IMHO Porsche made a huge mistake trying to fight against the high end luxury sedans. The best they could had done was fit a shorter wheelbase, which makes more sense.

From an aesthetic point of view the Panamera is, by far, the ugliest car of the segment. Lacks of class and proportions and, to me, it looks like a cheap chinese design overall.

Performance wise it could be the best in its class but who the hell is looking for excitement at the wheel in a car like this? Normally all you want is a very comfortable ride and power enough to cruising relaxed. Honestly I don't see any potential customer of S Class - 7 Series - A8 - XJ - Mulsanne - Phantom switching to this one.