Comfort and Convenience
Comfort preferences are personal. Height, leg length and the way someone prefers to hold the wheel all shape what counts as a natural seating position, so two drivers sharing a car usually settle differently.
Safety and Driver Assistance
A few minutes spent locating the lights, wipers and demister before pulling away is time well spent, since these are the functions wanted suddenly when the weather changes partway through a journey.
Multimedia and Connectivity
Phones drain quickly when navigation runs for hours, so a charging point within reach of the driver's seat is genuinely useful. Where one is provided, longer trips need less planning around battery level.