When its time to change cars, I road test my shortlist of 6-7 and then take my wife with for the choice on the final 2. This time that was the Ioniq 5 Ultimate and the EV6 GT Line, both with flush handles.
Wife was not amused by the EV6. She’s virtually blind, so she couldn’t find the manual opening flush handles – let alone the faf of operating them one handed.
She didn’t see the point in paying for the extra tech pack on the Ioniq 5, until she learned it was the only way (at that time) to get electric pop out handles – which she needed to find and open the door. Hyundai changed the spec on the Ultimate and now include pop out handles on the base Ultimate, no packs needed.
Its a worrying trend, started by the likes of Tesla on its Model S in 2012, its not for aerodynamics, more for the look of the car.
In life, it's not who you know that's important, it's how your wife found out.