Comfort and Convenience
Cabin temperature divides people more than almost anything else. One driver reaches for fresh air at the first sign of warmth; another prefers the windows shut and the fan low, and neither habit is wrong.
Safety and Driver Assistance
Familiarity with the gear selector, parking brake and mirror adjusters is best gained in a parked car. Once these become automatic, a driver spends the first minutes of a journey watching traffic instead of the dashboard.
Multimedia and Connectivity
Hands-free calling matters to commuters whose working hours overlap with the drive. Where such a function is present, what counts is placing and ending a call without dwelling on the controls.