I didn't say ALL features, I said useless features, meaning features that aren't really necessary.

Voice recognition is a pain in the (well, you know).

Why the heck would anybody need 10 small fans inside their seats to cool their hides off?

Airmatic stinks at reliability. It is about as reliable as the old 300SEL 6.3 air pocket suspension.

The Mercedes COMAND operating instructions are over 700 pages in length.

Come on, guys. Do you really think this is all necessary? Its really a race between manufacturers to see who can come out with something new first.

As far as ESP, I think its a great feature and I have confidence that the traction control will last for a long time. I have it, after all, in my E420. ESP is certainly not "useless".

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