thanks for posting the pics!
i guess that in black this car might look quite agressive, but i dont think it looks better than the 996tt. porsche obviously missed the opportunity to create something refreshing, somehow on the lines of the CGT, but opted to extend the 911/cayman family. not much we can do about it. i hope the new design boss Maurer will find some more inspiration for the Panamera and the 998.
hopefully they will be able to fill the car with enough technological content to make it an interesting buy for actual 996tt owners. personally i do not see any incentive in the design to do a swap (if i were a 360 owner i would have opted to go for the 430 designwise). so the incentive has to come from within. if 5oo hp and PDK are there it looks good, otherwise not. for 460-480 hp i would not be willing to spend the money for an upgrade (about 90-100k). I'm pretty sure I wouldnt be the only one to think like that...
cheers