mikaln's dashboard

That would be a great solution if the design was any good in the first place. Often they start out with a groundbreaking design (e.g. the original Focus) and then dumb it down over the years so it looks ordinary and appeals to what they think is the widest possible audience. The new Focus is badly designed and it won't be around long. Just look at what they call the Focus in Europe and you'll see great design.