A care about the dash, but I don't care as much about how "soft" it is. If the texture is better than my Cobalt's, and the plastic is sturdier, and it doesn't rattle (my Cobalt doesn't, so lets keep that up) then I'm fine with it. If it feels like the Mazda3's plastics, I'm good!
Now I wouldn't mind a real brushed aluminum panel or something similar to spice up the interior. I do think that is one area the Mustang has the advantage. The black expanse needs to be broken up, and the dark cubicle wall cloth isn't exactly what I was looking for.