With the premise of the OP,,, I have to agree.

My wife's 2021 Chrysler Pacifica is like flying first class. Nothing to do but play with gadgets and keep it from running into other cars and things. Something it warns you of, if eminent. A touch screen delivers information without effort. Like tire pressures, oil levels, and stuff one used to do manually before starting out on a trip. Intimacy with the vehicle is gone.

And so is passion.

My daily driver is a 95 Dodge one ton with a Cummins diesel and a manual tranny. It has gauges and things that you have to read and interpret. My second car is the Crossfire with the manual tranny. Being an active participant in the process of getting from point "A" to "B" is usually the most fun of my day. Exceeded occasionally by the wife getting friendly.

Again, intimacy and passion, something which always makes for a more harmonious outcome.