If you'd owned both, the quality of the facelift interior is far superior, not quite sure what there is to prefer as it just feels cheaper in every regard.
I agree cheaper materials but I really don't like the gear surround, i guess that would be easy to change though
The facelift interior is an improvement but still low rent for a sports coupe really...
But then a lot of people on here hardly drive their Zed and just polish and shine the outside and engine bay so I guess the interior is secondary