{"id":4265,"date":"2025-09-30T01:20:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/?p=4265"},"modified":"2025-09-30T01:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T01:20:59","slug":"c3009005-drag-queen-jasmine-rice-takes-us-to-opera-sensational-final_part2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/?p=4265","title":{"rendered":"C3009005 Drag queen Jasmine Rice takes us to opera sensational Final_part2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F100088633698345%2Fvideos%2F773400148651757%2F&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=476&#038;t=0\" width=\"476\" height=\"591\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">18 Car Features We Absolutely Hate<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modern cars offer tech and features that were once unheard of, but some of them should be confined to the trash pile.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/staff\/scott-evans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Evans<\/a>Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motor Trend ArchivePhotographerManufacturerPhotographer<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/staff\/ryan-lugo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan Lugo<\/a>Illustrator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sep 25, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/68d47b1959ad1f0002699194\/000-modern-car-features-we-hate-motortrend-ryan-lugo-design.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"000 modern car features we hate motortrend ryan lugo design\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>MotorTrend<\/em>&nbsp;has always had an eye toward the future. We tell you what\u2019s going on in automobiles today, but we\u2019re just as interested in what\u2019s coming next year, in the next few years, and beyond. Innovations aren\u2019t inherently good or bad, and as&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/future-cars\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">we look forward to what\u2019s coming<\/a>, we\u2019re also taking a moment to consider what we\u2019re ready to leave in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you talk cars much, you\u2019ve heard the complaint that today\u2019s models have too much technology. Some of that is just get-off-my-lawn in automotive terms, but there\u2019s a case to be made automakers are running out of ideas for genuinely useful new features and are instead greenlighting increasingly niche add-ons with diminishing use cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since we test every new car, truck and SUV, we\u2019re acutely familiar with feature bloat. We polled our staff to find out which bits of modern car tech our experts are most ready to be done with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/6840a9459f43490008e9ea3d\/030-2025-volvo-ex30-twin-motor-performance-ultra.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"030 2025 Volvo EX30 Twin Motor Performance Ultra\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Multi-Function Switches<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether it\u2019s&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/reviews\/2025-volvo-ex30-twin-motor-performance-first-test-review\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two window switches that do the work of four<\/a>&nbsp;(Volkswagen, Volvo, Polestar), knobs and touch-sensitive buttons that switch from volume and stereo controls to temperature and climate controls (Kia, Hyundai), or some other cost-cutting combination of functions, we hate it. More editors complained about this trend than any other. If a feature gets used enough to need a hard button, it needs its own hard button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/65a4aaa652f2c7000819a319\/003-2024-tesla-model-3-rwd-short-range-rear-infotainemnt-screen.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"003 2024 Tesla Model 3 RWD Short Range rear infotainemnt screen\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Air Vents Controlled by Screens<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, it\u2019s very cool Tesla uses clever fluid dynamics to control airflow out of the vents. We don\u2019t care. Adjusting air direction through touchscreens is needlessly complicated and frustrating, especially while driving. Worse, it\u2019s expensive to engineer\u2014adding cost to the vehicle which is reflected in its MSRP\u2014and expensive to repair if any of those hidden motors and flaps has an issue. Focus on making manually adjusted vents beautiful instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/65b62c5fbd110200086830d0\/mercedes-benz-attention-assist-instrument-cluster-warning.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"Mercedes Benz Attention Assist instrument cluster warning\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hyperactive Active Safety Systems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of them beep at you about every little thing (Subaru). Some of them slam on the brakes when you\u2019re backing into a garage and are still four feet from the wall. Some throw constant false alerts or grab the brakes when there\u2019s no actual danger. No matter what, these well-intentioned systems instead become sources of anxiety and frustration, at which point we just turn them off, defeating the entire purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/65c3496bb59cc50008048f01\/blind-spot-monitor-diagram-2.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"Blind spot monitor diagram 2\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bad Blind-Spot Monitoring<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With beltlines rising and roof pillars thickening (another frustration of ours, only somewhat mitigated by the crash-safety function they serve), blind-spot monitoring systems can be great. They can also be needlessly frustrating, particularly when they freak out if there\u2019s a car anywhere within 100 yards of you in the next lane. If we\u2019re not going to collide, shut up. Similarly, we need automakers to stop putting visible turn signal repeaters on door mirrors if they\u2019re also going to put orange blind-spot warning lights on the same mirrors. It just creates confusion about which light is blinking when you\u2019re trying to change lanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/65f7fcbefa6ceb0008e5c366\/022-2022-tesla-model-s-plaid.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"022 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Touch-Sensitive Steering Wheel Controls<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just stop. It\u2019s not high-tech or futuristic, it\u2019s just infuriating (Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari).&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/volkswagen-icas-infotainment-system-touch-controls-improvements\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">They\u2019re never responsive enough<\/a>&nbsp;when you want them to be and yet, somehow, can be activated accidentally just by shifting your hands on the wheel. They don\u2019t do anything better than buttons and&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/new-car-interior-touchscreen-euro-ncap-safety-testing\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they introduce driver distraction<\/a>. Enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/659fd56b2db3fb000812d9d9\/2023-volkswagen-id4-infotainment-updates-4.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"2023 Volkswagen ID4 infotainment updates 4\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bad Driver-Monitoring Systems<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re going to offer steering-assistance systems, and especially hands-free systems, do it right. Spend the money on a driver-facing camera or&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/events\/osram-impedance-sensing-steering-assist-ces-2025\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a touch-sensitive steering wheel rim<\/a>. Most of America\u2019s roads are straight; demanding that drivers jiggle the steering wheel periodically, even when their hands are already on it and their eyes are on the road, is obnoxious. Similarly, quit grabbing at the steering wheel if the car isn\u2019t in the exact center of the lane. It\u2019s OK to leave a little wiggle room to account for traffic and objects in the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/65f7e7a3db48d40008fcbe57\/003-ford-lincoln-digital-experience-infotainment-system.png?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"003 ford lincoln digital experience infotainment system\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Forgetful Settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drivers personalize their cars. They choose which features they want enabled and at what sensitivity or intensity. They\u2019d like to not have to reset everything on every single drive. This goes double if the vehicle has an \u201cindividual\u201d or similar settings mode. Every setting should remain the same when you turn the car off and back on again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/65a46f847f8e48000893d859\/031-2024-dodge-hornet-r-t-engine-start-stop-button.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"031 2024 Dodge Hornet R T engine start stop button\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Power Boost<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every vehicle already has a power boost mode: it\u2019s called the accelerator pedal. When the accelerator pedal is on the floor, you should get maximum power. You should not need to&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/reviews\/2024-dodge-hornet-rt-first-test-review\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press a special button<\/a>, select a specific drive mode, or find a setting in a touchscreen. Looking at you BMW, Porsche, Hyundai, and Dodge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/65c9e2cca6f8eb00084ea83b\/2020-hyundai-sonata-15.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"2020 Hyundai Sonata 15\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Cards Instead of Fobs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We get it, you\u2019re supposed to&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/reviews\/2022-rivian-r1t-yearlong-review-update-4-phone-as-key\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use your phone as your key<\/a>, and you\u2019re supposed to share a digital key with friends or family borrowing the car. Making those people download the app just to unlock the door or run an errand is ridiculous. Having them use a pseudo credit card that\u2019s easy to lose, easier to lock in the car, and has to be in physical contact with the vehicle to work is just as annoying. Sell us a key fob anyone can use to unlock the doors or open the trunk from a distance without any additional steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/68b8a9462e52fc0002299f5b\/13-2026-ram-2500-black-express.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"13 2026 Ram 2500 Black Express\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shin-Busting Steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re going to put side steps on a truck or SUV, make them big enough to get a foot on (Mercedes-Benz) and hang them low enough below the door to be useful (all midsize trucks). Otherwise, don\u2019t bother\u2014you\u2019re just providing something to bust a shin on, or at least muddy a pant leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/65c50f316c073d0008c44c9b\/2022-kia-ev6-5-2.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"2022 Kia EV6 5 2\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Please Stop Reinventing Exterior Door Handles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/67c776bfc4ed88000960404d\/017-2025-chevrolet-blazer-ev.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"017 2025 chevrolet blazer ev\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>No Direct Tune<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether it\u2019s satellite radio with more than 300 channels or a big city with dozens of FM and AM stations, having to scroll through endless options you don\u2019t want or go through a decision tree of genres just to tune the radio is infuriating. You don\u2019t even have to get rid of those features in case some folks like to browse but give us a number pad that allows us to type in the channel or frequency we want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/6859c530aa147900020b5825\/028-2025-porsche-macan-4s.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"028 2025 Porsche Macan 4S\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>No One-Pedal EV Driving<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve heard the argument from Porsche, in particular, that coasting is more efficient for EVs than one-pedal driving (where the regenerative braking engages as you release the accelerator pedal and brings the car to a stop without using the brake pedal). We\u2019re saying it now: many of us are willing to compromise a few miles of total range for our preferred driving style. Make it an option we can turn on or off and let the driver decide, as is Polestar\u2019s strategy. Porsche, Audi, Toyota, Lexus, Subaru, and more need to get on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/68a8c7ec22c7c60002f5c248\/009-2025-toyota-bz.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"009 2025 Toyota BZ\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>No Home Screen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some automakers\u2014Toyota and Lexus, especially, but also Rivian\u2014have chosen to forgo home screens for their infotainment systems, presumably to make them simpler. We\u2019re OK with a little complexity in this case. At minimum, a home screen where you can easily find all the major features and categories of features rather than searching through endless menus. Really, though, the customizable home screen which you can pin multiple features to simultaneously is king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/68962f70edc137000299d6f2\/013-2025-hyundai-ioniq-5.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"013 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hot Wireless Phone Chargers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wireless charging creates heat, and phones stop charging when they get too hot. Running CarPlay or Android Auto while streaming maps and audio also makes heat. Doing all that while crammed in a little slot or compartment creates an oven. Your phone then ends up with less charge than when you started. There\u2019s a simple solution, and some automakers are already doing it: blow cool air on the phone. Done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/65a0e184ca7cd5000843ced2\/ford-lightning-lt-132.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"Ford Lightning LT 132\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Extremely Bright Yet Dumb Headlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, this has been complained about extensively, but we\u2019re piling on. LED headlights are very impressive, and being able to see better at night is a good thing. Everyone blinding each other with super bright headlights is not. It\u2019s truly frustrating because we have the technology to prevent it, but archaic American regulations won\u2019t allow it. Europeans have had adaptive headlights on their cars for years which don\u2019t shine any light at all on other cars, instead bending it around them (Mercedes-Benz, Audi). It\u2019s high time we got this technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/662aad666117ae0008c4ee55\/012-2024-volkswagen-id4-pros.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"012 2024 Volkswagen ID4 ProS\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Touch-Sensitive Volume Controls<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">File this one right up there with touch-sensitive steering wheel controls. Swiping or tapping at a touch-sensitive strip is a dumb way to adjust the volume in moving vehicles. Put the volume knob back and stop fooling around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>No USB Cord Cut-Out<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re going to hide the USB ports in a compartment with a lid, fine, but there needs to be a way for the cord to get out. Slamming the lid down on your charging cable is a needless frustration. Just mold a little cutout into the lid or compartment wall for the cord to pass through. This goes double if you don\u2019t offer wireless CarPlay and Android Auto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>18 Car Features We Absolutely Hate Modern cars offer tech and features that were once unheard of, but some of them should be confined to the trash pile.Scott EvansWriter Motor Trend ArchivePhotographerManufacturerPhotographerRyan LugoIllustrator Sep 25, 2025 MotorTrend&nbsp;has always had an eye toward the future. 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