The NEW KITT

[Unholy S14]

http://jalopnik.com/cars/knigh...2.php (http://jalopnik.com/cars/knight-rider/its-official-knight-riders-kitt-is-a-shelby-gt500kr-mustang-333022.php)

http://jalopnik.com/assets/images/gallery/12/2007/12/medium_2105851139_66fcbe89bb_o.jpg

[ThatGuy]

Great, Hollywood fucking up my childhood again.

They at least could have used the new Camaro, or even the soon to be redesigned GTO.

That Mustang looks like ass. Granted in SPM, the original KITT had far too many wings and such, but the standard body was sleek and clean. This Mustang looks like a NOPI-Special.

FAIL

[punxva]

i think barry pretty much summed it up

[ranger240]

front end looks like a big gaping catfish.. doesnt do '68's any justice

a black on black c6 would make a decent kitt replacement

[exitspeed]

I saw this the other day er yesterday and just didn't want to post it. I know most of you would have wanted to know, but I tend to like being the barrier of good news. Same reason I didn't post the Speed Racer trailer.

I don't like it at all.

[kyoru]

camaro would have been a better pick, but it isn't too bad at least they didn't use the solstice

[exitspeed]

I woulda preferred the Solstice over the 'Stang

Another pic.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/knightrider_attack.jpg

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO




utter and complete aids.

[Unholy S14]

thats the "attack mode" kitt

they will use 3 different cars.

[FaLKoN240]

They could've at LEAST put some nice looking wheels on it!

[Full-Lock]

god damnit!!
NOOOO

they should have made it something cool at least. like a vintage ferrari

[Antihero983]

DUDE WHAT THE FUCK! kitt was a FIREBIRD, NOT A FUCKING CRUSTANG.

dude fuck hollywood.....


and that wheel fitment could be better :keke:

[PRADOgy]

Wow... transformers status

[ThatGuy]

thats the "attack mode" kitt

they will use 3 different cars.

There is no "Attack Mode"

There is Stealth Mode. Any redneck with a Mustang and a flowmaster catalog will tell you this isn't Stealth.

There is Super Pusuit Mode. Even a GT500KR isn't THAT fast.

There is Surveillance Mode. A mustang might work for this.

But no "Attack Mode". KITT does not attack, he defends.

Damn I hate Hollywood.

[Yuri]

I'm Ghey, Michael

^Pretty much sums it up.

[SimpleS14]

Great, Hollywood fucking up my childhood again.

They at least could have used the new Camaro, or even the soon to be redesigned GTO.

The Camaro has too much exposure from the Concept Camaro in the TF movie. The redesigned GTO would have been nice...but so far only one concept sketch has been revealed. I doubt GM will release the AutoCAD designs for the concept car before its released in an auto show.


Anywho...this is not looking too good. I will say...the Stang in the TF movie was nice.

[IIIXziuR]

I'm pretty glad Hollywood knows how to fuck everything up.
....and I mean everything.

STOP WITH THE REMAKES
The car looks retarded and no Davey Boy means no Night Rider

[k's_silvia2.0]

:( a Mustang?

[DOOK]

I just shed a tear... no wonder Barry said he was upset about KITT during lunch.

[bloodangels13]

I agree KITT should of been the new camro , GTO , or C6 ZO6 looks to much like the mustang in transformers "blockade"?

[exitspeed]

I hear Mike at CC is the one doing the lighting for the car.

During an interview with IGN the producer of the show said:

"We had a company set up for all the lighting for the new KITT out of Hollywood. However Mike from Clear Corners found out yelled at us repeatedly after finding out they were looking at buying the lighting on ebay. The idea of using fog lights as headlights infuriated him and honestly scared the crap out of us. We signed Mike on to do the job then ASAP as we all feared for our lives slightly."

[burnsauto]

I hear Mike at CC is the one doing the lighting for the car.

During an interview with IGN the producer of the show said:

"We had a company set up for all the lighting for the new KITT out of Hollywood. However Mike from Clear Corners found out yelled at us repeatedly after finding out they were looking at buying the lighting on ebay. The idea of using fog lights as headlights infuriated him and honestly scared the crap out of us. We signed Mike on to do the job then ASAP as we all feared for our lives slightly."


well....at least the lights will be well done (lol)

....as for the rest of the car.

TWO WINGS FOR DOUBLE THE DOWNFORCE!!

...:tweak:

[HyperTek]

wonder how many mustang boys are gonna replicate this car :keke:



how can you be stealth mode with a big loud ass mustang? lol
You think this will boost up the sales of the mustang?

[Matej]

I used to love Knight Rider as a kid. It's sad how Hollywood can't come up with anything original so they're ruining all the old shows and movies I used to like.


how can you be stealth mode with a big loud ass mustang? lol
Maybe it's a V6. :bigok:

[exitspeed]

wonder how many mustang boys are gonna replicate this car :keke:



how can you be stealth mode with a big loud ass mustang? lol
You think this will boost up the sales of the mustang?

Probably. Mustang sales are down drastically. 30% down compared to last November and 19% for the year.

[KwKouki]

the fuck....... they could have even used a 4th Gen F Body. But I guess money talks, and the mustang is in.

[revat619]

DAMMIT! Thanks a lot Hollywood. Stop ruining everything from my childhood! SHIT!

Atleast i still have Airwolf. That was the shit. I swear, if they make that a movie, somebody is getting kicked in the balls or punched in the boob. HARD.

[Andrew Bohan]

i'm waiting for the a-team, starring will smith & co riding around in a black minivan

[Antihero983]

I agree KITT should of been the new camro , GTO , or C6 ZO6 looks to much like the mustang in transformers "blockade"?

barricade, not blockade. sheesh.

[exitspeed]

i'm waiting for the a-team, starring will smith & co riding around in a black minivan

Believe it or not, that's in the works. :ugh:

[revat619]

without Mr. T, whats the point?

[Matej]

Probably. Mustang sales are down drastically. 30% down compared to last November and 19% for the year.
Ford is cutting down on the production of V8 Mustangs, and plans to make more V6 Mustangs. Apparently 16 mpg in the city is respectable gas milage.
Since Ford launched the redesigned Mustang in 2004, the 4.6 liter V8 engine has accounted for 52 percent of Mustang’s powertrain mix. But now because of rising fuel prices Ford is cutting back on the V8 engines for the Mustang.

“We’ve got a really respectable (fuel economy) rate on the V-6,” Paul Randle, Mustang’s Chief Engineer told Automotive News. “It was three capacity increases (for the V-8) after Job 1 for me,” Randle said. “Now I’m throttling back, and I’m at about 45 percent V-8.”

Randle said that after the 2005 Mustang hit the road the marketing division came to him, pleading him to add more V8 into the Mustang powertrain mix. He then worked with suppliers to boost capacity on the V8. But starting in 2008 Randle will be increasing V6 and cutting back on the V8.

The 4.0 liter V6 engine with an automatic transmission is rated in at 16 mpg in the city and 24 mpg on the highway.

[Farzam]

Less lights, less spoilerage, and some spacers and I MIGHT let them live.

[VROOOM]

should have used this
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k79/nismothecat/untitled1.jpg
in fact i wouldnt mind one myself

[Andrew Bohan]

i have one in my backyard.

it's all cut up into little pieces though :mephfawk:

[VROOOM]

hopefully the ls1 is in your 240 now

[atutt]

Yeah I saw piece on this car last night on Attack of the Show, lol.
It was just as upsetting as when I found out the new Charger came with 2 extra doors.

[Antihero983]

should have used this
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k79/nismothecat/untitled1.jpg
in fact i wouldnt mind one myself

END THREAD.

thats exactly what they shouldve used. wtf.

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

should have used this
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k79/nismothecat/untitled1.jpg
in fact i wouldnt mind one myself

it's all bout the $$$ in the end. for will pay $5,xxx,xxx to put the car in it! just like gm did for the TF movie! it fucken sucks i know, but here in movieland, money talks:barf:

[Antihero983]

its ok because other car makers are getting into the next TF movie, for example, Hot Rod will be a Ferarri!!!

[BOROSUN]

that's all LIES.......

i got vid of the new KITT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sSNOVnzsyY

and they are using the techno theme song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV-T4Z57S8o

dzz dzz dzz dzt dzzt sh!!t i need my glow stick.


btw first play the techno theme video and then the KITT (top) video to get the full effect.

[S14DB]

Will Arnett (NBC's "30 Rock," "Blades of Glory") will provide the voice of KITT. :keke:
There is no "Attack Mode"

There is Stealth Mode. Any redneck with a Mustang and a flowmaster catalog will tell you this isn't Stealth.

There is Super Pusuit Mode. Even a GT500KR isn't THAT fast.

There is Surveillance Mode. A mustang might work for this.

But no "Attack Mode". KITT does not attack, he defends.

Damn I hate Hollywood.

The three cars to be employed in the series include the KITT Hero -- a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR that is playing the part of the everyday Hero car with 540 horsepower; the KITT Attack -- a super high-speed version of the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR Hero car that transforms into Attack mode with the help of air-ride technology and specialized body parts -- and a KITT Remote, which is a driverless Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR version of the Hero vehicle.

[eastcoastS14]

I feel like this is out side my generation.....dont think ive ever seen knight rider

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

I feel like this is out side my generation.....dont think ive ever seen knight rider

you're missing out. knight rider is probably the biggest reason why i'm a car guy. used to watch it like cartoons when i was 3-4 years old. my parents never let me forget. haha.

[exitspeed]

Who DIDN'T want to drive into the back of a semi trailer when they were a kid? Hell I still want to do it. Myth Busters did it on an episode.

[TheWolf]

this is horrible...


they could have atleast spun the knight rider 2000 design a little better.. and made a nicer kitt instead of that crap.

http://www.jayohrberg.com/resources/_wsb_506x345_KR+4000.jpg

[Unholy S14]

well before the GT500 was announced as KITT there were rumors of a new Trans AM. GM saw gold in the show as well but that aint gonna happen now.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f169/andy2_v/Posting/muscle1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f169/andy2_v/Posting/muscle3.jpg

[eastcoastS14]

you're missing out. knight rider is probably the biggest reason why i'm a car guy. used to watch it like cartoons when i was 3-4 years old. my parents never let me forget. haha.


hmm maybe its not outside my generation then cause Im 20 too....either way ive never seen it

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

Who DIDN'T want to drive into the back of a semi trailer when they were a kid? Hell I still want to do it. Myth Busters did it on an episode.

for reals. that mythbusters was the one where adam had the s15 RC car.

[2ilvia]

stang looks like it came straight from NFSU2

[S13Zilvia_fan]

Im sad, Im turning 23 and I think people my age were some of the last to see the last season of Knight Rider, but it hasn't stopped me from making my younger siblings watch it to continue the legacy. I wonder when Airwolf will be remade with an apache helicopter hahaha

[worangejuice]

OKOK, I found the OFFICIAL press releases!
Enjoy
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a253/worangejuice/2008bitches.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a253/worangejuice/camarooooocopy.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a253/worangejuice/solsticecopy.jpg
this was already made
http://www.knightdriver.com/images/projects/kr2002/2002tanKITT1.jpg
Yes, I had to!haha...wooooo
da..da..da..da..dadadadadadada...da..da..da..da..
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a253/worangejuice/kr.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a253/worangejuice/me-1.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a253/worangejuice/000000000.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a253/worangejuice/13.jpg

[kensreliableb18b]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO




utter and complete aids.


LOL, I WAS THINKING THE EXACT SAME THING.

[Farzam]

you're missing out. knight rider is probably the biggest reason why i'm a car guy. used to watch it like cartoons when i was 3-4 years old. my parents never let me forget. haha.


YEAH

I used to sit at my uncle's house and watch it all night long...every night.

They'd try to change the channel and i'd be like "FUCK NO BITCH THIS IS MY JAM"

[240sx_LE]

you guys are still gonna watch... i know i am.

yes, i think its ugly.

[jackjack]

found this............




http://youtube.com/watch?v=cnXt5lA5d28&feature=bz303

[Andrew Bohan]

sweet, attack mode has a shitty wing and does donuts.

[tougemaster]

NIce looking kit, but more into JDM..

[ROUGE180]

TWO WINGS FOR DOUBLE THE DOWNFORCE!!

...:tweak:

PUAHAHAHAHAH that's great.. I was looking at that like what in the hell is going on...

[pignose4life]

I woulda preferred the Solstice over the 'Stang

Another pic.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/knightrider_attack.jpg
i didnt know they were making a transformers 2

[2ilvia]

that vid ^

roflmayonaise

failed hard parking

[Antihero983]

"its the hottest car out there"

clearly that motherfucker has no idea wtf a ZO6 is.

[Unholy S14]

nope

this show will fail

BTW stupid reply to a post haha

yes they are making Transformers 2 for real, and a 3rd is planned.

[ThatGuy]

Bump for further ridicule of what may very well be the worst comeback attempt in history.

Premier is the Sunday.

Val Kilmer will be the new voice of KITT. It's a shame his career has tanked to this point. I thought he was a decent actor.

The guy who was originally supposed to do the voice is the spokesman for GMC Trucks, so he couldn't be the voice of a NOPI-inspired Mustang. :keke:

[ByeByeSti]

nonoo this is all out f&f status, not transformers cant be putting that kind of shame on them. atleast the stang in transformers was nasty so was the camaro. this one is jsut straight up fucking gay!

[qt_240]

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a253/worangejuice/13.jpg

hey thats my old hatch! =) i miss that car.. and you did a good photochop of it being KITT my friend =)

[jackjack]

http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/uploaded_images/knightrider3.jpg

its bad enough about the car, but couldnt they have picked someone better?

[jackjack]

bump


so................... anyone going to check this out tonight?

[MikeisNissan]

"Puerto Ricans are lazy Michael"

[ThatGuy]

^This isn't Chappelle Show.

Keep that racist bullshit to yourself.

[jackjack]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7e9wgshS0qI&feature=related

sure why not.......... i'll check this out tonight.

[s13silvia03]

The Hoff just made a cameo lol

[Dirty Habit]

That was horrible.

[jackjack]

That was horrible.


+876891234892734823748237

that was EPIC FAIL

[ThatGuy]

Definitely not as good as the original. The CG at least looked better to me then the old "sped up" footage for SPM. lol

Two things that caught my eye, and bugged me:
#1. The helicopter the Mercs used changed 3 times in one scene, while they were flying. It went from a large Helo with the landing gear retracted, to a "skid" Helo with a large FLIR turret on the front. Then they went to a more close up shot and the turret was gone.

#2. Mike never put gas in KITT. He picked up the pump handle, then KITT ask him if he was homosexual. He puts the handle back down and leans up against KITT. They talk until the girl comes out, and they drive away. NO GAS!

This essentially equates to bad editing, but it bugs the Hell out of me.

Overall, I enjoyed the show for what it was. I think it could succeed, it just needs refinement. A great start would be exchanging the Mustang for a WS-6 Trans Am, a new Camaro, or the new Corvette ZR-1.

[RedStage]

friggin torrents taking forever...
being in japan has one serious drawback....

[Antihero983]

my question is, how was val kilmer as the voice of kitt?

and do they show the old car? (the kinight industries two thousand)

[exitspeed]

I had high hopes for this. I mean Terminator is a DAMN GOOD show.

This...this was TERRIBLE. To echo Barry, the worst comeback ever.

Please end this mockery NBC!

[ThatGuy]

my question is, how was val kilmer as the voice of kitt?

and do they show the old car? (the kinight industries two thousand)

Val did a decent job. I mean you just have to be a monotone, disembodied voice with a very dry sense of satirical humor.

The Knight Industries Two Thousand did not make a complete appearance, however many of his parts were seen before the on-screen introduction of the Knight Industries Three Thousand. His license plate and steering wheel stuck out the most. So far, I hate the new scanner. Side to side constant action was way cooler then a slow fade outside-in and inside-out. :(

I'm really hoping the show gets better. I want to enjoy it, I really do.

[exitspeed]

I don't like what they did with the new music either. It shoulda just been more of an updated remix. The beginning is there, and then it got all 90's rock-ish and gay.

[ThatGuy]

I don't like what they did with the new music either. It shoulda just been more of an updated remix. The beginning is there, and then it got all 90's rock-ish and gay.

Agreed. I was digging the theme when it started. "Sweet, they just updated, sounds good!" Then, out of nowhere, ...CRAP!

I also don't want to have to watch EVERY FRIGGIN BULLET bounce off of the car and the nano-structure fix itself. The first time was cool, and set the concept. I don't need to watch it bounce offf in slow motion every time a bullet is fired at KITT.

[exitspeed]

Agreed. I was digging the theme when it started. "Sweet, they just updated, sounds good!" Then, out of nowhere, ...CRAP!

I also don't want to have to watch EVERY FRIGGIN BULLET bounce off of the car and the nano-structure fix itself. The first time was cool, and set the concept. I don't need to watch it bounce offf in slow motion every time a bullet is fired at KITT.

OMG, I said the same damn thing to my wife! :keke: Quote, "Are they gonna show every damn bullet bounce off to stupid ass car?!". Hahahha. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed it.

Or how about how gay it was when those dudes chasin the chick (sorry I didn't catch her name over her terrible acting) in the Edge and they and the semi truck stop inches from plowing into eachother head on!?! Oh come on! They'da been SMASHED!

[ThatGuy]

Uhhh, how did an Edge keep up with KITT in the first plalce? :keke:

"Next on Fox, When Product Placements Attack!"

[exitspeed]

Uhhh, how did an Edge keep up with KITT in the first plalce? :keke:

"Next on Fox, When Product Placements Attack!"

I commented on that too! Yea, a FWD, top heavy, CUV is going to keep up with a technologically advanced Mustang on mountain roads?!

All this is what lead me to changing the channel.

[ThatGuy]

I continued watching, just for the Hell of it. Like I said, my expectations were low to begin with. I knew it couldn't hold a candle to the original. So for what it was, I found enjoyment.

Hopefully the series won't be quite so dedicated to "Blue Oval Advertising", and other elements will improve. :bow:

I hope.

[exitspeed]

I would have probably kept it on, but my wife just couldn't stand it. I flipped back once, and she flat out said "NO".

[Moncef]

I wanted my two hours back.

It was essentially a Ford commercial with bits of cheap acting sprinkled in between. That stanford teacher was hot, that was the only consolation. The CG was miserable, when it morphed into "super fast" and "stealth" modes, and when it was cruising at night, it looked like it was floating along the road because of the poor shadows.

And yes, the thing that killed me most was how that Edge kept up with a lowered GT500...

In fact, this reminds me of "The Last Ride", which was basically GM showing off the new GTO in a poorly assembled, ricery, and poorly scripted TV movie. GTO on 16" Motegis = EPIC FAIL!

Of course, KITT was the best character. I loled at him asking Mike if he was homo.

Moncef

[jackjack]

i like how the semi and the edge stopped in the nick of time. whew! :loco:

so what exactly is going on with this? everyone keeps saying something different. just a tv movie? or series? if just a movie, thank God its over. if a series...... it'll bet its cancelled after the 1st season. i really dont see how they can turn it around. it was so bad. i'm still in shock.

[S14DB]

Lesbians

How does a PS90 not shoot thru a SUV?

[exitspeed]

Lesbians



Yea, were those girls lesbians? That's kinda what I thought and if thy would have made out I may have tuned in for a few more min.

[jackjack]

Yea, were those girls lesbians?


yes sir.......... my buddy and i looked at eachother like :hahano:

[CylonFrakker]

nice i liked the lesbos! hated the show i hope it doesnt' come back next sunday....

[arkive43]

lolz at the convo switching to lesbians.....

i actually liked it i wasnt over analizing it like some of yall :hs:
and didnt expect much. but was pleasantly surprised.

i liked the nanobot technology. it was a step further than the original.
also how the car had diffrent modes. high-speed being my fav.
the acting wasnt that bad come on yall. i thought hoff's lines were cheesey. over all i give it 4 out of 5 stars. and im sure it will get better.
we havent seen "turbo boost" or any of the other features the car might have.

[RedStage]

being it was a first episode/pilot.....I hope it does come back. Lots of potential. I'm SURE editing will get better.. (helicopter/KITT Fueling issues)

But I want that paint :) that would kick so much arse!!! No more door dings!!!!
Agree that it was excessive that they went "bullet time" for every shot fired at KITT.

Val did a decent job, and I got the impression that 2,000 was under the tarp when the bad guys were going through the garage...

Didn't have to sit through the commercials...

[98s14inaz]

I guess I didn't miss much. It would have obviously gave me a sad face considering everything I read so far. Looks like I made the right decision and did something else that night.

[exitspeed]

lolz at the convo switching to lesbians.....

i actually liked it i wasnt over analizing it like some of yall :hs:
and didnt expect much. but was pleasantly surprised.


I just couldn't help it. I usually don't like to do that to actiony type movies/shows, but it was just SO blatantly bad.

[arkive43]

word to that. i watched all the reruns of the original show, and u have to admit it was a bit cheesy aswell with the hoff's freaking man meat hanging out from his unbuttoned shirt and how he had a diffrent chick every single episode. lol i just thought of something. imagine all the other illegitimate children he prob has hahahha

[status:one]

Heard about this coming out for awhile... just didn't know what car they were going to use... pretty disappointing really.

[ravinaziankid]

I didn't think it was that bad. I liked it and it was entertaining. But really, the old Knight rider was just as corny and all, but around that time they didn't have many shows to compare it to besides A-team or something like that. I wouldn't mind watching more of these episodes.

[Matej]

being it was a first episode/pilot.....I hope it does come back. Lots of potential.
The pilot is supposed to be one of the best episodes, it's what gets people hooked.

[jackjack]

^exactly. i'm not even going to bother watching it if they continue it as a series.

[exitspeed]

Oh god no...


NBC greenlights Knight Rider weekly series

Posted Mar 31st 2008 4:24PM by Alex Nunez
Filed under: Sports/GTs, Etc., Ford, Celebrities

You'll see more of him this Fall. Click above for a gallery of the new KITT.

The Knight Rider TV movie was not good. The updated, Shelby Mustang-based KITT looked undeniably cool (when not in Ugly... er... Attack Mode, at least), but the acting was wooden and the writing was a horror show. Still, the ending completely set up a potential ongoing story. Today comes word that the ratings were apparently good enough for the suits to give a thumbs-up for a new weekly series starting this Fall. Early reports suggest a Friday night timeslot is in the works, but that's subject to change; all will be known on Wednesday when NBC presents its early upfronts.

We'll assume that at the very least, stars Justin Breuning (Mike Traceur) and Deanna Russo (Mike Traceur's Girlfriend) will return to fill our flatscreens with emotionless line reading. And since voicing KITT should be a relatively easy payday for Val Kilmer, we'd expect him to reprise his role, as well. As for the Hoff, who walked on for a brief cameo at the end of the pilot, who knows? The big winner here is Ford, which now gets an hour-long weekly showcase for the Shelby GT500KR KITT. Based on the stupendously lousy pilot, however, we're going to put on our prognostication hats and set the over/under for this Knight Rider reboot at 10 episodes. Unless NBC ups the quality in a big, big way, the under is a lock.

I am ordering Alex to live blog every single episode like he did the pilot, which probably won't be a long-term commitment considering. - John

[jackjack]

its all good. it'll BOMB after the 1st season. i'm calling it now. watch.

[sideways7]

I doubt it will even last the complete season. I bet it gets replaced by special episodes of Deal or No Deal.

[jackjack]

http://static.flickr.com/105/286991298_4c104e9829_o.jpg

[andmattsayd]

kitt is a puss now
guy doesnt even have strong stance
my little sisters bike has stronger stance than that.