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That, and why does the rear light "sabre" need to be interrupted in the middle? Same goes on current Panamera's, is it technically too difficult to have a longer unit?

You're right, looks really weird. No clue why they did that... 

These light „sabres“ are illuminated by LEDs located at one or both ends, to achieve a homogenous illumination you need this separation as otherwise you would have a light peak at entry point or not enough light for the entire width.

Ah, ok, I thought they were illuminated along the entire side of it.
So, in order to get a higher quality (homogenous lihting vs the cheaper dotted look), the trade-off is to have the cut, due to the maximum lenght.. ok, I could live with that :-)

The main reason is cost... it is cheaper to have a few LEDs at the end of the strip than an entire circuitboard with LEDs plus optical lens. Due to different packaging it might also be easier to incorporate.