[InvertedRhodium]

This is also true of many manufacturers - a lot of the 'extras' that each trim level gets are just configurable settings in the ECU.

Personally I picked up a VCDS adapter for my VW GTI and was able to turn on things like a startup gauge sweep, automatic window closing when it detects rain, configure the puddle lights to turn on when the windows fold and heaps more.

[alphabettsy]

Everything you’ve listed is a preference that has nothing to do with trim level, not really the same as whether or not you have heated seats.

When you don’t pay for heated seats in a VW it doesn’t come with heated seats at all. Maybe the Tesla way is better? But the comparison isn’t one to one.