I am always glad that we bought our 2024 Nissa Ariya EV now, while I am young enough to learn all the bells and whistles. I love the Birds Eye view when parking, the heads-up display on the windshield , automatic headlights and windshield wipers, the driver seat moving back to help you get out of the car, the side mirrors folding in when you leave the vehicle(which lets you know that you didn’t forget to turn off the engine! ask me how I know… 
) but I have had a little trouble getting the cruise control going correctly. The system alerts me when the speed limit changes and I can push a button to adjust the control to that new speed..but I am still figuring that all out. There are almost too many options!
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Reading this thread, it seems that it could be a good idea to time that new car acquisition for a time when you’ll drive a lot – so you can “train” yourself on all the bells and whistles, using them enough that you remember how they all work.
It’s so irritating to know a feature exists – because you’ve used it – and not be able to find/set it again!.
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With all of the features, sometimes the control is buried in a bunch of touch screen menus, and sometimes it is a button hidden in plain sight in a sea of other buttons.
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lol. I relate to this quite a bit.
Twice this week I’ve discovered new functions on my vehicle that I bought in June.
I plan to have this car for many years, but clearly I need to examine every niche of this car in my garage one afternoon.
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My H is figuring out the controls on his new car, which are different from the ones on the loaner he used while they were applying a coating on his car. I’m sure he’ll figure out the ones he cares about (having the seat go back when he’s ready to exit the vehicle & having mirrors go in so they don’t get hit by folks passing by or parking nearby). He’s enjoying learning so far. I have not tried driving his new car as it’s still HIS and I’m happy to let him explore.
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Today we had our 10K maintenance visit (“free” with purchase, though we did a 5k oil change on our own). The loaner ended up being almost the same car, including exterior color. However it was missing some features we have, convincing us that (for us) they were worthwhile splurges.
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Digit rearview mirror - even my tall husband missed it, grumbled about the rear headrests blocking the view. (Workaround is possible - we have friends who had similar issue on a different car and simply removed the rear headrests. Like us, they rarely have rear passengers.)
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Light colored interior - neither of us likes all black leather (or immitation leather) seats… and today’s hot weather reminded us of that.
The car did have a lot of other bells and whistles we like. Admittedly we are now spoiled. We do hope to keep this car a long time, so I’m glad we both like it.
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Audi of America, which imports each vehicle it sells in the U.S., is implementing some hefty price increases across its portfolio for the 2026 model year as the German luxury brand grapples with tariffs.
The price increases for 2026 range from $800 to $4,700, depending on model and trim, and come amid a U.S. sales slump at the Germany luxury brand.
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