Certain cars do seem to be marketed more as devices these days as oppose to what they are i.e. cars! I'm getting ever closer to 50 so I accept I'm not their target demographic. However neither am I a technophobe. I welcome and enjoy tech when it does something USEFUL. Yes this is obviously subjective but for me, having more and more functions controlled via a screen, being able to open and start a car without a key, being able to change the interior 'mood' lighting etc are all frivolous and unnecessary to varying degrees. I'm far from being anti touch screen, however for me all the main functions should still be tweakable via good old fashioned buttons and knobsI doubt that. Even the facelift we've just bought is worse than the car before. Screen is slightly bigger but ease of use is worse with zero added functionality. These cars are being designed for and by the Facebook generation.
And another thing, I'm not saying mechanical locking was ever that secure on cars, but I do chuckle (not at the owners I may add!) when I read stories about premium cars being nicked with ease (sometimes under 30 secs) cause it can all be hacked and done electroincally.
Yeah, progress indeed ...