We know those photos of your niece and her first birthday cake are adorable, but just for a moment we need your attention. Porsche officially released the first photos of the 2017 Panamera yesterday, and you need to see it.

As we’ve already pointed out, the exterior changes on the 2017 Porsche Panamera are subtle, but significant. Enough to sway some of those die-hard Porsche enthusiasts into giving it a chance? We think so, but we’re sure there will be those who still dislike it for not being a 911.

But even the most critical eyes have to give the designers in Stuttgart, Germany credit where it’s due. The 2017 Porsche Panamera is different in all the right places. One of the best design elements we spotted was the Panamera’s rear wing. Watch below as it deploys like an Autobot from the Panamera.

Beauty isn’t only skin deep, though. The 2017 Porsche Panamera’s interior features a simpler design with more touch screen panels, a new shifter, and an infotainment screen that looks more like a wall-mounted flat screen LCD, and less like an old tube television from your college dorm room.

And while the Panamera may not look like a 911, it can hang with it on the drag strip. Porsche’s newly developed 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6 makes 440-horsepower, and accelerates from 0 to 60mph from 4.4 seconds and comes stock on the 4S version.

And then, there’s the Panamera Turbo. Equipped with a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, this beast cuts through the air with 550-horsepower and 567 pound-feet of torque. That translates to a 3.4 second 0 to 60, and a new record on the Nürburgring. For reference, the Panamera Turbo is as fast as the $239,340 Ferrari 458 Italia.

Sure, it’s not a new 2-door sports car, but it’s no slouch. The new Panamera has always been inherently different, but in the words of Michael Mauer, Director of Style at Porsche: “you don’t discard major design elements, but instead develop them further, let them evolve – carefully but consistently.”

Keep your eyes on the blog for more content, and check out the story we wrote comparing the new Panamera’s design to the old. We think you’ll enjoy seeing a side-by-side comparison.

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