l'Hotellier on EB28

The first edition of the new magazine, "Gliding International" has an
article on the 2 seat self-launch super glider, the EB28. I would
have thought that a glider of this class would have automatic hookups,
but it uses l'Hotellier connections.

Do other current design open class ships use automatic connections?
eta
Duo-Discus X
Nimbus 4
ASH-25
ASH-31 (isn't that the next big two seater from Poppenhausen?)
Antares
DG-1000

For a price of 'only' Euro 212,000 plus VAT, I would have expected
auto connections.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA