[Oggie (on L.I.)]

Originally Posted by thull

It looks like a Cayenne made into an estate, and I never was a fan of the Cayenne. The '911' style just doesn't translate well outside of the original format.

I agree, in part but I don't think the renderings at the beginning of this thread accurately reflect the actual shape of the car. Looking closely at actual spy photos with disguises on the car, the rear appears much more graceful compared to the choppy, almost wagon-like rear shown in the renderings (see spy photos below).

You're right that the 911 style didn't translate too well when they grafted a 911-like nose onto a tall boxy truck (a/k/a Cayenne), but it could be made to work quite well in the case of a low, sleek sedan. It all depends on how much interior space Porsche wants to compromise for ther Panamera to look sleek. But in the photos below, though hard to tell with the disguise, it looks as if they got it pretty much right.