Not to labour the point, but I spotted another interesting (well, to me!) difference that kind of speaks to my point, this time at the rear.
On the 986, look how the side shutline on the trunk / bootlid feeds seamlessly down into the rear light cluster and then curves elegantly around the bottom of the cluster and eventually into the shutline between the bumper and the rear wing / fender, it's all one continual, elegant sweep. Very clever, I reckon:
It echoes the front shutline I was talking about earlier, it's all part of what is a very resolved and, well, intellectually consistent design.
Now onto the same area on the 987. There's a slither of bumper that extends up to meet the wing / fender, in between the cluster and the hood / bootlid. The little shut lines it creates are a bit lost - they create unnecessary visual clutter. I would describe it as bad design:
