who at porsche decided this looked good

It’s also I believe around 4000lbs. So yea, it’s DAMN impressive. Compare it to cars like the Bentley Continental and Maserati Quattroporte and other cars in that class, and this car will beat them all. Like I said before, most people don’t buy cars just for performance figures. Quit being so close minded on the subject matter, and maybe you’ll stop buying domestic.