These leaked images of the much-rumoured Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept have turned up on Autoblog.nl. Designed to compete in the luxury estate segment, it's a massive improvement over the regular, cumbersome Panamera and must surely lead to there being fewer Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brakes on the road, which can only be a good thing.
The revised roofline, c-pillar and more upright rear window bring a sense of proportion to the vehicle, while those slim 991-inspired rear lights help to create a pretty derrià¨re. The e-hybrid badging gives a hint as to what lies beneath its skin, which is a supercharged V6 engine combined with a small electric motor, providing a total power output of 310 kW (416 hp).
When we first heard about a Panamera wagon heading to Paris, we feared the worst, but thankfully it doesn't look anything like a rolling version of the Elephant Man. That much.