Funny you mention the hearing aids. I turn mine of when I open the Sunrider and windows. Earplugs are probably a good idea for highway- you don't want your hearing getting WORSE!
Depends what flavor you are talking about. Based on the highway test drive of a Sport S, two of them, actually, I was seriously considering a Ford Ranger; they were that loose and imprecise ('21). But the Ford is sooo boring that I ordered the Max Tow (because I tow), intent on sucking it up...