speed unless you get a total slug.