It's cheaper and probably requires less chips, since everything is controlled by one more powerful chip. It's definitely a cost cutter. The whole dash in the 7th gen looks terrible.
The exterior looks great except the front bumper of the Dark Horse. The interior is awesome except that huge screen that looks like it was tacked on as an afterthought. The entire dashboard is a disappointment. The steering wheel looks like an SUV steering wheel.
People who complain about brake dust on a performance vehicle just don't understand how performance brakes work. Just tell them to swap out the stock pads for some ceramics, then wait for them to complain because they don't stop as well as the stock pads.