Right, and if you're tall it's often a chore to see the speedometer through the steering wheel, it sometimes requires moving your head. This might be an improvement.

This is curious. I'm 6'"4 and have never had a problem seeing the speedometer in any car I have driven, sure I might have to adjust the seat but I've never had to peer around the steering wheel. This includes a 1974 TR6 that was way way too small for me, two Mini Coopers (though in that case it's the tacho behind the steering wheel), and various French and Italian cars. Now I have much bigger cars but it ain't because of the speedo.

> I'm 6'"4 and have never had a problem seeing the speedometer in any car I have driven

I have this problem all the time. Often the top is cut off by the steering wheel. I adjust the seat and the steering wheel to fix it though, not a big deal.

Yup, to go even further the Saturn Ion had almost the exact same placement ~10 years ago.

Remember car shopping and hating those center console displays.

I like Mazda's HUD system (think some luxury cars have had such solutions for awhile) which allows you not even change the focus of your eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZdisJihI8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dr02z6tgss