Not only do I not want to sort through menus, I don’t like the thought of every other driver in the other lane having to sort through menus if they get too hot or cold.

In that case then, yes Subaru has you covered. They do seem extremely well-designed to me. Like my mother was saying do not get a car with a light-colored interior b/c it can distract you as the sun shines on it while driving, and my brother was saying do not get a car with a dark-colored one b/c dropped items can get lost extremely easily, but Subarus have the best of both worlds, with light coloration down below and dark coloration up above. There are SO many aspects like that, which I very much appreciate! It is all plastic, so like not a Tesla or anything like that (which I consider very much a good thing imho), but the overall look & feel & design aspects to it are very well-made. Like the tactile knobs.

I think you need buttons and the screen.

I can just use the volume knob on the steering wheel with my thumb to control volume or mute music, but if I'm parked and want to listen to a specific song it's fine that I go poking around on the touchscreen to do that.

I can use the 'mode' button to switch to the radio or Spotify, but if I want to set up Spotify with my account details I need to use the touchscreen.

The touchscreen lets you easily expose rarely used, complicated functions. Things you need to do while driving need to be buttons.