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A neutral handling RWD is not ideal for beginners because of the urge to completely lift when heading towards a guard rail, mountain side, etc. (or worse, slam on the brakes). This is with stability control disabled.
Most FWD cars have built in terminal understeer. Lifting or braking mid turn in a Corolla won't do anything (bad).
Drive like a grandma and you could drive a Viper.
I would recommend learning stick. If anything, it will be hard to text/eat/pokemon and drive.
Some of kind of car control training will increase the odds for new drivers (lane change, catching the rear end, etc). Autox is good (and fun). Except for the tires, the FRS/BRZ is pretty good out of the box. BMW has a free teen driving school at their ultimate driving experiences. Or maybe visit one of those karting places. Heck, even racing games will teach car control.
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