That blog post is from <i>eight</i> years ago.<p>I am currently driving a C-Max and some of your points aren&#x27;t relevant:<p>- The dealer rep went to lengths to train me on the sync system even though I insisted I didn&#x27;t need it.  (Maybe it&#x27;s different elsewhere)<p>- The USB connection is inside the cubby between the seats, so you don&#x27;t need to leave mp3 players in visible locations.<p>- The sync activation is on the steering wheel, near the volume buttons, and is not at all difficult to tap.<p>All in all, Sync has a weird tiered command system which is why I don&#x27;t use it much, but it&#x27;s not for lack of physical design.