I think perhaps as technology moves on, cars perhaps more about the visuality and less about the driving experience. For those of you that have been in or driven a 240/260/280z/x will understand what I mean.
That's one thing that I found really odd in the 370. Those silly storage compartments behind the seats, but no lid of any description, so if you had to brake hard things might go flying. I think that could have been better thought out. And as you say, the glove box is very strictly for a small pair of gloves. That big hidey compartment in the 350 is fabulous.