critic points on new cars:

• Hiding critical/often-used buttons behind touchscreens for the sake of minimalism (and cost?)
• On that note, poor physical layout in general (genuinely thinking that you can rate cars’ on a “hazard-light-button-placement index”)
• YOUR LED LIGHTS ARE TOO BRIGHT GODDAMIT
• Cars are getting too big; why are manufacturers pushing “crossovers” and SUVs on consumers and why are consumers buying them? I could write pages on this point alone.
• Combine the two previous points for peak blindness
• “Low profile” rims/tyres/wheels/whatever: cost a fortune and more prone to getting scratched
• Subscription style plans trying to creep their way in
• ALL the privacy violations you could think of
• Rubbish software and UI all round: it’s 2024 and I dread it every time I need to pair my phone to a car
• That weird glossy pastel paintwork that’s so popular all of a sudden (I’m allowed one subjective point on here, OK?)

from: https://petargyurov.com/2024-01-14/cars-suck-man