CONGRATULATIONS ON THE CONVERSION!
Money saving, yes. They don't think we will miss it. Most consumers don't even check their fluids these days, much less poke around in the dark. Nope, they flip open their Razor phone and call road side assistance.
The trunk having a light? Well, heck yes! Gotta get all those shopping bags out of there from the mall. Wouldn't want to leave a wayward thong running amuck in the dark.
Trunk release button? Nope. Thanks to car jackings and cost savings we get a total redesign. No more button or trunk release cable by the driver's seat. Just the hole in the rear badge or the FOB. Ever have a battery die on that when you are out of town on a trip? Convenient, I must say.
As for the light and the trunk release. My 9 year old son loves the glow in the dark emergency/panic release handle in the trunk. Finally had to super glue that sucker in. "Somehow" it kept working its way to his room as a "neat thingy". So, thinking I was doing the right thing by explaining to him the purpose of the "neat thingy", he has now discovered a fun diversion to the trunk. (I thought this was to help kids that get stuck IN THE TRUNK escape?) He now takes any opportunity he can to flip the split back, crawl through and "Pop" pull the rip cord.

I swear if I was not a patient mother I would smack him.

Well, at least he has become well practiced in the escape and entry points of the S197 Mustang.
Genius...Shear Genius.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Ford. I would not trade it for anything else.
P.S. I am just going to slide this over to "talk" this is too good to leave in Tech. Have a nice evening folks.