You probably saw or at least heard of the two-hour long new Knight Rider movie that aired on NBC last February. Well, yesterday NBC officially announced that its fall-lineup will include a weekly series based on that film. We’ll be able to see Michael Knight and his black Shelby GT500KR in the role of K.I.T.T. every Wednesday at 8-9 pm EST while reruns will be playing on Saturday night from 9 to 10 pm EST. Via: Motorpasion
At the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event on March 29, 2008, in Although it goes without saying that the new KITT’s appeal comes nowhere close to the original
"Super KITT" was built using a black Mustang GT with 4.6 Liter V8 that was upfitted with a Ford Racing Whipple Super-charger to make 500 horsepower. Additional performance elements include 6-piston Brembo Brakes, FRC500 Suspension Pak, High Flow Ford Racing X-Pipe and Ford Racing mufflers with stainless tips. The exterior sports a GT500KR fiberglass hood with a KITT heartbeat light, GT500 front and rear bumper covers, matte black LeMans stripes, matte finish rocker panels, GT500KR rear spoilers and 20" forged aluminum wheels.
"Attack Mode KITT" began as a black Mustang GT with 4.6 Liter V8, auto transmission, custom front valance/grille based on the GT500KR, carbon graphite chin spoiler, custom rear bumper cover, custom side faux air scoops, custom side skirt/rocker panel, two-tiered rear spoiler, custom rear window insert, custom turn signal trim, custom headlight trim brow and 20" forged black aluminum wheels. Performance features include Brembo Brakes, a FRC Suspension Pak and Ford Racing mufflers with stainless tips.
Just a couple of days before Michael Knight makes his comeback this weekend in NBC's "Knight Rider" television movie that will air on Sunday, February 17th at 9pm EST, Ford released a new set of studio images of the 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR that stars as K.I.T. You can check all the pics (in high-resolution of course) right after the jump. -Continued
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On February 17, NBC will air the all-new Knight Rider movie starring the Shelby GT500 KR in the role of K.I.T.T. There’s also a guy who plays Michael Knight but we constantly forget his name and to be honest, we don’t really care talking about him. In this new extended preview, we get the chance to see some footage from the actual movie along with a few cast interviews. -Check the video out after the jumpVia: Autoblog.nl
NBC let out the second teaser spot (see the first one here) for the two-hour Knight Rider movie that will air in February. The 30 second spot highlights some of the Shelby GT500 KR based K.I.T.T’s (pics here) features like the 550 HP V8 engine, the race tuned suspension and the xenon headlamps with infrared night vision. Looks more like a commercial for the new “GLX something” than a teaser for Night Rider… Check out the video for yourselves after the jump and tell us what you think about it. -ContinuedVia: Autoblog.com
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NBC officially unveiled the star of the upcoming two-hour TV movie Knight Rider. And no, we’re not talking about Mike Tracer, the main character played by Justin Bruening, but about the all-new KITT – a 2008 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR. 
To be precise, three cars will be employed in the series: the KITT Hero, a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR; the KITT Attack, a super high-speed version of the GT500KR Hero car that transforms into Attack mode with the help of air-ride technology and specialized body parts and a KITT Remote, a driverless version of the Hero vehicle. -High-res image gallery & press release after the jumpThanks for the tip Terry!
PRESS RELEASE
'KNIGHT RIDER' REVS UP TO RETURN TO NBC FOR SPECIAL TWO-HOUR MOVIE EVENT ON FEBRUARY 17 AS NEW KITT CAR IS REVEALED
"Knight Rider" Cast Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia
Poitier and Bruce Davison Participate at the Unveiling Event Showcasing the Customized KITT Ford Mustang to Be Featured in Movie Dave Bartis ("Heist," "The O.C.") and Doug Liman ("Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "The Bourne Identity") to Serve as Executive Producers; David Hasselhoff, the Star of the Original "Knight Rider" Series, Appears as a Special Guest Star in His Original Role as Michael Knight
NBC Also Forms Partnership with Ford Motor Company That Provides for Unique Content
BURBANK - December 12, 2007 - As "Knight Rider" -- NBC's iconic 1980s television classic that became a runaway success, comes roaring back to life on the network with an updated sequel that will air as a two-hour movie event on Sunday, February 17 (9-11 p.m. ET) -- NBC unveiled the new customized KITT Ford Mustang to be featured in the series in a press event held at NBC's Burbank Studios today.
The movie stars Justin Bruening ("Cold Case," "All My Children"), Deanna Russo ("NCIS," "The Young and the Restless"), Sydney Tamiia Poitier ("Veronica Mars," "Grindhouse") and Bruce Davison ("Breach," "Close to Home"). In addition, David Hasselhoff (NBC's "America's Got Talent") -- who starred in the popular lead role as Michael Knight for four seasons during the original series -- returns as the same character in a special guest-star appearance. Will Arnett (NBC's "30 Rock," "Blades of Glory") will provide the voice of KITT.
Dave Bartis ("Heist," "The O.C.") and Doug Liman ("Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "The Bourne Identity") serve as executive producers. NBC also has an arrangement with Ford Motor Company that provides for a unique content opportunity that makes the Ford Mustang one of the stars of the movie.
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.
As the original story resumes, the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) is absolutely the coolest car ever created: its supercomputer capable of hacking almost any system; its weapons systems efficient; and its body -- thanks to its creator's work and nanotechnology -- is capable of actually shifting shape and color. Plus, its artificial intelligence makes it the ideal crime-fighting partner: logical, precise and possessing infinite knowledge. It is the ultimate car -- and someone will be willing to do anything to obtain it.
Sarah Graiman is a 24-year old Ph.D candidate at
Sarah and KITT track down her best friend from childhood, Mike Tracer (Bruening), a 23-year-old ex-Army Ranger, whom Sarah hasn't seen since he left home at 18. Having served in
David Andron is supervising producer and writer. Steve Shill ("Dexter," "The Tudors"), also a co-executive producer, directs the two-hour movie from Universal Media Studios and Dutch Oven Productions.
Out goes GM’s F-Body Pontiac in comes Ford’s retro-penned Mustang. Our Jalopnik pals have the inside word that the car you’re seeing in this picture, a Shelby GT500 KR (the red light is photoshoped though) is the actual vehicle that will play the role of K.I.T.T. in NBC’s upcoming Knight Rider TV series. The show is expected to air on TV next fall. PS: What do you think about NBC’s decision to pick the GT500KR for K.I.T.T.’s role?
Our second proposal on the car that could take the place of the original Pontiac Trans-Am in NBC’s new Knight Rider TV Series comes from our reader Jason McCutcheon. While Vincent chose the Saab Aero-X Concept as his muse in our previous post (see here), Jason picked out GM’s best offering, the Corvette Z06. And you’ll probably agree with us that the blacked out Corvette Z06 looks “murderously” bad. If any you have time to “chop” up a potential “KITT” –the weirder the car, the better, we’ll be more than glad to host your work. You can also check our chops by clicking here. -More images of the Vette after the jumpThanks for the chop Jason!
On Sunday we asked you, what car would be the ideal choice for KITT’s role in the new “Knight Rider” TV Series that’s expected to air next fall (click here). Today to our surprise, we received a few propositions from our readers who took the time to fiddle around with photoshop visualizing their ideas. First up is Vincent Nacon’s Saab Aero-X K.I.T.T. Interestingly enough, Vincent replaced the original single red line bars on the front with KITT’s voice-box –why didn’t we think of that?Thanks for the chop Vincent!
Since we learned last night that NBC has decided to revive Knight Rider (click here) with a new TV series next fall, we've been raking our brain to try and find the best candidate to surrogate Knight’s 1980’s Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am. Heck, we even stayed up last night playing around with photoshop just to see what KITT would look like if he were a Chevy Camaro –mmm, maybe, a Cadillac Cien –we liked this one, an Audi R8 –that sucked, even an Impreza WRX STi –that’ll piss off many Texans. Which one of today’s production cars/concepts do you think would be the ideal choice for KITT’s role? And oh, if you know your way around with Photoshop, don’t hesitate to e-mail us a pic! Have your say in the comments below. -Chops after the jump
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If you’re in your late 20’s – early 30’s like yours truly, you’ve probably spent countless hours as a kid in front of the TV watching Michael Knight (played by David Hasselhoff) and his blacked out K.I.T.T. 2000. Yes, we shamelessly admit that there was a time and a place were we dreamed of driving Knight’s talking Trans-Am –with a handful of chicks in it! But we better stop here before we make a complete “arse” of ourselves… Anyway, what we really wanted to tell you is that NBC is bringing back the 1980s action-drama series. According to Variety, the new "Knight Rider" could air as early as next fall. There’s no word on which car will substitute the Pontiac Trans-Am, but producers are exploring the idea of adding "evil" cars to offset K.I.T.T. Via: Autoblog.com , Source: Variety
