981 Boxster 4K POV Drive - The Porsche to Own

Enjoy this immersive POV 4K video of my 981 Porsche Boxster in the mountains with awesome stereo audio - especially towards the end. Hear all the fabulous revs, pops and bangs of Porsche's smallest late-model 6-cylinder engine with the PSE sports exhaust!
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[@terminatedphil]

The 981 generation - still the benchmark. I love these cars.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@terminatedphil Me, too. I didn’t realise how good they are until I drove one straight after a new 992. They must have been astonishing when released.

[@ReaganHuff-j4p]

981 S or GTS with CPO best bang for the buck imo. And unbelievable fun on the back roads just like Peter is showing.

[@jonfrench7133]

I somehow feel as though i have sold my soul. My GTS has gone and in its place i have a an electric car. My motive was running costs, big lease, 2 yrs 1st service coming and in the UK £600 road tax. I have mixed feelings, the power and response is way better than the GTS but it’s an altogether different proposition fulfilling entirely different use cases. Your video made me regret, the intimate feeling you get, just you and the machine. Perhaps time for me to get an older 981 to cherish, a little bit of a pipe dream atm but good content like this is such an important motivator to achieve. Once again hats off to you 👍

[@80six30]

Yes the UK are cracking down hard on the ICE from what I understand ( Harry’s garage, The intercooler etc). And realising that your “perfect” car has slipped through your grasp must be extremely painful. I know it’s happened to me, but through hard work (and eye watering repayments) , I now have my perfect car, never to be sold again . Best of luck trying to get a replacement. We are all behind you 👊

[@Jay-xr3sb]

​@@80six30how about an MX5? I bought a fully loaded 981 S Boxster, basically a gts spec for £33k, low mileage and mint. Prices have drifted up slightly, but much less than the £10-£15k premium for the gts

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@Jay-xr3sb The MX5 is a great alternative. Quite a bit smaller, less practical, and not as melodious - but a brilliant machine.

[@MrRoyck10]

I own a manual 981 Caymans in London to be precise, the base 2.7 was a well calculated decision in anticipation of UK government crackdown on ICE. I will never be bullied out of my Cayman by any government tax or persuasion, only death will take that flat six BoxEngine away from me!

[@len333p]

You know they say that life is too short to drive boring cars. If you enjoy cars get one with soul, they get inside you 😊. The Porsche Boxster is such a car.

[@scnupe7]

981C 2.7L Manual owner here!! I love mine!!

[@peterfritzphoto]

I don't blame you - it's about as perfect as sports cars get! 🙂

[@hcooC]

The flat-6 in a Boxster is the best Porsche experience! 😈👌🏽

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@hcooC TOTALLY

[@BoomerLicks]

Such a magnificent machine. The serenity of the nature scenes after that raucous exhaust note was sublime. I hope to one day own one.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@BoomerLicks You will love it. 👍

[@viperx220racing3]

Just got my 981, what a joy. The handling , the engine, the joy. So many smiles. I do think any electric motor would give me the joy I get from the 981 tone fair 🤔

[@joevecchio4687]

At 70 years old I just ordered my first real sports car 2025 boxster S Manual Supposed to get it December 6 I think I’ll enjoy it 😂

[@peterfritzphoto]

Woo-hoo!! I think you will, too!

[@aaronm5149]

Beautiful car, quality audio / visual experience; great content, thanks for sharing

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@aaronm5149 Many thanks, Aaron.

[@prashanthp5448]

Just picked up a low mileage 981 Boxster GTS here in Melbourne. After owing a series of BMW M cars and Audi RS’, I’m convinced the Boxster in whatever guise might just be one of the best road cars ever made. I’m not even exaggerating.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@prashanthp5448 You’re not wrong. 👍

[@hcooC]

Shhhh, it’s a secret 🤫

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@hcooC Sorry.

[@lebronkiddz]

Mission accomplished Pete! Got my 981 GTS in Melbourne..as motivated and inpired😅 by your vlogs!fully option with ptv too

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@lebronkiddz Woo-hoo! Congratulations! 👍🎉

[@francoisgraillet176]

Have the same 2016 but GTS 3.4 2016 47000km...Same color., same wheels.. I just put her in garage last 15 min... Always happy to drive this car, the sound, the handling, ... Normally, they must take value with the years... no FAP :)

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@francoisgraillet176 Nice! I think if I had a 718 GTS, that would have me satisfied for the rest of my days!

[@francoisgraillet176]

Maybe but 4.0 have boy the samedi beautiful sound...​@@peterfritzphoto

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@francoisgraillet176 I drove the 718 GTS 4.0 Cayman, and it sounded gorgeous. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGind3RqmJ5nZtk

[@francoisgraillet176]

@@peterfritzphoto Gorgeous but not like 981 GTS... BECAUSE particle filter :(

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@francoisgraillet176 Interesting... Yes, I think I read somewhere that the 981 GTS did sound better than the 718. So that's why - the particulate filter?

[@IconicBrands123]

Got the 987 Boxster older version still feels great 😊

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@IconicBrands123 Nothing wrong with the 987!

[@eazyduzit2558]

thank you for you videos, i get reminded and more motivated why i started hustling so hard for

[@peterfritzphoto]

Yep, it's hard to lose sight of our dreams sometimes. We need to remind ourselves.

[@len333p]

Brilliant video.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@len333p Thanks, Barrie - much appreciated.

[@Chris-NZ]

Arh, a country where a soft top makes sense ✅. I drove my best mates version in Brisbane in 2008 he absolutely loved it, finally his dream car😀

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@Chris-NZ A country, yes. But Melbourne? Not so much… 😄

[@juanitakelly3082]

SWEET!

[@CamMead]

Sounds great!

[@peterfritzphoto]

Not bad for a factory sports exhaust, hey?

[@ReaganHuff-j4p]

Beautiful color combo and my favorite wheels. I have a 2013 midnight blue 981 S with Luxor Beige interior. Great and inspirational car!

[@peterfritzphoto]

Oooh, Luxor Beige is my favourite interior! And with Midnight Blue, it would be gorgeous! Now I'm jealous... Thanks for watching!

[@juanpinto1041]

Peter great quality video! Love your car with the great taste upgrades like the modern steering wheel and the red led strip light on the back end. Did you upgrade your exhaust? it sounds so good on the video with the downshifts. Please continue doing such great content. Have a great day!

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@juanpinto1041 Thank you, Juan. Believe it or not, that’s just the factory Porsche Sports Exhaust. I agree, it sounds fabulous!

[@alternatr]

Ended up buying one a month ago as an early 25th birthday present, and I'm absolutely obsessed with it! Will be fitting some headers to it this weekend, all going well.

[@peterfritzphoto]

Awesome! At 25, I think I was driving an NA MX5 - LOL!

[@alternatr]

​@@peterfritzphotoHahaha. It's all relative, I suppose!

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@alternatr True. That car was half my annual salary 30 years ago!

[@thekeccles1996]

Very much hoping to step up to a 2.7L 981 with a stick after I've spent enough time with my Miata. Great footage and audio here, love that intoxicating intake resonance.

[@klabauterknabe]

With Miata do you have? Is a 981 Boxster a real Upgrade?

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@klabauterknabe I moved ‘up’ from the ND 1 to my 2.7. The upgrade came in terms of better quality interior materials, more interior space, more luggage space, more power, and of course, that glorious sound.

[@jackp160]

And the most divinely balanced handling on the planet!

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@jackp160 Indeed.

[@madfemurfast]

Need one...👌

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@madfemurfast You won’t regret it!

[@madfemurfast]

@@peterfritzphoto 👍👌 looking at a 2010 now, white. Sweet...

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@madfemurfast Good for you! A post-2009 car is the right move (no IMS or RMS issues).

[@klabauterknabe]

Hi Peter, fantastic video. Thank you very much! Reminds me of the channel "Souldrives" located in the black forrest with his 981 GTS. Still waiting for a good offer of a 981 also as an upgrade to my ND2.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@klabauterknabe Thanks for watching! 👍

[@Davidb67]

5:22/23 - my 3 main interests in that piece - my Boxster 981 GTS, photography and [road]cycling 😊

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@Davidb67 Yeah, he even cycled past on a down-beat in the music. Perfect.

[@hawaiirealmedia5610]

Beautifully shot. Love the opening B&W shots in the intro. Gives a classy look. How are you achieving the moderate shaky-cam look? Stabilization turned off? I think it makes it look more organic than perfectly stable shots. POV shots are cool too although I am looking for an alternative to that Go cam! Thanks for posting this. I am fan of your channel.

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thank you! Funny, you should mention the slightly shaky look. I must admit, I kinda like it, too - but it wasn't actually intentional. The DJI Action 4s I used facing rearward and forward were both set to Rocksteady +. I think the combination of bumpy roads and single-mount suction caps (vs double or triple-mounts) overwhelmed the digital IBIS. Thanks for watching!

[@davidshevchuk8885]

Wow, that exhaust is a factory upgrade option from Porsche? That is awesome you can get that sound. The B9 S4 I'm currently driving sounds great in dynamic but could use a little more umph, I want to hear more pops like this. I plan to remove the front resonators later this year to try to get some more sound.

[@peterfritzphoto]

It's the Porsche Sports Exhaust (PSE), which is an absolute riot! I'm thrilled the previous owner optioned it with this car.

[@mheeler]

Excellent stuff Peter. But I think you would know I’d say that. Bit far to travel but be fun to have our almost twins together 😂 PIWIS coding has been fun. Amazing to just “turn on” rain sensing wipers.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@mheeler Thanks as always, Mark. That’s so cool!

[@EastWood2004]

Awesome video. Did you tune the exhaust part so it pops and crackles?

[@EastWood2004]

Nevermind. I read the description. Pse exhaust. :)

[@Davidb67]

Hi Peter, found your channel from a 981GTS-owning friend in the UK who has just done the same rear light mod. How are you achieving such good Audi of the engine and exhaust, without excessive wind noise - all from inside the cabin?

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@Davidb67 Yep - those earbuds I’m wearing are actually microphones, with windscreens tied to them. I’m planning to do another one of these videos, but with more cameras and more microphones. 👍

[@SnapFacts-h3z]

Hey, im a 981 boxster owner in China. Here in China, there are excllent products for 981 which may not be available on ebay or your local ecommerce store. If I interested, I can show u some

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thanks for offering, but I've had many great experiences with a US-based company called Porschemaster, so I'll stick with them.

[@Davidb67]

Kookaburra at 1:48 😀

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@Davidb67 I know - I loved that! They’re my favourite birds!

[@chriscummins4282]

Chuckled then too .

[@Minkwie]

Nice video Peter! I own a 2013 Indischrot Boxster 981 2.7 PDK with sports exhaust and all the other trimmings. Questions: Why do you not use the gear paddles en why do you stay away from the apexes?

[@peterfritzphoto]

I love that colour. I prefer the tactile rifle-bolt feel of the stick selector over the paddles - I've never enjoyed using paddles. What do you mean by 'stay away' from the apexes?

[@Minkwie]

@@peterfritzphoto With apexes or clipping points I mean the inner side of curves. Your on the “wrong” lane but it makes you faster and the car go smoother.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@Minkwie That's what I thought you meant. A few points: My objective isn't to go faster - it's to enjoy the feel of the car roughly within the limits of the law. I rarely clip an apex on the wrong side of the road - especially a blind bend. I don't want the car to go smoother by straightening the bends - enjoying the bends is the whole point of seeking them. 👍

[@Minkwie]

@@peterfritzphoto OK different drivers, different philosophies. By kicking the apexes I feel the camber of the bends. And it is a form of tire management.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@Minkwie I'll always go for the apex, but on my side of the road. Also note that some roads driven in this video has rough patches on the edge of the left-hand bends, so I wanted to avoid those where possible.

[@iyadhussein8517]

You don't like shifting with the pedals?

[@peterfritzphoto]

My car is a PDK, so there's no clutch pedal. If you meant paddles, correct - I prefer to use the shift lever. It feels more natural to me.

[@iyadhussein8517]

@@peterfritzphoto lol yeah, mb I meant the paddles

[@iyadhussein8517]

@@peterfritzphoto this is the first time I've seen your channel, I'm 24 years old and I live in syria, u know how it is here, I'm depressed that my life has been wasted in this country, I will travel to better place soon and start a new life, hopefully one day get the same 981, but with a manual, seeing u at 57 with this much passion really made me feel better, hope u stay well and happy

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@iyadhussein8517 Thank you, Iyad. I hope you get an opportunity to make a new life for yourself, too. It’s all a matter of luck where we are born. I was very lucky to be born in Australia. If you ever make it here, I’d love to meet you. 👍🦘

[@D992]

100% keeping my 981 BS with all the toys 🙂

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@D992 Ditto. Unless I upgrade to a 718 GTS 4.0, then that will be the keeper. 👍

[@TroySwezey]

This is a pretty cool car. Just slightly above the Porsche 928 for me, aesthetically at least.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@TroySwezey Ooh, yes - I LOVE the 928. I remember the first time I saw one at a boat harbour near my town, and I was completely enthralled. Such an iconic design; way ahead of its time.

[@jackp160]

I totally agree with your assessments of the Porsche 928 Peter and Troy. It was a great car and so enjoyable to drive. My dad once had a used 1978, manual 928, and it felt like I was driving a car from another planet compared to my regular Volkswagen beetle! And we will also be keeping our 2013 981 Porsche Boxster, manual, silver, red interior forever! But we will be adding the factory Porsche sports exhaust sooner than later.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@jackp160 Yes, the PSE transforms the car on a deeply emotional level. It’s awesome.

[@80six30]

ICE performance cars, get ‘em while you still can.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@80six30 Absolutely!

[@jackp160]

Amen!

[@jeffscott2246]

Just cancelled a Spyder RS allocation.... Market softening, and value not holding.