Why am I watching Porsche videos despite living in Stuttgart and seeing them everyday? Ah right....its Sam from STG. Thats why!

Production quality is amazing Sam! It's easy to forget the effort gone to behind setting up certain camera angles and fly bys etc, transitions in the editing, you can really see the quality & execution you're putting into your work!

Loving all this Porsche content Sam! You’ve singlehandedly made me fall in love with the 996 design 😂

I would have the size, weight and engine of the 996, the styling of the 991 and the interior of the 992.

Contrary to the majority, I love the 996 and dream of having one in my garage… It’s a timeless beauty

Sam, you can take all the time you need for an upload. This is brilliant!

It’s actually really cool seeing a manufacturer care about the people who own their older generation cars

Your best when talking about your own cars great episode.

This is what I love about this channel; variety. Not some random routine boring video always. So many types of videos, appealing to many people, this is amazing! Thanks for all the content Sam! Edit: Loving the HQ intro shots!

And PCCM actually has Android Auto too! This is such a huge thing. Thanks for talking about this. Makes me really want a CPO Porsche now.

The production quality and editing in your videos is amazing. 🙌🙌

I remember my purchase as if it was yesterday. MSRP on my car was $91,xxx.xx dollars. Dealer offered $10k off. Back in ‘04 that was a lot of scratch. The slight engine upgrade (X51) - only noticeable at higher RPMs, the cool unique polished wheels, the Turbo front facia, the GT3 side skirts, and the unique interior called my name. I was hooked. I enjoyed that car for three years. The longest I ever kept a car - at that point... I recall it was marginally better in every way over my previous ‘99 996. Enjoying your vids as it brings back great memories. Cheers/B

Glad that we are getting content regularly!

You’ve made me think twice on the 992 vs my 997.2 and I must say your content has gotten so much better.

I love that you put the modern infotainment into the 996 - it just works

I have a 1998 996.1 C2. My sixth year starts about now. Ive done about 5000-8000 km a year of which about 70% is quality kilometers on B-roads. Ive done many things with my car. Had the engine off my first winter, did the usual IMSB, thermostat, water pump etc. I have the Bilstein B16 kit, Powerbush polyurethane bushes, Eibach rear AR-bar, three sets of tyres, one set on RS-sized OZ Alleggeritas. I honestly dont think that I feel happier anywhere as driving my 996. I feel free, in control, concentrated, even enjoying sceneries. I feel gratitude beyond words.

Love the cinematics of the cars in STG HQ!

I was looking for this video only to realise it wasn’t a Sunday...

You are by far my favorite car KZfaq Sam. New interesting content. I have watched Paul and James for a long time but have actually got bored with their content. Keep the great work up Sam👍🏻👏🏻

This year you have significantly improved already great b-roll and editing. I am glad you still shoot your own footage instead of using prerecorded stuff from manufacturer’s PR department like some other automotive KZfaqrs do. I also enjoy the variety of your ideas to explore the cars which you are filming, it’s not just spec sheet rundown. You truly deserve more views, because as a one man crew you’re doing a great job and keep things fresh every time 👍

Irony is that early cars were all pretty much the same size, until the 996, which felt enormous when it debuted. Incidentally, the build quality also went off a cliff in 1999. When I bought a 996 in 2002 to go with my 964’s, it also felt so much slower on the backroads and so much disconnected from the driving experience. I really feel a well sorted 964/993 cannot be beat for sheer driving pleasure on a back road. That said, my next edition is likely a 992 for daily liveability, and thank god the build-quality is not the plastic, fall-apart, budget experience of the 996... Great video, as always, thanks Sam!

2:50 don’t know why but you saying fat ass cracks me up, almost sounds as out of place as you yelling ALRIGHT TREACLE

Very interesting and informative, for anyone contemplating, buying an older or current Porsche 911. Thanks!

I really should stop being surprised by yet another brilliant video. Thanks Sam 👍🏻

Amazing content Sam, unique and insightful, so good! Keep it up!

Been waiting for this video!

The PCCM+ makes all the difference. One of the best Porsche upgrades ever!

I’ve watched your channel from the 4c days and now I can’t get enough of your content. Your videos on the Porsche world and specifically the 996 inspired me to get my own 2003 Porsche Carrera 4S. I can’t thank you enough, best car purchase I’ve made!

You have to keep the 996. Hate the lights at the front, but you always have smile on your face when you talk about it. It’s a keeper! Another great video mate😎

Another quality STG upload

Great video! Love the new screen!!

as much as that blue 992 is kinda my dream spec current gen 911...i still think 911s peaked with the 997

Such a great idea of content. Well done!

Seen Through Glass is my ASMR car channel. It's my favorite thing to watch with my coffee in the morning!

Love the video and the 996. Well done Porsche for making PCCM+ available too. I have a 992 C2S Cab. Beautiful interior but I'm not bowled over by it's awful ride quality and uncomfortable 14 way seats.

Got to love a Sunday stg vid! Really interested to know hoe you experienced the manual 992

To be correct: the 992 turbo is 5 cm wider as the 992 carrera.

Sam, you know what I like most about your reviews? You have so mach joy with cars - especially Porsche - and it shines through. Like a little boy fun who knows what he is talking about (only positive) - which is infectious very good! Love it. :)

Sam quickly becoming my favourite car youtuber a variety of different subjects all approached with the same enthusiasm

Just want to say your enthusiasm cheers me up, I enjoy your shots and editing, and I love the music you choose. You have the gift of gab and an effervescent quality that makes you a pleasure to listen to. Cheers from Seattle

Haven't seen a video from this channel for about a year now but wow, the editing has improved so much. Top quality stuff, and it was great before!

This so simple, the older I get the more 911s I own. The only one I don't like was my 996 Turbo and it's gone. Ready for a 992 but I can't afford it anymore. YES I liked and I'm subscribed...

opening cinematography was particularly awesome this time with the lights reflecting on the car. Great video as always!

Thanks Sam, great video. I was planning on buying that same unit for my 986S but I kept having weird problems with the car and sold it to a Porsche mechanic who figured out what was wrong and he’s having a great time. I’m very happy for him 👍. Keep up the great content, hoping for more travel content once it’s possible again!

Another great video Sam. As a KZfaq car enthusiast who has never been in a 911 I am full of opinions! I think your video reinforces the point that the 996 is a great value. I like NA manual transmission. I like lighter and smaller. If I buy a Porsche, I think it will either be a 996 911, or a 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 stick. Both are lighter. Have NA manual transmissions. The 718 has the advantage of warrantee and modern interior. The 996 is a contender and offers better value having run out its depreciation curve. I think your 996 is a winner particularly with the modern infotainment system.

Great video. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into making your KZfaq videos.

992 is more angular , more racy looking than previous gens. Love the sharper interior but needs more buttons on that gloss black piece. Best part is the sound, truly impressive in person and with sport cats , glorious flat six right there. Fantastic work Sam.

you're producing the best car content of any car KZfaqr in 2021. good vid.

Great video! That infotainment upgrade is brilliant and like you say will make it so much better for daily use.

Aside from journous like Harris, Bovingdon, Catchpole and others STG is one of the very few YT car channels worth to watch!

Awesome video. I don’t think I will ever get rid of my 996 C4S. I am actually thinking of buying another one 🤣🙏🏾

Beautiful dark blue on the 992! Love seeing Porsche being one of the last to not reserve the manual gearbox for highly limited special runs. Fascinating comparison! I'm always impressed by how characteristics are being carried through generations, even dozens of years apart 🚙💨

Amazed of the deserted film locations you manage to seek out🤩 Epic film! Again!

2:58 you're getting smooth with your transitions Sam!

Extremely well done. Technical work (thoughtful shot selection,stellar edit, great narrative arc woven in) plus interesting content = winner. The effort shows.

Can’t stop looking at the passenger seatbelt cover 😅. But great Video!!

996 all day!!! The narrow bodies are looking better day by day!

Jesus Sam! Just watching your videos are just amazing! I’ve been watching since your 4C days and you’ve evolved incredibly. Your videos are absolutely incredible but your still yourself. Love the vids man!

when i saw the PCCM was a thing and available i was blown away. brilliant idea and glad you installed it. looks fantastic and works the part. 996roadtrip was the first install i saw. so happy you made this choice as well. can't wait to have a 996, odd to dream about a factory installed head unit on an old car. lol cheers.

top notch editing as always

Great video as always. Loved that flexing of your editing skills with the 992 at STG HQ 😉 Also really love what Porsche does with their retro infotainment stuff. In my 944, I went for a Blaupunkt DAB unit instead though, as it is looking even more period correct.

Sam you do it every time top quality video pal always enjoy watching your video's

I like how you call the 2000's the "Naughties" lol

It’s a cool thing they did to retrofit new tech into the older 911. 996revival!

That edit of the 992 footage was amazing!!!!!

Apparently the 3.4 300 HP 996 engine you mentioned fits in my 1998 Boxster! Perhaps one day I'll "upgrade". Great content Sam!

Love the footage of the 992 spliced in throughout, awesome video 🤙🏻

Really enjoying the quality of this years videos, and love watching and listening to behind the glass, 👍 great work

@STG Sam like I told TGE, two years ago, "officially", there is no Carrera (2)S version on the 996 Model Range, only the Carrera 4S... Although you could consider the “911 40 Jahre” version, an almost “2S” version, you can't consider it a "GTS", because it doesn't have the "bits" that makes it, an "S" version, like the chassis, brakes and suspensions of the "Turbo" models, which it happens on the "4S" version... Also, it's factory standard X51 Power Kit boosting 345hp, could also be ordered, as an option, on any of the other 996.2 "Carrera" versions, even the "4S", at the dealership... 😎 Best Regards

The Porsche content is always the best

Great edit on the 992 bit Sam! Such great effort and quality

Awesome Sunday Porsche drive video Sam, thank you 😃👍

Such an incredible car Sam 😍 So happy that you got this and your planning lots of adventures with it! So many other KZfaqrs get press cars for trips or buy a car for a trip then sell it straight away but you've proved you really use your cars with 'drive the world' and the adventures to come with this car! 👏🙌

im glad im not the only one missing the cover for their seatbelt mechanism

Sam, your production quality and passion for the subject matter continues to amaze me. I absolutely love Porsche and dream of owning one someday!

More great content with fantastic camera work - Thanks Sam!

Watched you channel for a few years now sam, since u got ur first mclaren and u have constantly upped the quality of ur videos and love the different content you keep bringing. Level above all the other people doing car content... keep it up fella. If u even need any recommendations for roads come up to Northumberland and over to Alston..

Video editing is sick🔥🔥

Sam, you are by far the best you tuber in the UK car scene. Fantastic review.

Sam your Editing is on another level!!! that was hard!!!

Recently picked up a 2013 Cayman and it’s had a very similar mod but it uses the existing unit. Gives it full CarPlay and Android auto, couldn’t live without it, worth every penny.

The beat in the intro really felt like a living life fast video!! 👍🏽

I much prefer the classic uncluttered lines of the 996 especially the rear end. Very nice 40th Anniversary model you have.

Loving the new montages with the music and transitions

I was never a 911 headlight fan. LOVED the slant nose look and really like the 718 and Tycon headlights. Wish the 911 would follow suit and dump the roundies.. Amazing tech inside.

Not exactly a revelation to hear in this video that these wonderful vehicles have evolved over the years. Really do like your 996 40 Jahre, a great choice of car. Thank you.

I’ve just bought a 40th anniversary 911, which is a 2004 996. It’s a very excited!

I can’t wait for Tony to comment on this in the next behind the glass.

Great piece as ever Sam thank you. Cars I regret selling include a 996 C4S cab manual, real world properly fast car...your enthusiasm for 996 might get prices moving, need to act fast! That PCCM+ upgrade says everything about Porsche and the continuity across the decades, kinda reminds me of the Leica M system, there is no 'redundancy' . When I look at Aston, Ferrari etc each era is fragmented and sadly factory support for the 20 year old Astons especially is shamefully poor.

Loving all the effort being put into the edits!!!

Interestingly they never made a 996 Carrera 2S only 4S the first 2S came out on a 997

My 996 came (used) with springs, 996 GT3 size wheels and tires.. all very inexpensive upgrades. With a set of PS4S's on them, I really believe my 996 handles better than the 991.2 I drove and comparable to the 997 Turbo I drove. I'd really recommend these upgrades for you 996, Sam!

Another fantastic video Sam!

Well done all around. Been thinking about the PCCM for my 2004 C4S w/ X51 pkg and your video is making it difficult not to.

Great video. Really like these more in-depth episodes, and what’s not to like about anything Porsche.

Loving the cinematic shots

Porsche has never made a car as beautiful as the 996. A close second is the 987 Cayman. Both designed by Pinky Lai. He’s an artist.

Fantastic upgrade Sam! Love that it is OEM.

Awesome comparison and great production and content! Keep up the good work!

Perfect production as usual🔥