Re: I am SO happy to have a classical speedometer
My 2013 V40 has a digital instrument display, and smallish (it's the larger option) infotainment display. I've set my infotainment to show the speed in the corner, and I guess it's more a me thing (takes a long time for me to read an analogue clock such that the time one processed is no longer valid :) but I always glance at the infotainment for the speed and ignore the actual speedo.
When I first heard about this I thought "so what", assuming the instrument display existed, but discovering that IS the instrument display, well like most people I hate touch screens in cars with dynamic menus and screens. If I want the volume up or down, there's a button or knob that does that job and that job only. For heating, cooling the same, no need to look where my hand is, my hand goes roughly the right place and can feel to get the correct button. Try that on a touch screen.
Indeed who actually designs these things? (I should ask some of my former colleagues that defected to Volvo...).