Ergonomically it looks better and the redesign allows the display and other functions to actually look like they were planned vs looking like an add-on/after thought. IFS is crap off-road IMO (yes the Pinz is IFS and it sucks) but will be better on-road where we all know most of these will spend their lives.
Those digital gauges are probably cheaper to make than the electro/mechanical ones and so much more customisable. Its funny how they still simulate the old round style. American cars in particular of the 50's and 60's tried to get away from the round style and had some amazing designs, pure mechanical.