I was wanting a 4th gen for a long time before I ever bought mine. I loved everything about the car.......except the dash. But when I finaly bought one, I started to fall in love with the dash and now I don't even notice it being different from other cars. Everyone that gets in my car is like "whoa this thing looks awesome inside". IMO, the placement of the gauges are perfectly fine. Another thing I like about the dash is how the top of the dash runs perfectly level with the bottom if the windshield and isn't deep, unlike most cars.