Notice both the text and graphics. Further in the video he shows how pressing the eject button on the radio screen opens the cassette player. And how diagnostic messages "pop up" on the screen, taking over the screen.

My father had a 1988 Buick with the led speedometer -- nothing like this touch screen. But, we thought it was so hi-tech at the time. He also had a cell phone built into the car -- but we were never allowed to use it because it cost $2+ a minute!

Is it wrong that I prefer the user interface over some of today's more contemporary automotive touchscreens?

It also made it past Y2K, which they surely hadn't intentionally planned for.