I don't think they ignored design one bit with the readout. The ethos was modern, the future of the company. The readout is certainly modern, sufficiently so, touch screen and highly legible. What more could you possibly want?
The purpose of readouts is not to be sylised, its to convey information to the pilot in the most efficent manner possible. I'm sorry but going analog, even if simulated analog, just does not mesh with the priciples of the live wire. No corners cut, this is not your fathers harley.