I'm using a 981 Black Edition at the moment. It's impressive. Only the base car and, as I understand it, the black edition is a parts been run out special before the introduction of the 718.
The 20 inch wheels look really good. I'd go as far as to say they are a signature feature of the car. When viewed in side profile the wheels look enormous in the arches and aesthetically,it's a good look. The ride quality they have achieved given the diameter of these wheels and the liquorice profile tires is amazing.
The 981 seems to feel comparable to my 993 power wise. The 981S I used a while ago was and felt definitively quicker and more powerful. This is another exposure to PDK for me and again it's so impressive. This black edition car has the big alloy paddles behind the sports steering wheel. No buttons on this wheel either. You can engage neutral whilst on the move by engaging both paddles and coupled with the essential PSM the car has a voice. Albeit perhaps a pit too similar to an F type but a voice and thus some character.
Enjoying these cars more seems linked to the options you spec from new. I love the big and unstrained Bose system, the heated seats, cruise and PSE. Anything less than the 20's ruins the visuals and you'd want PDK now it's evolved to be this good.
This car has the 18way sports memory seats which are nice but I'd prefer the buckets though I'm not sure you can get them with heating. On the M23 yesterday the car was showing 38 mpg at m way speeds which I think impressive. I'm averaging 23mpg at present over about 350 miles.
I really like the Boxster. I've had a 986 and 987. The 981 came to market ( I think) in 2012? Does that not give it, like 997 gen 2, a similar lifespan to 993?
I can see these late 981 Boxsters with 6 cylinder engines being the ones to have in a few years. Last 'proper' Boxster with a 6. Safe long term bet residual wise?
The 20 inch wheels look really good. I'd go as far as to say they are a signature feature of the car. When viewed in side profile the wheels look enormous in the arches and aesthetically,it's a good look. The ride quality they have achieved given the diameter of these wheels and the liquorice profile tires is amazing.
The 981 seems to feel comparable to my 993 power wise. The 981S I used a while ago was and felt definitively quicker and more powerful. This is another exposure to PDK for me and again it's so impressive. This black edition car has the big alloy paddles behind the sports steering wheel. No buttons on this wheel either. You can engage neutral whilst on the move by engaging both paddles and coupled with the essential PSM the car has a voice. Albeit perhaps a pit too similar to an F type but a voice and thus some character.
Enjoying these cars more seems linked to the options you spec from new. I love the big and unstrained Bose system, the heated seats, cruise and PSE. Anything less than the 20's ruins the visuals and you'd want PDK now it's evolved to be this good.
This car has the 18way sports memory seats which are nice but I'd prefer the buckets though I'm not sure you can get them with heating. On the M23 yesterday the car was showing 38 mpg at m way speeds which I think impressive. I'm averaging 23mpg at present over about 350 miles.
I really like the Boxster. I've had a 986 and 987. The 981 came to market ( I think) in 2012? Does that not give it, like 997 gen 2, a similar lifespan to 993?
I can see these late 981 Boxsters with 6 cylinder engines being the ones to have in a few years. Last 'proper' Boxster with a 6. Safe long term bet residual wise?