It's not only sportiness. It's also absolutely spartan features / technology that's also got terrible usability, bare minimum comfort level, etc. Reliability is mixed bag too - hybrid batteries clap out pretty quickly and then you got all downsides of ICE maintenance.
The only niche I see remaining for hybrids/phev's is large cars in large countries with bad charging infrastructure (aka US, AU).
All the evidence I've seen says hybrid batteries can often outlive the whole car.
Im not sure how hybrid had anything to do with other features or comfort. Features like carplay/aa, heated wheel/seats, ventilated seats, automatic wipers/parking brake/high beams are all independent from drive train. I've never seen a manufacturer reserve them for ICE or electric-only.
The only niche I see remaining for hybrids/phev's is large cars in large countries with bad charging infrastructure (aka US, AU).