Knight Rider 2008 Movie
A new night rider movie coming out in 2008 with a Koenigsegg CCX as KIT?! Is this serious? Is this going to happen? If so, they couldnt have chosen a cooler car 
Update: David Hasselhoff is confirmed and I found the following info on wikipedia:
Knight Rider: The Movie is the possible title for a feature film adaptation of the hit 1980s NBC television program, Knight Rider. On May 9, 2006, two leading film websites, Comingsoon.net and IGN’s Filmforce reported that The Weinstein Company had acquired the rights to the franchise from creator Glen A. Larson and will be producing a Knight Rider feature film.
Rumored to be in development since at least 2002, this new film was almost nixed at least twice due to David Hasselhoff’s insistence that the script be faithful to the show. One of his demands was that KITT should be similar to his predecessor. Negotiations stalled when studios to whom the concept was pitched refused to allow it, but resumed again in 2005 when they finally conceded and allowed a new script to be written, this time with the new KITT retaining his predecessor’s characteristics.
IMDB seems to have a page about it but I’m not quite convinced. Maybe someone could shed a bit of light onto the subject?
I haven’t seen the original series, but it sure made for a lot of random funny pictures floating about the net
Keep the original 1982 transam recaro. Limo tint all the windows and add on some chrome rims. Tint out the front nose inserts and red scanner. KITT will then look amazing. That Koenigsegg CCX does not compare to the 82-92 Pontiac Transam body design. The Koenigsegg CCX does not even look practical. These new concept cars look retarted. The Knight Rider Car is supposed to look sharp and intimidating. The Koenigsegg CCX does not look intimidating.
Keep KITT as the original 1982 transam recaro edition. Limo tint all the windows and add on some chrome rims. Tint out the front nose inserts and red scanner. KITT will then look amazing. That Koenigsegg CCX does not compare to the 82-92 Pontiac Transam body design. The Koenigsegg CCX does not even look practical. These new concept cars look retarted. The Knight Rider Car is supposed to look sharp and intimidating. The Koenigsegg CCX does not look intimidating.
Its not a concept car Jay, its a “production car” and the world’s fastest one at that. I personally think that’s intimidating in itself.
Hey I’m with you Jay. 82 TRANS AM modified to the max! intimidating it is. whant it fast? a zz4 with a turbocharger, 500 to 600 HP RAW !!!!! those out their com on what would it be with out the real K.I.T.T DROP THE KOENIGSEGG.
HEY FOLK’S MAY I SAY WANT SOME GREAT MEMORIES OF KNIGHT RIDER ? AND KITT GO TO MARK’S CUSTOM KIT’S THIS IS KIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR!
keep the 82 trans am…DO NOT CHANGE IT…its bad enough they are making this movie…dont ruin it by changing the car…they changed the car in Knight Rider 2000 and it looked retarded…why mess with a classic…honestly i dont think they should make the movie at all…remakes of good tv shows dont work for me…miami vice…sucked…starsky and hutch…altho funny…sucked…dont ruin one of the best shows from the 80s…pleeeeeease…but if they must…keep the 82 trans am
hellow, folk’s and fans of knight rider, hope i dont bother the folk’s of this web? hey Monte I’m also with you on this one ! 82 TRANS AM… IT’S AN AWSOME RIDE,I KNOW COUSE I MYSELF HAVE AN 82 WITH A POWERFUL 350 , AND I KNOW WHAT THIS CARS ARE CAPABEL OF. SO THE SHOW MUST GO ON! WITH KITT YHE ORIGINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! txknight….out.
it seems as though people dont care about staying true to the original, for example KITT needs to stay as a 1982 Pontiac trans am. NOTHING ELSE. people first chosen to make the movie wanted it to be a comedy and have the car not talk…WTF. we dont need another dukes of hazzard screw up on our hands. stay true to the original and you’ll have a hit. atleast use a friggin AMERICAN MUSCLE car.
I think they should keep the original car and David in the new movie. This would make the movie better then the first one. Knight rider is still very popular today and should stay that way. I think they should use the same intro song because thats what fans want to hear when the movie is out. Keeping the things the same will keep the old fans from getting pissed off. If they don’t keep it similar im going to be very pissed because i think they should always keep the original style. It seems every time they make a remake they mess it up by changing the theme.
I love the new look, Let’s face it, it the future. New year,new design.Make a judgement call after you watch the movie. Change is good and it may be for the better, When a movie is based on a future sets you can’t use old school techonolgy. I can’t wait to see the film, I’ll be first in line with advance tickets in hand.
I think the new look is COOL! I am a huge fan of KnightRider. I think as long as they have David Hasselhoff, you can’t go wrong.
Yes I think they should also, somehow, incorporate the old theme in there somewhere, but times are changing and a KnightRider movie coming out over 25 years from the original show’s launch will need some new music.
And the original ’82 Trans Am was in a class all its own – 25 years ago. If you want to keep with the times, you will need another car that, again, is in a class all its own! And an ’82 Trans Am is not going to give KITT the appearance of sophistication that it needs to be a technological breakthrough of the future. KITT needs to have a new, futuristic look. And if KITT looks at all in the movie like the car pictured above, the they got it goin’ on and this film is sure to be a hit!
I’ll be there! How about you?!
The CCX IS THE WORLDS FASTEST CAR
The CCX is not the worlds fastest car. The Bugatti Veyron is the worlds fastest production automobile.
I agree the Old T/A was the bomb back in the day. But think about it. Why would Knight Industries choose to continue to use old cars and outdated technology? I think a new KITT car is in order. I have to agree, I don’t think the CCX really does it. The new Dodge Challenger might do the trick though, Even a talking Bugatti Veyron would be better than a CCX…
Looks good, maybe the Bugatti is the bad guy? The old school trans am would of been nice to see though.
they should keep the trans am, I hate it when they make a remake of a classic tv progamme and they change it so muuch it doesent seem like the real thing, they should ditch the ccx because they arw going to need many cars for the stunts and that will blow most of they’re budget and for a movie like this they will need that for other things, so if they keep the trans am they won’t blow they’re budget on some silly sweedish go kart and but to use it and a proper muscle car like the trans am. can’t wait for the movie hehe
also dose anyone know if there will be a new tv series?? I heard it off some site!!
and also the bugatti is the fastest road car in the world haha
the origonal Trans Am would have been odd looking and funny in a modern sci fi crime movie. The movie is already bordering on silly, and I do like the near silly of it, adding to it a 25 year old car would be the final silly icing to the cake. Though I like the CC/X I have to admit the appeal KITT had was that he could, if needed, blend in. That car will never do that.
Honestly, with a cool looking car and keeping it american with an urban camo idea, they should have went with a customed Pontiac GTO Ram Air
i dont care what car will be replacing the trans am. but what do i care is dont forget to put scene that have same scenario in kitt vs karr episode in season 3 if you all remember.
Meh. Placing the old TransAm looks strange to me. I mean, the dashboard is cool and all but it was way too cluttered. I prefer the 2000 design but lacking that voice synthesizer turned me off.
In all, I really like the car design but I think it’ll be way too standout. How about a modified, common car?
Don’t get me start on KR 2010 now…
I think if you are going to have a new knight rider movie, it should be kept real! But not using an old TransAm, but use a new one, like the 2008 TransAm! Its hot, sexy, sleek, and not to mention, simply bad ass!!! Keep it Real!!
i believe it’s a fake. just look at the right bottom of the poster. it says “The Weinstein Company”. anybody heard of such a company ???
Read the article! The Weinstein Company bought the rights to the film.
Oh my, its just a movie (of the future generations). Ok the CCX is not american,not old-school, but looks real appealing for the part and 2008 generations. I am really looking forward for this movie and gonna bring my son to see it too.
Wake up folks, stop living in the past. The world is for the future. I watch the entire knight rider series and really dont want to watch another Trans Am Knight Rider Movie. We change our car/cell phones/Television/and so on, very 1-3 yrs. Now Kitt get a 25yr upgrade and we gonna bash it. Anyway majority rules, the age group that will see the movie.
i don’t about you guys but i’ve seen the movie knight rider 2000….where devon miles died and the car was passed to some girl who used to be a cop…and even kitt had a new look…the way i see it though, it’s more of a youth-oriented film where you can see great-looking cars and chicks…but i think kitt is not a character in the film or the series…i think kitt is kitt you dig what i’m saying? i mean, if ever you’re walking in the streets and suddenly see that black 82 trans am with the red light dancing left to right,…. i don’t know about you but i think i would say, “hey!, It’s KITT!”… dig what i’m saying? but it’s still one man’s view.
just in case, i meant “i don’t know about you guys….” in the first line.
KITT was great as a 82 T/A but it would make sense in the atmosphere of todays technology to use some thing like a modified Z06 Corvette, something like that with a modified body and a twin turbo LS7 would be wicked as well as American (modern) Muscle or if you want to stick with the T/A vibe it would probably be simple for the right company to modify one of the Camaro prototypes to look like a modern interpretation of an older T/A.
I DIG THE NEW CAR FOR THE MOVIE VERY INTIMIDATING WE R IN THE FUTURE CHANGE THE LOOK ALL I SAY KEEP TO THE SCRIPT AND DONT MAKE IT STUPID LIKE STARSKY AND HUTCH ALSO IF DEVON IS DEAD KEEP HIM DEAD HAVE SOMEONE ELSE RUN F.L.A.G AND DONT CHANGE K.I.T.T’S VOICE ILL BE ON LINE THE DAY IT COMES OUT
Well considering that David H. still looks good enough to play his original role, They should keep the original body on kitt but we can definitly upgrade the tech quite a bit. We now have cgi for crying out loud. Howie Mandel should be the voice of kitt. So–DEAL OR NO DEAL?
casey, i think you may have a point… in fact, i like that… howie mandel should fit enough as kitt’s voice… but david h? … eeeeeee… i don’t know… it would look like rocky balboa to me though.. but he’s the guy i must admit… how about someone like Matt Damon? he’s quite intimidating..
Guys and girls..it’s not 1982 anymore. They aren’t marketing the movie to 40 year olds having a midlife car crisis. They’re hitting box office draw via technology and younger actors. Muscle cars are a thing of the past just like Knight Rider is.
David Hasselhoff and a old model, gay sounding Trans Am? It would never sell tickets.
Get real…most of those who will even go see this movie won’t even know that it’s a spin-off of a once great TV show, as far as great TV shows go in the early 80′s…
i missed the transam:(
queria que volviera con el clasico pontiac firebird seria muy original para mantener el epiritu de los fanaticos y el regreso de kitt al pontiac firebird
saludo knight rider 2008 es lo mejor de mundo pero ese el coche marca KOENIGSEGG CCX NO ES CONOCIDO EL NUEVO AUTO OTROS MARCAS COMO FERRARI 512s berlineta speciale o alfa romeo carabo y maserati boomerang entonces todos diferentes buenos . yo investiga los fotos de autos mas dificiles los autos del futuro ese estilo de aerodinamica ok
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Well, to my mind, there´s only ONE KITT.
The original Trans-Am Pontiac Firebird from the series.
I dont like all the other cars, like the “Knight4000″ (as shown in “Knight 2000″) or this one above.
Its a great idea, a comeback would be great, but it wont be the same without the “REAL” KITT.
Thats my point.
that’s what i’m talking about heiji!!! i hope there’s more or of us…..
heheh^^
well, i hope so, too.
Im Knight Rider fan since 1995 (first time i saw this AMAZING COOL looking car^^)and ill still be Knight Rider fan in 20 years, i think.
But dont missunderstand me-
im a fan of the original ´80s series.
The other films are-well, ot bad, but…
NOT THE SAME.
U donno how angry i was when this **** **** had dismounted KITT, or when Devon was killed from those **** ****s in “Knight 4000″^^
oooh well, i hope, everything is correct, my english isnt that good…
^^
The Trans-Am was cool, but out-dated if they decide to use it in the new movie. The story is obviously taking place in the future and a new car is definitely required. A 26-year-old car isn’t going cut it.
Personally, I think they should have used a 2008 Acura CRX as the new KITT. The car is pretty similar to both KITT’s predecessors and it looks really wicked!
Yea, see ur point.
but still…
well, i cant really accept another car as KITT.
its not THE KITT, not the same, u know?
and there wont be another Michael Knight.
i think, there r two kinds of fans:
1)Knight Rider-fans
2)Michael/KITT-fans
AND i think, im a bit of both, but still more No.2 than No.1 .
FLAG 4 EVER!
esa pelicula es lo mejor muy buena aunque es un poco yo diria q bastante vieja pero es muy buena pero`prefiriera que el carro seria un ferrari.
It should be mean and intimidating. I want the ugliest, squarest 1980s Volvo they can find, with a bumper sticker saying: BITE MY SHINY METAL ASS.
*MUMMY MUMMY* I WANT THAT CAR NOW
As long as Mr. Feeny is still the voice of KITT I’ll be okay.
THEY SHOULD USE THE 2008 PONTIAC TRANS AM CONCEPT, AND DAVID HASSELHOFF SHOULD BE IN THE MOVIE EVEN IF HE DOES NOT PLAY THE PART OF MICHAEL KNIGHT. AS A SPIN THEY SHOULD SHOW A FLAG MUSEUM WITH ALL THE KNIGHT CARS, NOW THAT WOULD BE KOOL
The old car is nice, but it is a thing of the past. As for the Bugatti Veyron it has everything the old american musclecars had: big engine and huge weight. Good for going fast straight ahead, but let’s face it, even american roads do occasionally turn. I think the Koenigsegg CCX is a excellent choice, a car that is fast enough to beat almost anything you can find on public roads. But then ofcourse, I’m swedish, so no wonder I’d like to se the “egg” as KITT.
What about the 4th generation (1998-2002) Trans Am? It’s not too far off. Just a suggestion
i am a big knight rider since i was a kid i think should they keep 82 trans am in movie they also should keep william daniels as the voice of kitt and keep the same theme song we all known that david hasselhoff is to old fit behind the wheel of kitt
If they are going to replace KITT, they should replace KITT with a completely new concept car. Design the car from the ground up, a vehicle that respects the 82 Trans but takes a huge leap into the future and I don’t mean just redoing the most recent Trans. I think, like in the original show, they should introduce a new truck and motorcycle concept as KITT’s support team at the same time.
that car in the new witch comes out in 08
ugly who disided use that kitt is dump
they should bring the newer style tran am out like the 06 ones
that would great for the movie to follow the old ones
who ever going to be michael knight better be great acter in the movie just like david hasselhoff play michael knight in the knight rider series
I am a big fan of the 80′s series and the Black Trans-am was unbelievably cool, I still want one. I do think that the new movie will not be a remake but a follow on movie set in our decade like the original series was. Then they used an 80′s car and now they should use a modern 2000′s car. It doesn’t have to be be an American car, lets face it a Trans-Am surviving one jump is a stretch, but Hasselhoff has to play some role in the movie. Even if just to pass the reins to the next guy. KITT’s voice and scanner is a definate must!! He was upgraded in Knight Rider 2000 to a Banshee, so why not again. Bring on a sleek new car, but keep it black this time.
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Who ever thinks the Koenigsegg CCX is not the right car for the Job then they must have rocks in their Head. Unless you own one you haven’t the slightest idea what your on about. Yeah the Trans-am is cool but not classy and cool. People chase me just to get a photo or a glimpse at what is truly the most magnificent car in the world. Fast cool and very sexy, surely to draw a crowd anywhere, so you can imagine the attention if it’s the new knight rider. As for the Bugatti Veyron well not practical. 16 cylinder quad turbo and 12 radiators is overdoing it just to beat a CCR 4.7 supercharged, but now the new CCX twin supercharged is having a crack at the world record again and will certainly smash the Veyron. Finally we are in the 21st century so stop living ion the past and snap out of it.
I’ve got nothing against the Koeningsegg, however I feel it could work better if used as a Batmobile, perhaps with some adaptations. My general idea is adapting or including in the script a way in which maybe a newer trans am or similar contemporary car is used (attracting the new generation of viewers and remaining in line with the general plot of the series: a state of the art car) as well as including the original design and feel of our Kitt, where we all fans can enjoy and live once again what we liked so much from the original series with David H. on the wheel. There are so many ways in which the original plot and car design can be brought to present day fashion and technology without loosing or deviating from the original look and feel, in my opinion it just has to be part of it or just call the movie something else. That was one of the big issues of Knight Rider 2000, which in my opinion actually gives plenty of evidence and tips. Basic elements such as Kitt’s voice synthesizer, the voice of William Daniels, intro music and Michael Knight should be present, along with a familiar looking car if not the same model. I guess what I’m trying to say is ok to present times and tech but don’t deviate too much from the original concept of the series as well as look and feel.
It’s not about keeping up with the times or new and old technology, it’s about KNIGHT RIDER and K.I.T.T was a black on black on black on black Trans-Am and that is what it needs to be in the new movie hell atleast use the new 2008 comaro or trans-am. American muscle car not some Italian or German supercar. Fans of the show is who will go to see this movie. And for some guy who earlier in this discusion said “you can’t use old technology in a new movie” what is old Tech about K.I.T.T. You must have a car that talks and is Bullett Proof has Turbo Boost, Super Pursuit Mode, Heat Sensors, a Laser (in the last episodes) and can growl like a lion when a dog goes to pee on it
the knight rider is the greast series ever to
watch on tv don’t mess it for the movie by
bring out ugly german car as new kitt keep the old look or go with 06 look that would be good for the movie and have paul walker play michael knight jr in the movie
First al all, Why do You Americans think Your cars as so great?
We European’s make far better cars.
After all all the greatest car come from Europe anyway, Ferrari, Mercedes, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Koenigsegg, Maserati, Bugatti and Aston Martin.
Not to mention the fact that most of Your young people are opting for Japanese Imports over Your beloved American Muscle Cars.
As for Your points about it not being Intimidating.
You show Me a Muscle Car that imporves its BHP depending on the type of fuel You use.
AKA, that limpwristed stuff You Yanks call Gas, to the more potent stuff we Brits call Petrol, to the fuel of the future, Bio Fuel.
Thats impressive and Intimidating, plus the fact it has the Drag Co-Efficiency of a Fish, and the fact its the fastest car to lap the BBC programme Top Gear’s test track.
Makes the Koenigsegg CCX, one of which is rumoured to have be modified to 1,014 BHP, making it more powerful than the Bugatti Veyron, the perfect car for the New KITT.
Plus is will look Sweet with the Red strip on the front.
Just a few facts… The 1014 Hp CCX is not a rumour, it is a new model of the CCX made for running on biofuel. The name for it is CCXR, and the power numbers advertised are actually on the low side – on the dyno the engine shows a bit higher numbers…
Thats cool to hear Gunnarsson.
Everyone else, check the Official Koenigsegg Website if Your still not convinced, Especially You Americans.
In other words “Read it and Weap”.
And I was just reading the previous posts about this and noticed one which had abit about how they’d need alot of cars for the stunts and how they blow the budget on the Car alone.
And I just have to say on that subject, have You never heard of CGI?
AKA Computer Generated Imagery, as in CGI the stunts that would normally cripple the car, and then if they made the whole movie Digital, they could put the shot of the car landing in after it and tie them together seemlessly.
hi evryone out there readin this i have been a fan of night rider since pass cant rember the moments of them both turpo boosting over trucks,walls etc and to say nothin more its enoyin there plannin to not use david in it is one thing but to change the ORIGANAL 92 Pontiac Transam well it dont bare thinkin about and not to mention i dont thick with out the orginal car and david i ont think ill keep veiwin it as wont be the same anymore
thanxs
knight rider will not be same with out david hasselhoff or william daniels does kitt’s vocie and the car in the 08 movie that comes out in a year i have been a knight fan longer any one out there
they should keep the car the same a little diffrent upgrades to keep it up with today maybe a new back end one guys says upgrade to a new transam the new ones are ulgy who wants to see a concept car thats why nobody buying them there ulgy no style cars of the future idont think ill be buyin onewell then again maybe i will nice gadgets in those keep the old kitt same coice just change the back end makeit look more perfect rectangle shape wing high not to high
WTF!!! why this old hags whining about the new car… if u want the old one then stay home and watch the old ones… and if u like..y dont u make your own movie of knight rider.. u get david h. the old car and those old modification… and then u watch.. its not about the original or whatever it maybe…its about knight rider making a leap..a new step in technology…and showing the new generation… the new knight rider…i had watch knight rider in the past and i luv it.. the car, lead role and everything… but time goes by and we hav to watch a new one.. im not saying a better one..but a new one.. and if u r really a fan… then watch the movie without any whines..after all majority rules…its like ur suggesting the same old sh!t…like u like to watch the original batman with big tummy and ugly costume… hey guys who dnt like new ones wake up… u r all living in 21s century now.. not in 80′s.. so chill out..
I agree with You Raj, the problem is all or most of those against the movie are American, and as You know, the Yanks think they make the best cars in the world.
Which is the biggest load of bollock ever said, cause the Europeans make the best cars, like I said in My first post.
If theses Yank actually saw a Koenigsegg CCX, they’d understand.
And to those that think its a Concept Car, its not, its a full production car, granted a very expensive production car, but a production car none the less.
So My challenge is this.
All You Americans who have posted here, name Me a Modern American Muscle, that is Faster, Handle Btter and has more Standard! BHP than the Koenigsegg CCX and You’ll get us Europeans or to shut up.
Which puts the Ball firmly in Your court.
and I agree more Diabolos, european car I must say in my own opinion.. but it is really the truth..the best.. lamburg, mercedez, and etc.. and here in the philippines I always watch the top gear show and damn the cars are great.. anyway about the previous post.. I think it is not a measure if u r a longer fan than the others.. that ur opinion r relevant.. man were talking about the new era here.. were talking about a new damn great car here with the newest and best technology…new voice and new lead role i think…u can remember tha same old knight rider but if ur a really big big and long long fan of this show.. i think u’ll understand the changes of the world like other tv series that became a movie… for example batman.. now batman has a better costume, batmobile and superhero type body … new gadgets and new actor…u cant live in the past always.. it is better to come out in the open and accept the fact that ur getting old and their be new born…that whats knight rider is…its adopting the time… old ones should adopt the situation and not the situation will adopt… so chill and hav fun feeling the excitement of a coming soon knight rider movie w/ lots of new things…and those whining about the new.. better check its site for the specs and opts of CCX not just mumble and judging around as if u knew everything…
No way 2008 must be the next PONTIAC firebird base on camaro (transformers 2007) will be cool a michael knigth can be the Son of Daved H. on Baywatch….as countinue with the heritage
http://www.windingroad.com/photo-gallery/photo-gallery-19/trans-am-photos/?image=1
Thts Kitt …………..
You have to be kidding JV.
You can’t honestly believe that the 2008 Pontiac Firebird is better than the Koenigsegg CCX?
Maybe if You’d said a Ford GT or a Dodge Viper I may have given You the benefit of the doubt, cause they are great cars and favorites of mine.
But a Pontiac Firebird, no way, the Koenigsegg CCX would kick its arse in every department.
Granted its more expensive, but look what You get for Your money, over 200MPH, over 1000HP, fantastic handling to name afew.
So My advice to You is to think next time before You go off half cocked and to read My post dated the 25 of this month.
To all those who use the excuse that FLAG would not use outdated technology to justify this car: KITT’s original body belonged to Michael Knight and therefore was not a concept car filled with flashy gadgets – it was an average Trans Am outfitted with microprocessors and computer technojunk. It made bugger all sense that they demolished it in Knight Rider 2000 because the car itself was not FLAG’s to demolish. That said, they should be using the original car because it doesn’t have to look retro.
Yes indeed, that has been missed by alot of people on here.
But My main gripe on here has been against the American’s who think their cars are the best in the world and don’t realise that no car made in the US is better than the Koenigsegg CCX.
As not only does it hold the record for the fastest car around the BBC’s Top Gear track, but the record for the fastest car down the runway.
But I would love to see the original car again, cause atleast that would be a homage to the original seires.
But You have to admit that if they were going to choose a New car for KITT, it would be the Koenigsegg CCX, as theres not car currently avaialble thats better.
Hoff can’t sing, can’t fight and can’t sing..oh, already said that.
But, maybe they will make the movie more grown up. The series was silly, sheepish and I think that KITT was gay.
i want to see david hasslehoff back in the riving seat of the new all improved kitt. Then the new movie will be great and not crap like all the other 80s remakes they have done.
I’ve got an 89 Trans Am (partial KITT replica) and i think this is blasphemous and sad if KITT comes out as a swedish car
Whys that Ezzy?
You worried that You’ll like it and have to have one and realise You can’t?
DO NOT HAVE THE NEW KITT LOOKING UGLY WITH A NEW CAR THE WOULD BE SAD TO THE KNIGHT RIDER FANS’S WHO ARE OUT THERE
NEW KNIGHT RIDER MOVIE THE OLD 82 TRANS AM WAS NOT CRAP OR THE SHOW
You Americans are just complaining because no matter how hard You try, You’ll never have the fastest car in the world.
Not to mention the fact the the only country You can see Your cars is Your own.
Cause everyone knows what crap cars You make.
With the exceptions being the Dodge Viper and Ford GT to name acouple.
You also can’t stand the fact that should the rumours be true, that the directors and producers desided to choose that car cause they couldn’t find an American car that was good enough.
European cars! GET OUT OF OUR HOLLYWOOD! This is an American show that will be made into American movie with NEW American 08 TransAM! Why do you think Pontiac hasn’t released the new TransAM yet? New Camaro released with Transformers in 07. New TransAM released with Knight Rider in 08. 2008 TransAM/KITT doesn’t need to be fastest car in world to fight crime, save the day and get it’s driver LAID!!! Konegg/Veyron are fantastically great cars! But guess what? YOU WILL NEVER EVER SEE THEM BE KITT IN KNIGHT RIDER MOVIE!!! Deep down in yur ballz you all know I’m right, so stop cryin and tellin me stats and hogwash on how fast Euro cars are, cuz it really doesn’t make squat difference. KNIGHT RIDER-TRANSAM-2008. Take deep breath, hold it in for 10 months and then say I told ya so. Read that and weep “Cone-EGG” sucker! Print that fake poster on your printer and look at it, cuz that’s the closest that cars ever goin to get to being KITT. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
go with the 06 newer tran’s am in the 08 movie and at rhe end have oringal michael knight drive up in the oringal car that would cool and alsome to the knight rider fan’s
you seen RED LINE …………………looks cool
but Kitt is a pontiac 2010 Trans AM or Firebird ..
hi, i got a 1985 trans am and i think kitt should stay as a pontiac, kitt will never be the same again .if anyone got any parts for season 3 let me know please, thank you.
leave kitt in the same car for the movie or least up grade to a 06 style that would be cool for us knight rider fans
Hey, obviously you guys forgot how futuristic k.i.t.t. looked back when the show first aired. If they go with that same body style, kitt wil lose his appeal. An 82 trans am is a terd mobile now. i think they go for like $500 at a used car lot. Not to mention GM products are all trash. I think they made a fine choice of automobile with the CCX.
Here Here humanRUG,
That was the whole appeal of the show.
The CCX is at the top of the Automotive pyramid when it comes to technology.
I can’t think of a better car they could use.
they are dum thinking of useing that car for the kitt they should use the 06 trans am style look for kitt in the movie when it comes out in a year for us knight rider that would be great
Why do You Americans insist on using such a shit car?
Don’t You realise that KITT has to look Futuristic and Cool.
And the Trans Am are anything but, regardless of what year the carr is made in.
Why don’t You Americans just all shut up and except the fact that if these rumours are true and that they are making a Knight Riders movie.
That car they have chosen is already set in stone and they are not going to change their minds.
After all, choosing what car to us in a movie can be a hard decision, regardless of how much money a car company is willing to give You.
And yes I did just say that, so don’t ask Me if I meant it, cause I did.
It’s about time they used a real car.(NOT A CONCEPT CAR).
^^^ The car should look futuristic. This car can do 0-62mph: 3.1 seconds and has a Top speed over 250 mph (403kmh)powered by a 4.7 liter V8 ford engine with 806 bhp @ 6900 rpm. It’s a great car for the movie.
Or, maybe they should get an equivalent to the Trans Am and get a Chevy Cobalt. lol
Hey R, You obviously didn’t read My post dated, July 25th, 2007, cause if You had You would see the the Koenigsegg CCX is not a Concept Car, its a full producttion car which is available to buy now.
Just check the homepage and while Your there checkout the specs and You’ll see that nothing You Americans make bar the Dodge Viper or the Ford GT even come close.
http://www.koenigsegg.com/
As for Your specs of Top speed over 250 mph (403kmh)powered by a 4.7 liter V8 ford engine with 806 bhp @ 6900 rpm.
You show Me an American car that has those specs, otherwise shut the F**k up and think before You speak.
As for the V8 part, the Koenigsegg CCX has a Supercharged 4.7ltr V8 Engine.
Granted its not a hunk of shit You Americans call a V8, but a V8 none the less.
And to finish off, heres the Tech Spec for the CCX.
Performance
Acceleration: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) 3.2 seconds
Top speed: 395+ km/h (245+ mph)
Standing Quartermile: 9.9 seconds, end speed 235 km/h (146 mph)
Braking distance: 31m (100-0 km/h)
Lateral G-force: 1.3 G
Fuel Consumption: Highway travel: 13 l / 100 km
Combined: 17 l / 100 km
Granted it doesn’t match Your specs, but its closer than any American car will ever get.
that car is a peace of junk no one going to buy the junk car when should buy the 06 style trans am as new kitt car so there
You obviously have either blinkers on or work for Pontiac.
Cause thats the only way You’d say that car was junk aswell as say that they should buy a piece of shit American car which doesn’t have a chance of ever going faster, handling better or have as much standard horsepower.
The sooner You Yanks realise that the only people buying Your cars are You, the sooner You’ll realise just what heaps of Shit they are and start making better cars and buying better cars.
As for the “so there” can You get anymore childish?
I mean “so there” is one step up from sticking Your tounge out at Me, or even sticking Your fingers in Your ears and pretending You can’t hear Me.
If You can’t open Your eyes and mind and have an Adult discussion, You should shut the Fuck up.
that car for the new kitt in the movie is a peace junk and sh*t who in there right mind would ever think useing that car for the movie and they should open there eyes and realise and what dumped move use that car for the new kitt so shut the h*ll f*ck up
Just out of curiosity how old are You?
I mean Your acting like a child who doesn’t know better.
Cause thats the only reason You would say what You said.
Considering like I’ve said in the past, the Koenigsegg CCX is at the top of the Automotive ladder.
As for who would use one in a movie for Knight Rider, well someone with brains and someone that has done their homework into what cars are the pinicle of Automotive Design and Engineering.
Cars that will make an impact, which is exactly what thew Koenigsegg CCX does.
And if You are so bothered about the possiblity that they are going to use the Koenigsegg CCX as the New Kitt.
Do a search for “The Weinstein Company” and contact them directly and quit bitching about it here.
Cause if You do continue to bitch about it here, there are people like Me that are going to bitch back.
And I think this site which I juts came accross will shut You all up over the point about how the car should be another Trans Am.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384254/board/nest/83553338
As if You read all the posts there You will see that the New car will never again be a Trans Am.
So thats one thing You can shut the fuck up about.
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Don’t you just love to argue with someone who has run out of, or rather, never had any arguments?
Ryan, please do inform us WHY the Koenigsegg is junk.
FYI, american cars aren’t the best in the world. But then again, too many americans seem to be completely ignorant to whatever happens outside their own back yard (the one they call U.S.A). Too bad it is impossible to show them how their day would look without every thing and invention coming from other parts of the world…
Here Here Gunnarsson.
Its not oftern I class Myself as European, as I normally class Myself as British and don’t even class the UK as part of Europe.
But today I’m proud to be European, cause atleast we aren’t blind to greatness like the Americans.
As like You said, “Too bad it is impossible to show them how their day would look without every thing and invention coming from other parts of the world”
As it would be really fun to see then try and cope, especially considering just how many different products they do import.
And Yes I do love to argue with someone who has run out of, or rather, never had any arguments, as it makes Me feel so superior.
Which is always a good way to start the day.
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god damn piece of shit computer!!!!!! what i was going to say is that in the past 10 years american car quality has begun to be on par with the japs. last time i checkes if it was not for ford and a few othe companies the british automotive industry would have died years ago because of bad quality. as far as othe european comanies go we dont give a shit about them because the aren’t imported over here. by the way we americans aren’t yanks that would be the BRITISH.
by th way the Koenigsegg CCX has a ford 4.6 ltr. v8 powering it. so take that!!!
that car is a peace of shit and junk who would ever think of using that for the new kitt is got to be asshole ever think of using that car is crazy the orignal knight rider star david hasselhoff would be up set if they had car in the movie the 06 style will fit a lot better for the movie i have been a knight rider for long time so take that
??????hey ryan try making complete sentences so people can understand you. they should use a more modern car but it should still be a pontiac with rear wheel drive
If American cars are on the same Par as the Japanese, why are more of the world buying Your cars?
Why cause they are shit, thats why.
The Japanese don;t make cars that only last afew years.
They make cars that last a long time, considering You can still buy a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 1 today.
Can You say that about and American car from the same time?
And as for the British Motor Industry dying, well that was due to the fact the Japanese were mass producing cars are and incredibly fast rate.
Anyway we still have a Motor Industy, only difference is the now tailored to the hand built cars such as TVR, Nobel and Caterham to name afew.
All of which are built to last atleast 10 years, can You say that about any American cars that are currently in production?
And the Koenigsegg CCX may use a Ford V8, but I know for a fact that once they have the engine, they take it apart and re-build it adding their own parts to give it way more Horsepower.
So in essence, it may start out as a Ford V8, but by the time they are finished, its completely their own engine.
And Yes Ryan, take a breath inbetween what Your saying, so its easier to read.
As for the “Ford” V8 not a single bolt comes from Ford as far as I know. Originally Koenigsegg used a aftermarket high performance block *based* on a Ford V8, the block they use now even has the Koenigsegg shield cast into it – so I wouldn’t call it a Ford piece…
Now I’m not sure, but I am pretty sure I have read somewhere that the block is manufactured by someone who also makes blocks for Ferarri, Lamborghini or something like that.
Nobel and Caterhams are kit cars. You have to put them to gether and put your own motor in them. They do not count as production cars. By the way I was mot comparing cars from 15 (which is funny because i would like you to name me a british car of that period that still runs)years ago I said todays American cars are on par with Jap cars. I work in the automotive industry so i would know, and yes todays american cars are built to last 10 years. It is now a government requirement. Oh, one more thing there are several cars from the Evo 1 period that are still on the road today here in America. Exp. Ford Mustang 5.0, Chevy Camero Z28/RS(although I think this car is a redneck car, i live in the south and I still think that), Ford Tauras, Eagle Talon/Plymoth Laser(same thing as Mitsubishi Eclipse, and all three cars have Chrysler 2.0 inline 4 banggers because Mitsubishi was owned by Chrysler) Chevy Silverado, Ford F-150/350, Dodge Ram, Lincoln Town Car/Ford Crown Victoria/Mercury Grand Marguis(all three are about the same car),and Dodge Caravan just to name a few. Let me give some advise. Just because you don’t like somethink does’t mean you need to show your ignorance and bash it to death.
p.s. most people do not realize that american quality is drasticly risen in the past 10 years and until the do they won’t buy american cars.
Hey Matt, read what You said abouit bashing it to deatn and then shut the fuck up about the Koenigsegg CCX.
As for UK cars still running from 15 Years ago thats easy.
But when You say still running do You mean in the Production sense or the bought 15 years ago and is still running today due to careful owners and a little TLC?
Cause if You mean due to the careful owners we’d be here all day listing cars and it would get us no where.
As for American cars being on a par with Japanese cars, why is it the majority of them are sold in Your own country and not attempting to be sold in large numbers to other countries like the Japanese?
After all a large number of Japanese cars imported to the US and driven mainly buy young people into Modifying cars, as shown in the first 2 The Fast and the Furious films.
And before You remind Me of that Chrysler own Mitsubishi, remember that Mitsubishi is not the only Japanese car company.
As there is both Honda and Toyota, both of which have Formula 1 Teams.
And to do so You have to have an extremely large amount of money, because Formula 1 is the pinnicle of Motorsport and better than Your Champ Car series.
Which only Your country run and is mainly watched in the US, unlike Formula 1 which has a Worldwide audience.
So let Me give You some advice, take You own and do what You told Me.
Because all this argument boils down to is the fact someone put Your American backs up by making a poster for the new Knight Rider movie and decided to use and car that was better than Your beloved Pontiac Trans Am.
Which if You read My post dated 8th of September, You would have seen that Your arguement on how they should re-use that cars is flawed cause Pontiac don’t even want anything to do with Knight Rider.
you didn’t get what i ment and you probably never will. oh well. By the way i never bashed the damn car. As far as super cars go it is a good one. They proverd that on top gear. i also ment bought 15 years ago and are still running (diesel doesn’t count,average cars). The comment about Mitsubishi was because most people belive those cars have Mitsubishi motors when they do not.Oh um Americans don’t care about F1 anymore. One last thing. It depends on what kind of cars you’re into if it is better than a Trans Am or not.
Koenigsegg CCX was made in 2006 by Koenigsegg automotive. It is two-door roadster with removable hardtop. Body is made of pre-impregnated carbon fibre, kevlar and lightweight sandwich reinforcements. Doors open in special way which you won’t find anywhere else. Motor is 4.7 liter twin supercharged DOHC V8 with 806bhp @ 6,900rpm based on Ford Modular architecture. It has 6-speed manual transmission, torque sensitive, limited slip differential. Dimensions of front and rear brakes are 362 x 32 mm, ventilated with 6 pistons. If you wish, you can upgrade brakes to 380 x 34mm dimension with 8 pistons made by Brembo. Wheels are Koenigsegg magnesium alloy wheels, but you can take carbon fibre wheels with magnesium that are, by the way, first carbon fibre wheels. Front wheels are dimension 255/35-19″ (Y) and rear 335/30-20″ (Y). You can have it, but it will cost you just $578,866 for cheaper version and just $644,589 for fully equipped CCX (prices are from
Well what kind of cars am I into, well thats a hard one as it differs from time to time.
As I like Supercars and Hypercars, plus I like modified cars like The Fast and the Furious and 2F2F.
All of which are 10 times better than a Pontiac Trans Am.
As for cars built 15 years ago that are still running, that list is going to take a long time to write out.
And how do You know Mitsubishi cars don’t have Mitsubishi built motors?
i only stated that the eclipse has a crysler motor in it, and your opinion that those cars are 10 times better than a trans am is just that…your opinion. i have no problem with some imports but i’d rather have american muscle cars.
Yeah well You are what is known as a Typical American who thinks that American is the best country in the world and makes the bext of everything.
Muscle Cars are great if all You want to do is go fast in a straight line.
Shows them a corner and You have problems, uinlike European cars that are designed for both speed and handling.
And word that most American car makers have never hear of.
i think the K.R. movie will be a good follow-up to the series & since DAVID H. is in it, the movie will b GOOD. when i first heard was going to make the movie, i thought, that’s GREAT! i still think that. i think change is great, but don’t over-do it, ya know…
i am not a typical american. sorry to hurt your feelings. i don’t belive the best things are american some of them are built here thought(most jap cars are built in the states for example). just to inform you my favorite car of all time is the 1964 aston martin db5. oh we are the best country in the world. hell if it wasn’t for us you would be speaking german right now. oh modern muscle cars handle very well for your information, and not just in a straight line. oh if american car makers had never heard of handling why did it take ford so long to develope the gt, and chevy so long to develope the latist z06???
Ok Dude now You’ve crossed the Line with the the part about the War.
Firstly we’d been in the war for 2 and a quarter years before You lot got Your asses into it.
And just so You know, You didn’t make that much of an impact when You did get into the war.
Plus how do You know that we’d be speaking German now.
And then again if it hadn’t been for the Royal Air Force keeping Hitler from landing on UK soil, You lot would also be speaking German now too.
So don’t start with that unless You want to have one of the longest arguments ever.
Plus we are getting off subject.
The Ford GT and the Z06 are acception to the norm, and the fact Your favorite car is British is a contradiction to what You’ve said about cars.
And Your not the best country in the world, but then again neither is the UK.
I love the show still to this day and the made for tv movie was not bad. the red car in the movie was a sweet upgrade, i just wished they showed more of the new gadgets. I feel this new movie will make a new generation of kids except what we all did when the show came out that we all want a car like this whether its the 82 trans-am, the 2000 red cameo, the new CCX.
no matter what i will always be a fan to the show, movies, and any other future knight rider adventures that come out. P.S. awesome new car.
i’ll drop the war arguement because as you said it is off the subject. the fact that one of my favorite cars just so happens to be a hand built british gt is not a contradiction it is an acception. i didn’t mean to say that the aston is my favorite car. it is defanetly one of my favorites though. my favorite car is a toss up between the 66 shelby 427 roadster and the 67 shelby gt 500.(i am a ford person after all.) the aston would probably be next after those. no mistake i would take it over just about everything ever made. just as you say the ford gt and the z06 is,although they really arn’t. go drive some modern muscle cars and tell me if you still think the same. the last gen comaro and trans am had independant suspension, and the svt mustang cobra had the same. i’ve driven both and they both handle very well.i didn’t mean to say that the aston is my favorite car. it is defanetly one of my favorites though. my favorite car is a toss up between the shelby 427 roadster and the 67 shelby gt 500.(i am a ford person after all.) the aston would probably be next after those. no mistake i would take it over just about everything ever made.
the last part didn’t delete. as you can tell i moved it to the middle so disregard it
Glad to hear it, as I don’t like arguing about the War but will gladly do it if someone wants to.
As for going out and drving a Modern Muscle Car, I would if I was given the chance to, just like I would if I had the chance to drive some of the European cars, especially the CCX.
But being a fan of the BBC TV show “Top Gear” I have seen how modern American Muscle cars handle.
Like in Jeremy Clarkson’s most recent DVD which was set in the US.
Where a current style Ford Mustang with its big V8 Engine, was beat around the track by and a BMW Z3 with a 2.5 Litre six-cylinder engine.
And why, cause of the handling, which we Europeans still kick Your American Asses in.
Granted the cars You mentioned may have great handling, but they aren’t on Par with us Europeans.
And why?
Cause we’ve been doing it since we started making cars, as the UK and Europe is littered with twisty roads and tight corners.
Just like a Race Tracks, which are designed to challenge a driver.
Unlike Your Ovals, which granted put alot of stress on a driver, don’t really offer that much in the way of excitement except during a crash.
I guess that why NASCAR and Champ Kart are mainly watched in the US, as they are boring compared to Formula One, the British and World Touring Car Championship and the World Rally Championship.
hmmm. if that’s the case why did ford beat ferrari at le mons 3 years back to back and why has chevy been wining so many le mons races in the past few years??? oh are you shure it was a z3, or was it a z4? just wondering so i’ll know what to say on the matter.(and i hate nascar i’d rather watch grand am or the american le mons series)
i forgot to mention in the development of the ford gt ford blew up a ferrari 360 modena tring to keep up with it, and the gt didn’t even have it’s correct motor in it. it had a 4.6 ltr. unit out of a mustang cobra. as a matter of fact the gt ended up lapping the ferrari before the test was over with. when the 430 came aot ford did the test again. the ferrari still couldn’t keep up with it. (my referance for all that is rides on tlc and car and driver)
ha i just thought of something my favotite cars are shelbys and the db5, and carol shelby drove for aston marton in the late 50′s. he posted their only win at le mons.
Ok firstly I made a reply to this a week ago but it didn’t appear, so I’m going to try and remember what I put.
The BMW, I’m not sure which, but it beat the Mustang with ease, mainly down the better handling.
Now what You said about the Ford GT, if You re-read My post on August the 22nd You’ll see that I love the Ford GT aswell as the Dodge Viper.
So mentioning what You did about the Ford and the Ferrari, doesn’t really bother Me.
And You mentioned that Carol Shelby drove for Aston Martin which is cool, but My I also remind You of the AC Shelby Cobra.
Which was a joint UK and USA car built by both Shelby and AC.
But I’m glad You like the DB5, as its a fave of mine too Mainly thanks to Goldfinger.
why would some people buy a german junken cina man peace sh*t car when they can buy a american car the old kitt car is better than that peace of junker at least it had the style kitt will never be the same in the new style and you take kitt soul out of the car it will never be same
Ok first of all BMW’s aren’t junk, they are better built than most of the shit that is built in the US.
Second we aren’t talking about who would buy one car over another, we are talking about about performance and handling.
As thats what this argument has evolved into.
As its not longer about the show its about the cars.
Plus You can’t honestly say that if BMW gave You one of their BMW M5′s which has 506BHP, that You would tell them to take it back cause its shit.
Also if You ever got a chance to drive one and could afford to buy it, that You wouldn’t.
And if Your cars are so great, why do all the celebraties from the US buy foreign cars like Ferrari’s, Porsche’s, Lamborghini’s, Maybach’s and so on.
And not homegrown cars like Chevy’s, Cadilacs, Pontiacs and so on?
nah man make kitt a 2002 trans am not that pos
I’ve just thought of something that will challenge all the American’s on here to try and remember.
Can any of You name a single Knight Rider episode where KITT had to chase a Bad Guy who was driving something like a Porsche of a Ferrari?
Cause I can’t, and You know why?
Because the 1982 Trans Am wouldn’t have been able to keep up and thus would have ruined the whole point to KITT.
Now if the use the CCX, the Bad Guys with also be able to use fast cars like Porsches, Ferrari’s, Lamborghini’s and so on, cause the CCX will be able to keep up with and pass them.
Thus keeping the Mystique of KITT being in essence a Super Car, as in Superman style and not Ferrari or Ford GT Style.
Actually, in Blind Spot (episode 5 season 2) K.I.T.T. chases a 911, but is forced to stop because a truck and a schoolbus blocks the way. When they get out of the way the 911 is out of sensor range.
Interesting that the americans call anything non american junk, while american cars in general are known as lowtech heavyweight cars sometimes overpowered… But sure, there are exeptions.
Ryan: How old are you? Do you have a car and driver licence?
Thanks for pointing that out Gunnarsson, but that one episode out of how many?
And yeah Your right, its like Germans and Italians saying the same thing, which as You know they don’t.
Plus Your right about what You said about American cars.
Granted no driving aids makes You better driver, but first You have to have a great car to master first.
the shelby ac 289 and 427 cobra (that’s what they are called here. don’t know what the were called in the uk)was a joint op between ford and shelby the only thing ac cars did was supply the bodys and chassis for the 289 and just the body for the 427.
Ryan: german cas aren’t junk. even i have to break your heart on that one. they are some of the most advanced automobiles in the world. sometimes they may be a little over engineered, (i drive sucks)but they are still some of the best.
Indeed Matt, the I-Drive does suck, but its because its just too damn complicated.
The problem with alot of these systems like the I-Drive if they make them to complicated to use.
Instead of simplifying them so they can be used the way they were designed.
As forthe Shelby Cobra, AC may have only provided the Body, but the cars were still known as AC Shelby Cobra’s which to me inidcates the fact that Ford and Shelby must have been having issues with the Body for them to seek outside assistance.
But thats just My look on it, as to Me its sort of the same thing that Pininfarina do when they style bodies for other companies.
As in they get to have there name on the car and the car is normally know as a Pininfarina whatever.
Ford did not have much to do with the Cobra, at least not to start with, except for the fact that they happened to start production of a suitable engine when the engine AC themselves used became unavailable. And Shelby just happened to get the idea of marrying a lightweight well handling english sportscar with a american style engine when both became available to him…
September 1961.
When AC Cars of Thames Ditton, England, loses the source for its six-cylinder Bristol engine for its two-seat roadster, Carroll Shelby airmails a letter of proposal to the company to keep building the chassis for a special Shelby sports car to be powered by an American V8. As yet, he knows nothing of a new lightweight, thinwall-cast, small-block Ford V8.
October 1961.
Charles Hurlock, owner of AC Cars, returns Shelby’s letter, stating he would be interested in Shelby’s plan as long as a suitable engine replacement could be found in the States. The same month, Shelby finds out about the new 221-cube Ford small-block and dispatches a letter to Dave Evans explaining his idea for a sports car and his need for a V8.
You seem to know alot about it, which is why I’m glad Your on My side in this arguement.
gunnarsson is write with what he wrote but he isn’t telling the whole story. ford heavly promoted the car because they liked the idea of a small light weight european body with a small block american v8. you have to remember that ford had it’s own agenda with these cars. they saw an easy was to stick it to europe and chevy in auto racing with the car. ac was just like pininfarina
because all bodys were to shelby specs not theirs. gunnarsson you do know alot but remember to tell the whole story next time.
I told the start of the cobra-story, the *whole* story is way longer and doesn’t really belong in this discussion.
And no, I don’t know very much about it, I just happen to try to find out some facts before I begin opening my mouth. I hate being wrong, so I do my best to avoid it…
I know what You mean Gunnarsson, the problem is alot of the American’s bar Matt don’t do what You do.
No names mentioned ofcourse, but I’m sure You both know who I mean.
the info you put was to the t. that was how the cobra was started. lets be real though it was neither an ac car nor a ford car. it was a shelby. it was an american sports cars created to race in sports cars races. you could even go as far as saying it was a hot rod because of how it came about.
diablos i just remembered something you wrote about a week ago. you said that thanks to the movie goldfiinger the db5 became one of your favorite cars. the first time i ever saw one was in that movie. i had never even heard of an aston martin until then.
If you’ve never heard of Aston Martin then you must be pretty ignorant to the motoring industry..
Aston Martin Vanquish
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**Drools over Vanquish**
actually your pretty ignorant for saying that. i was eleven when i saw the movie.
Exactly Matt, and considering the move would have been about 20 years old by then.
As for what You said about the DB5, what kid would love a car like that with all the gadgets.
And especially now that if You have the money, You can get a replica made with all the toys.
As for not knowing about Aston Martin till that movie, thats not surprising considering You in the US.
Where as I know about the company with being British.
But like I said it was mainly the gadgets that hooked Me at the time, now ofcourse its the car as much as the gadgets.
And the Aston Martin is a sweet car, the only problem with the one in the new movie is that its the wrong hand drive.
Its should have been Right Hand drive regardless of where the film was set, considering its an Aston Martin.
But then again that was yet another reason why I didn’t watch the new movie.
The other main reason was because I don’t think Daniel Craig was the right man to play Bond.
But then again if he was the only actor willing to play the role, theres not much I can say.
But yet again we are getting off Topic, all this can be kept for the Forum on “How Daniel Craig was wrong for the the part of James Bond”
the bond films are my favorite movies. danial craig actually does a very good job in the movie. but lets face it he’s no sean connery. as with most kids i didn’t develope such interest in things as cars until i was about ten. think about it. how many american kids over the age of 13 have heard of some of these european supercars? not many. we are to wrapped up in our own little lives to even care about them. when we do take an intrest in something such as cars and we learn of companies such as aston we go nuts over them. such as i have. we also develope our own opinions of them.i personally think the aston martins are classier than anything italy produces for instance. oh by the way muncher i bet i know alot more about aston martin than you do.
Diablos:
in regards to daniel craig – i agree that he’s no sean connery but i agree with matt. craig was good for this bond film in the sense that this is how the man behind James Bond became the cool, suave and stylish secret agent that we all know so well as sean connery, roger moore, timothy dalton etc etc…
i think that his unrefined methods and sometimes brutal approaches were key to emphasising that james bond wasn’t always that good.
With regards to matt and his knowledge of aston martins:
Congratulations if you know more about them? this isn’t a competition?
never said it was a competition i only wrote that because of you calling me ignorant. but i am gald you agree with me on the daniel craig issue.
Muncher,
Its not the character I’m getting at, its Daniel Craig I’m getting at.
He’s wrong for James Bond on so many levels.
1. He doesn’t have the look of Bond.
2. He’s too forceful for Bond, as he acts more like a member of one of the US Services like the CIA.
James Bond was never a forceful fighter, even in Sean Connery’s day, cause he didn’t need to be.
And that what made Bond, Bond.
After all if they’d been able to get him, Clive Owen would have made a much better James Bond, just look at his performance in the “Bourne Identity”.
3. You point about how Bond wasn’t always that good, actually he was, that the whole point to Bond.
Like Sean Connery say in “The Rock”, “I was trained by the best, British Intelligence”
But lets get back to the topic at hand, the New Knight Rider movie and the fact there a car on it that most of the Americans don’t seem to like and call and piece of Junk.
And one last thing before we do, I agree with You Matt when You said, “I personally think the Aston Martin’s are classier than anything italy produces for instance.”
i don’t think the car is a piece of junk i just don’t think it’s right for the movie. remember micheal was a cop at first and when he was injured they used his trans am to make kitt. (or at least that is the way i remembered it.)what cop can afford a car such as the Koenigsegg CCX. i know i couldn’t when i was one. also remember that kitt was supposed to blend in there is no way a ccx could blend in with anything. it’s to flashy. Diablos: i am gald you agree with me about the astons though.
I didn’t say You did think the CCX was a piece of Junk, if You notice I said most American’s as in the ones that don’t like it on here.
As for him not being able to afford it, Your right there, but who’s to say they are going to stick truthfully to the original TV show.
As there is such a thing as Poetic Licience which allows You to change a certain thing and thus getting out of paying Royalties.
But then again I’m looking at the CCX being perfect for KITT based on the car itself and not the original concept of the TV show.
And fore it being able to blend in, that is true, but if I remember correctly, KITT didn’t blend in that much during the show.
As it wasn’t like You ever saw another car like it bar the episodes with KARR in them.
Anyway any car that was fully black on every part of its body with the only light coming from the Red strip on the front if going to attract attension.
And as for it being to flashy, we it is in normal form.
But for KITT is would be, as I said above, “fully black on every part of its body with the only light coming from the Red strip on the front”.
So without any distinguishing makings, Your going to be pretty hard pushed to know what make of car it is, unless You reckonised the shape.
But thats just My oppinon.
an all black one will still be flashy, but you’r right they may not stick to the original format of the show. if you really think about it kitt really wasn’t flashy. it looked that way though because of all the shity vehicle they put in the show. that’s also the reason it didn’t blend in. in a real life setting not many people would pay that much attention to the car.
i just thought of something the ccx would be impractical for them to us because of the cost of all the cars they would need for stunt work. that’s just my opinion though.
Well stunts wise I would suggest using CGI, considering how damn good GGI is these days.
You just have to look at Jason X to see how well they blend everything.
After all that movie was one of the first to be filmed in full digital format.
Which allowed them to do alot of the special effects via computer.
But thats just how I look at it.
they could use cgi but it always looks better done by live action stunts.
True, but if You’ve seen Jason X You’ll know that theres no real difference to the live action and the CGI.
And with the quality of CGI they have theses days, it would look great.
Considering You just have to look at Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children to see who damn good CGI is theses days.
Not to mention all the computer games that use it too, especially on the X-Box 360 and the Playstation £, not forgetting the Wii.
hmmmm. never cared to watch jason x. have seen advent children. it looked really good, but i still would rather see them do it live action. depending how much cgi they use it could drive the cost of doing the movie through the roof as well. so really they could be screwed either way they do it. of course the poster could also be a fake. i haven’t looked into it to know for sure.
Just looked at the Koenigsegg web site. The car in the poster looks like one of the pics on the site just just mirrowed to make it face the other way. my guess is it’s a photo shoped posted. although they did do a damn good job of it.
I see Your point about the cost being high either way.
But which do You think a film company would rather spend the money on?
CGI or buying alot of really expensive cars and possibly wrecking acouple?
I know which I’d choose.
As for the poster, from what I know it is fake but yes they did do a good job on it, as I made a Knight Rider picture Myself and the lights on the front where the hardest to do.
Yet whoever did the poster seems to have achieved it perfectly.
Infact the whole poster is amazing as if has the skidmarks in the sand showing where the car is supposed to have handbreak turned to face the camera.
Which is really excellent effect.
matt . using that peace of junk german car
for the movie is sh*t like you and you are no knight rider fan like i am i don’t drive car at all i have been a knight rider long than you and kitt will never be the same in that peace sh*t car
hahahahahahaha asshole
Ryan,
Koenigsegg is Swedish not German You Ignorant waste of space.
And how do You know You’ve been a Knight Rider fan longer than Me?
I mean how old are You?
Are You old enough to remember the Original series when it was first shown?
If You not then You can’t claim to be a Knight Rider Fan longer than Me cause I watched the Original series in the early 80s here in the UK and I’m now 29 Years Old.
So if You are younger than that, shut the hell up and leave this discussion to the grown ups who are the real fans.
Oh and have someone teach you Geography so You can learn where Sweden is.
ryan you’re an ignorant little prick. you know that don’t you? i have expressed my fellings on the cars several times. read this now dumbass. I DO NOT WANT THE CARS USED! I THINK THEY SHOULD USE THE ORIGIMAL CAR, AND WRITE SHIT WERE WE CAN READ IT AND MAKE SENSE OF IT! WAIT I JUST NOTICED YOU SAID YOU DON’T DRIVE AT ALL! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! WHAT ARE YOU LIKE 15? leave the grown up talk to us kidd.
i do not drive a car at all like said i am old than both of you yes i do remeber watch the knight rider series back in the 80′s like said been a fan longer than you i want them to use the orignal car
Diablos: why does he think we care if he has been a fan longer than us? further more what lind of prof could he even have. what a dolt. (bigunit just to let you know dolt is a real word. look it up as i know it must be above you’re iq level.)
First of all bigunit I am a member of an IMDb forum which is also about the New Knight Rider movie and I have been assured by a person thee that has inside knowledge about the New movie that the car will never again Be a Pontiac Trans Am, as Pontiac want to get away from the association of Knight Rider.
And like Matt said, what proof can You offer to show You have been a Fan longer than us?
considering the current state of gm i feel that was a dumb mistake. oh well they are used to making dumb mistakes by now. diablos: do you think bigunit(what a dumbass name) has figured out what dolt means yet?
Only time will tell I imagine.
And what You said about GM being used to making mistakes.
Yeah well car companies that big can afford to blow multi-million dollar projects.
As for Pontiac, Yeah on the one hand it is dumb, but on the other hand You can see there point in wanting to be know for making more than just the Trans Am.
believe it or not, they can’t afford to blow multi-million dollar deals. gm is going down hill in a hurry. their sales drop every year. i’m not talking thousands here i mean millions. they are losing millions every year. they can’t afford to keep turning out cars that end up floping. their main problem is the fact that they don’t listen to the public. they don’t build the cars we want. they build the cars they think we want. then they try to convince us that we do want them. in the mean time german and jap companies are building cars that we want.ford and crysler suffer from the same thing just not to the degree that gm does. what they need to do is listen to the public more. we don’t want the front wheel drive crap that they keep putting out. we want rear wheel drive vehicles that have handeling and power, but only crysler has figured that out. ford is doing better because they do offer all wheel drive in most of their sedans over here, but it is only a temporary solution to their problem. i realize it cost alot to start a new platform for a car, but it would seem to me it would be worth it before they go bankrupt.as much as it pains me to say this maybe they should pool their resources together and build a globel platform.damn now i’m rambling. i inamgine you get my point though.
getting rid of orignal trans am car for the new movie is like taking david hasselhoff out of movie and it will never be the same without kitt and michael and like i said before kitt will never look be the same in a new car
If the setting for the new movies is the present then you should not have a 82 trans am it would look daft I think it should be a modern American car such as Cadillac Cien or a new concept car such as 2007 Ford Shelby GR1 Concept Car The ccx is a great car and I love Japanese and European cars but for knight rider I think it should be an American car as well as the Hoff playing the lead i think he should be in the movie taking the place of Devon Miles or something like that
First of all, I know what You mean when You talk about whats happening with GM, I mean look what happend to the Rover company.
Atleast they are still mass producing actual American cars, not building imports for other conuntries.
But maybe the three companies should join together, but before hand so a proper survey and ask the man and women on the street what they want and not like You say guess.
And bigunit, how do You know it won’t be the same with another car?
After all the target audience will most likely be those people that aren’t old enough to remember the original.
And lastly bob123, I’m glad to see they You understand the point about not using an old car, but I’m not to sure about Your suggestions for a replacement.
But then again I’ve never heard of either of the cars.
Not to change the subject. But I read in a previous post somewhere that said the CCX was not the fastest car but rather the Veyron is.
Um, No. The CCX holds the record for now as the fastest production car in the world with a top speed of 242 mph.
All though the Bugatti Veyron is slated at a top speed of 253 mph. It is not official and stated by the Bugatti team and not by officals. So it is not the record holder. Since its top speed is not officially legitimate.
But you American car boys will be happy to know that an American car called the SSC Ultimate Aero built by Shelby Supercars ltd. Beat the record of fastest supercar in the world with a top speed of 256 mph, with 1183 hp. Just a few days ago.
Sorry for the second post but there is no edit button.
But GM is actually starting to turn around. Profit wise. They posted their first profit, albeit a small profit compared to what they are used to. During the last quater of last year wich would be February of this year. Its not enough that they can cheer about (unless they are cheering because they actually made money this year.)
The only one’s to worry about are Ford, Which seem to have no plan (the ones they had pretty much failed)and they are loosing the most right now, and chrysler. Since Chrysler was sold to another company earlier this year, who knows what will happen to them. I never liked either company anyways, but I would hate to see them go bankrupt because that would be thousands of people out of work, and put a dent in the economy, a pretty big dent. As for the company itself I could care less.
Ok Dave lets start with Your point about the Veyron.
If You read this what Carl said on July the First, You’ll see just what the Veyron needs to reach that top speed in comparison to the CCX.
“As for the Bugatti Veyron well not practical. 16 cylinder quad turbo and 12 radiators is overdoing it just to beat a CCR 4.7 supercharged V8.”
And as for the SSC Ultimate Aero, yes its a fine car and yes its faster and more powerful than the Veyron.
As You can read for Yourself here,
http://www.pistonheads.com/roadtests/doc.asp?c=47&i=16487
But in a head to head battle with the CCX on a handling circut, I’d still give the edge to the CCX, along with the fact the CCX has an end speed of 146 were the Aero has 144 in a quarter mile which is 2mph faster than the Aero.
Which Yoiu can see in My post dated 4th of September.
Not to mention the CCX is the only Supercar that can run on Bio-Fuel making it better for the enviroment.
Plus the fact that Bio-Fuel seems to be more potent than both what that Limp Wristed stuff the Americans call Gas and what Pertrol what we British use.
And just to finish off this section I’ve just found this also on a car know as the TKR made by a company called Barabus.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/barabus-tkr-takes-over-as-worlds-fastest-car.html.
New movie, new car, it’s that simple. And I used to watch every episode of the original show when I was like 9 – 10 years old.
New story out today on CNN about how Toyota cars are failing safety tests now, I love it. Toyota’s reign will only last for about a year, and here comes GM again!
Go Kitt ’08!
dan: the ccx is not the fastest in the world. the veyron is at 253 mph. hell car and driver even went to the test track and drove the car that fast.(on to another subject) basically we can all agree that the north american car industry is screwed until they decide to pull their heads out of their assas. right?
The Veyron was tested on VWs(?) long straight testtrack, the CCX record was done on a large circle track forcing it to turn constantly and that reduces the speed. So you can’t compare the numbers straight up as the CCX is faster in a straight line than on that test.
After that test was done the CCXR “Flower power” has been created, we have mentioned it before but a reminder: basically the same car as the CCX but adapted for biofuel. The CCX has 806hp, the CCXR has 1018, destined for even more interesting top speeds…
Too bad that there are so few places where you can test cars that are this fast.
I think that they should use a new 2008 supercharged pontiac trans-am or gto with a black carbon fiber hood and hood scoop with a sick sounding dual exhaust, painted black of course, no stupid designs please!!!!!!!!
As far as the actors get Adrian Grenier(Entourage) to play Michael Knight, Robert McCall (TV SHOW THE Equalizer) as Devon, KITT has to be William Daniels (original voice) and April can be played by Jessica Alba……. Have K.A.R.R. voice played by Earl Jones ….and the scanner on K.A.R.R. should be a blue scanner…….Done Deal I could definitely help direct this too.
john there is no such thing as a 2008 trans am. sorry to be the one to tell you.
Of course there is not a 2008 transam, but there is the concep camaro, a car that can share the same body as the trans am, and if you want future what better way to do it with a non existing car, perhaps they can make the concep trans am sharing the body of the camaro, and for you europeans (im not american) but ive seen muscle car with more than 2000 bhp ive sen camaro and mopars and fords with more than 5000 bhp so if youre koenigseg is a better car why ive never seen one in drag strip, because they know theyr going to loose against 5000 bhp, those lambos, and ferraris are for pussy ignorants, with money but no love for the engines because they paid for the speed but they have no idea how and engine works, stupid ass…
I’d like to see those 5000hp cars driven around the racetrack for a few hours. (I’d like to see someone able to keep them on the track on full throttle out of a turn too, by the way!) I doubt they last more than a few minutes at the most, the engines are most likely built like topfuel dragsters: they are supposed to run only for a few seconds on full throttle, and then disassembled for inspection/repair before the next race.
The saying “Horsepower is expensive” is quite true, both in terms of money and reliability.
There is a very good reason you don’t see Koenigseggs, Ferarris, Lamborghinis and such cars on the strip very often: they are built for handling, not acceleration! I’m sure all those manufacturers are quite able to build cars that can go very fast on the strip, but who wants to buy cars that are designet do go straight ahead only?
I agree 100% with Gunnarsson in everythjing he’s said.
The Americans seem to forget that, cause all they are interested in is Dragging.
Where we Europeans are more interested in Handling than dragging.
Cause any car ever built can be made to go fast in a straight line.
Hell just add NOS and it will go fast in a straight line.
But to build a car capable of going around corners and handling well at top speed needs more time and work.
Not to mention skills behind the wheel.
just adding nitrous oxide to a car will blow most engines, nos is a brand name, and there are muscle cars with over 1000 hp driven on a daily basis. to go fast in a strait line it does take skill and you do usually have to have a special suspension to get as much traction as you can to go as fast as you can. it takes time and money to drag race and a fair knowledge of how a suspension works so you can set it up. admitedly they do not handle well in a curve, but they are not made for that. resto mods on the other hand are a different animal. you can have a car with 1000 hp and handle like a dream because the car is not factory in the least bit. lastly there will be no new trans am, because pontiac has already said it is going to have a new gto(gran turismo omologato for those of you that want to know what it means). HP=CUBIC MONEY
I think we all can agree that a 1000+ hp car needs a certain level of skill to handle both in a straight line and through tight turns.
But let me give you a comparison here:
To make a car fast around the track you will want to use good adjustable shocks/springs on all wheels, individual suspension, all wheel angles adjustable, an engine that delivers alot of power over preferably a wide rpm range, a good close ratio gearbox, low car weight with the weight in the right places, and so on, and so on…
To be fast on the strip you can take just about any car with rear wheel drive, toss out anything you can to reduce weight, toss out the standard drivetrain and replace it with high performance engine, gearbox and rear axle, attach the axle to a good four link and a good set of coilovers and you’re ready to hit the strip! Sure, you probably wont win, but even with a car this simple you can beat just about anything you can buy.
Dragracing is relatively simple, and unless you dislike the humiliation of having the slowest time for the day you even can do it with a 45hp Fiat Uno in Bracket racing (if I remember the name correctly?) and win! But drive that heap of junk on the racetrack and try to get good laptimes together with well handling racecars you might see yourself blackflagged for being in the way of the fast cars, causing danger…
I like all motorsports, I just like some more than others…
I dont quite see the thrill in a race that lasts 4 seconds, and even at that the winner basically was descided 0.2 second after the green light was turned on. But I’ll choose that instead of hockey, football, soccer or anything similar any day!
Gunnarsson i find your last statement annoying. i don’t know why. maybe it’s because you’re saying things i already know, or it could be the fact you’re leaving out details. not that the details matter in this subject as it is irrelevent to the movie.
Matt: I kow adding NOS will blow most engines, I’m simply making the piint that You can add it and improve the performance of Your engine.
Granted to do so without adding the other stuff to allow You to use NOS and not kill Your engine is stupid.
Especially if they steal or as its known in the US Boost the car for a laugh, then theres nothing for them to worry about, as they’d probably torch the car whe they were done anyway.
But then again there are stupid people out there that would do just that.
And I know there are cars around the world the have in excess of 1000BHP without any aids, and that they need special equipment to keep them on the road.
Hell current F1 cars using V8 engines have about 800bhp, (The true figure is unknown due to the secrecy) ut other years when they had the V10s and V12s they were producing over way over that.
And I know they aren’t road cars, but then again like You said they are factory standard either.
ok…my opinion…when KR firsts aired…it helped sell the new design of TAs…no one liked it….it took KITT to make people accept the new style…now i love the new look…even without it in the movie…Using it as KITT would definitely pass as a perfect choice. old voice, new look, and maybe bonnie’s daughter would surely make a blockbuster
another idea is have Burt Reynolds and his TA as a nemisis…..
craig having burt reynolds do that is dumb. besides he’d never do it anyways because of the smokey and the bandit movies. being they are into remaking old movies and old tv shows into movies, the movie i would like to see remade is steve mcqueens bullit. i doubt it will happen though.
Keep KITT as the original 1982 TransAm. I hope they have the guts.
Most of us were kids when the show was on and I bet we could be kids again but only with simple things like original song, original car and actor.
That would be priceless.
I grew up on the show. Making a movie without the 82 trans am is stupid. Even more retarded is to not use a Pontiac Firebird. Go look up some old pics and replicas of K.I.T.T. and tell me it doesnt drive you nuts!! And who gives a crap what is the fastest car in Real life. IT IS A FICTIONAL MOVIE.
NO NO NO NO!!. IT LOOK’S LIKE MOST OF YOU FOLK’S AINT TRUE FANS OF KNIGHT RIDER. A TRUE KITT CAR IS OUT THIER! AND REALY EXCIST! MADE UP OF SUPERPLASTEEL- A COMPOUND STRONGER THAN THE HEAT SHIELDS ON THE US SPACESHUTTEL-WHITCH MAKE’S IT INDISTRUCTUBEL!ALSO TOPS OUT AT- 300 M.P.H IT’S VALUE IS 4.5 MILLION BACK IN 1990.THEIR IS A KITTCAR IN SAN ANTONIO TX 700 HP 427 BIG BLOCK. TOP THAT. OH WITH NOS 900 HP..END OF STORY. KNIGHT OUT.
no no no no!! sid your yust an idiot. that was a very dumb idea of yours.
I present to you all:….. KITT
http://www.bubbadrift.com/album/displayimage.php?album=31&pos=3
For the people that said: Tath cars with a lot of hp can´t handle…. wel they can drift… and if they can drift they can handle… because theres nothing more difficult, to make a car drift exactly the way you want to make the car turn…
So if you know how to make the rigth suspension for the rignt car, and distribute weigth you can make a car turn…
(Blaze) The Koenigsegg is not the fastest production car it is indeed the bugatti Veyron (1001 HP!!!). I think the car looks awesome but there should be some reference to the Pontiac in the movie as it was probably one of the coolest looking cars in its day. Anyhow it would seem this movie – Which I can’t wait for as I used to love the show when I was a kid will not feature David Hasselhoff – I think this is unfair as it was The Hoff who “made” the show and I think he deserves a role in the movie- not neccessarily the main role but he should play some part in it maybe working for the foundation in some capacity. What I find peculiar is that on lmdb I have been tracking the status of the movie but and it never gave away much however just recently you can only get into the movie info by getting an lmdb pro account!!! Let’s wait and see
hahaa..i’ve always loved that car!
I think they should use the new concept for the trans am, yes using the original would be ideal but i think using anything other than a trans am would be stupid! I am a huge fan of knight rider i have all the box sets and i even have rebuilt a 83 trans am to look like kitt well with a few differences. i would be offended if kitt in the new movie was anything other than a trans am. and i also think it would be an insult to the original tv series
Diablos….Lol.. you are missing the point completely! And making me ashamed as a fellow european to boot.
No one ever said or claimed a muscle car, nor any other american car was better than a veyron or koenigsegg. NO ONE!
THe reason why muscle cars is as popular as they are, is because people can actually afford to buy and own them! Now, unless you can produce ownership papers on a koenigsegg yourself, you should shut your trap.
Most of the highend european sports cars, or sports sedans, is owned by almost no one in europe, and you know that. What is the average engine size in a car in UK these days? 1,6 litres? Or maybe it’s a (UK big block) 2.0 litre?
People love to see these high end cars on TopGear, sure. But for 99% of europeans, it’s only a dream. A musclecar is a car americans own. And yes, almost all of them, including a wimpy stock 1982 transam, will walk all over any european car on a workingmans budget, and you know it!
When I was a kid, I too had a poster of lamborghini countach on my bedroom wall. But I have grown up, and considered what fun car I actually can own and eat at the same time. And, it’s not european, here we dont make powerful cars for the average Joe, and it’s here the amercans excell, giving power to teh people. Any 92-up mustang, camaro, firebird, GTO, or the new challenger will give performance in ferrari league when added a cam, exhaust and some heads.
This movie can sell many new cars, if they come out with new TA in 2008, it would be overall better for everyone if that car was used. THe fans can buy the car, the movie can get more reality appeal, and maybe also financial support.
For most people the koenigsegg is rediculus. THey could just aswell shown a car that cost 500 trillions, being able to go from planet to planet in milliseconds. It dont matter! almost no one will ever sit in that car anyway. And when we’re on the subject, the koenigsegg performance isnt all that impressive, if you look at what the tuners can do with american cars, and there are plenty of over 1000 hp cars out there on the streets already. FYI the lingenfelter corvette did 410 km/t back in 1988. So that type of performance isnt anything new. The only difference is that you now can buy it as a stock car, for 40 times the money it costs to tune your own car to the same level. Duh.
THIS is why the american musclecars is so popular as they are; an average guy modified his 1986 Pontiac transam to 1408 HP, and measured it to 394.2 km/t (222mph) in the mercedes testtrack this summer, with a 420km/t (261mph) technical topspeed if the road is long enough;
http://www.pollymotorsport.no
Now eat that.
At least this car is much cooler then what I just heard about today. In the upcoming Knight Rider Movie, they are supposed to be using a Ford Mustang as KITT. But after getting to this website, I would much rather agree on using this car or at least bring back the original Pontiac Trans AM with newer and better features.
no ifs ands or buts about it kitt should remane a trans am. wether it be a brand new retro or the original kit should be a trans am or they should just forget about making the movie!
Thomas, don’t get him started again….diablo has finally shut up, ignorant, arrogant arse that he is.
The car will almost certainly be a Shelby Mustang.
What is the most expensive, best quality, fastest, most powerful or better handling vehicle as of no importance in the choice of what will be the new KITT.
Well, as I see it, the musclecars, and especially the sleek transam’s is like a clean sheet of paper you can create almost anything out of. It’s a fact you can make it faster, better handling, faster accelerating, carrying more people, and for way less money than any other supercar out there.
Only rich dumbasses who have something to prove, but dont have any time or knowledge would buy a konigsegg. It’s great to impress people with, but stupid if you know anything about cars. In Norway where we have been contributing to developing parts of the konigsegg, there’s one (1!) person owning one!
Dont think you’re able to find a more unrelevant car than that.
well I’ll put my 2 cents worth in for one thing its kit is NOT going to be a ccx for one thing Kitt is going to be a Ford Corbra Mustang just released today. And for one thing. I disagree with this choice if they were going to use a car they should of used the new Chevy Camero cause that is the closest to a trans am you are going to get with this day and age. And as for the movie, I love the show I watched it religiously when i was a kid. I just hope they don’t chop it up like they did with the last movie putting Kitt in a 57 chevy how lame can you get.
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King of the Road to star in new Knight Rider movie
Posted Yesterday 03:53 PM by Kirill Ougarov
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Back in the 1980s, David Hasselhoff fought crime as Michael Knight with the help of a talking, computer-controlled T-Top Firebird Trans Am called the Knight Industries Two Thousand, better known as KITT. With Hollywood going back to the 80s for ideas for new shows and movies, it was almost inevitable that NBC (or someone in the NBC Universal fold) would do a rework of Knight Rider. But this time out, Knight will roll in a Ford Mustang.
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The new Knight Rider and the car behind it, which the boys over at Jalopnik have been in a lather over for the past couple of weeks, debuts on Feb. 17 as a two-hour, made-for-TV-movie. The KITT car star in question is a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR, this time as the Knight Industries Three Thousand. Three variants of the GT500KR will actually be used in the movie — the standard KITT Hero, a juiced up high-speed Kitt Attack, and a driverless KITT Remote. The new KITT can hack into any computer and can shift its shape and its color using nanotechnology, because no modern show is complete without its fair share of overkill.
Starring in the movie will be Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, and Bruce Davison. Voice talent for KITT will be provided by Will Arnett and Hasselhoff will reprise his role as Michael Knight in a guest role. While there has been some speculation that the movie will eventually spin off into a series, a Ford PR rep connected with the project we talked to says that is
i worshipped the 80s show and i cant wait til the movie comes out. and nice touch using the Koenigsegg CCX as KITT.
Pretty good choice of car after all. The latest model Mustang does look better than most modern cars, so with a few mods I think it will be fine.
Agreed. The mustang is a way better choice than a koenigsegg. Maybe if it becomes a series they could later change to a Pontiac, who knows. I’m excited as a little kid about this though. Even though I’m an adult and all, but hey- I’m an engineer, I love gadgets!
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/12/nbc-officially-announces-knight-rider-new-k-i-t-t-unveiled/
KITT as a Mustang! Man someone was snorting something terrible when that decision was made. The CCX was much better looking for a KITT of the future. But hey they can’t go back and ruin the original show at least.
Knight Rider was and still is alway about one Car. The Trans Am. Kitt will always be a Trans Am to all us real Knight Rider fans out there.
TO ALL YOU MORONS WHO WANT A NEW CAR…………..
FCUK OFF!
ok… to all you english blokes… and to the americans who want a true american mucle car for kitt. KITT sould be a dodge viper vemom hennesey. period there are places (cali) where vipers are fairly commonplace, its a kick ass car, its american and they could have a scene where it races a 82 trans-sam
I saw a sneak preview on Tech TV. The new night rider car is going to be the 2009 Shelby Cobra.
David Hasslehoff is going to be the father character training his son to be the new Knight Rider.
For a 21st century Knight Rider vehicle, the only car to replace the ’82 T/A is the Saleen S7. That car is ridiculously out of hand and pure American.
Im a HUGE Knight Rider fan so im lookin forward to a new movie,but i do agree with sticking with the ORIGINAL theme!dont fix it if it aint broke.as far as the car go’z you cant go wrong with a classic 82 Trans American muscle car.how about…starting off with the 82 trans and then upgrading to a newer model during the movie?not a damn ccx tho!thing looks too cute to be K.I.T.T.
K.I.T.T. is supposed to be very intimadating and aggressive looking with a creepy yet somehow soothing voice.
If they screw this up like they screwed up “Dukes”
I for one would be willing to boycott whatever sstudio butchered my childhood hero K.I.T.T.
I think it should be Bruckheimer produced and Michael bay directed.Keep Hasselhoff in Devons position now(as he IS older now) and the new “Michael” black or even a kick ass female like Jessica Biel.
Anyway im talkin too much.
Matt on December 19, 2007 is ON to something with the Saleen S7.THAT is compareable to the Original K.I.T.T.!
KNIGHT RIDER will be a telefilm on first days of march 2008.
The new car is a ford mustang shelby 550KR (King of the Road)and it’s a contract between NBC & Ford (who did the new batmobile too) that launched the project.
David hasseloff will appear few minutes for a come back into the old pontiac for the fans and the scenario will bring new actors,new special effects for the new generation and for the pleasure of most of the “old” fans.
The tv serial will take place in september 2008,NBC is already sure of the telefilm success.
Go on youtube to get the video of the new car.
Knight Rider 2000 & 2010 telefilms are ignored for the logic link between first and new tv serial.
As far as everybody know,the KNIGHT RIDER licence is now between the hands of NBC because no one was interested into a movie project after the bad results of remakes of old tv serials.
Rumours of german and canadian companies were false,the licence was free when NBC took it.
No contract has been signed,nothing official was done at all.
More the main producer already said he was opposed to a movie with the original car and prefers the tv serial rests in peace,he’s also opposed to the new tv serial (may be because he’s not involved into it ha ha).
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Yep! a Mustang Shelby 500GTKR
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You guys have to be kidding right… A new movie 25 yrs up of the original knight rider and you want an old 82 trans am?! Hell my Tricked out honda can kick the crap out of that old kitt!!! Seriously, that OLD Classic car was cool… but unless this movie takes place in the 80′s, you gotta go with something new…. the CCX may not be an american muscle car, but that’s a fast ride and it looks pretty mean. I say give this movie a chance and not bash it until it comes out, and if you don’t dig it… well, don’t watch it. Some remakes are actually alright for their entertainment value (by the way… starsky and hutch was pretty good, and yes I have watched the originals and they weren’t that great).
Oh by the way… I’m not sure if this movie project is connected to the TV show, but the new shelby on the upcoming Knight Rider show looks pretty nice too.
I am sorry but i am knight rider fan and i really wish they didnt use a ford. but thats just my opinion. they wanted to update the car. they should of put the ws6 in it. that way it would keep some of the original theme. or even a vette. just not a ford fan. as for how fast or anything in that nature goes. anything with the right amount of money and to know what you doing can smoke about anything. you can take the most powerful car in the world and race. but if you dont know how to drive it you will get smoked. plain and simple.
Lol…. to the top comment…. “car isn’t intimidating” lol are u on fucking crack kid…. this car is a beauty fuck some old shit trans am and grow up it’s 08, not 80. Thanks.
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If there are making a movie out of night rider it would be cool to see what all kitt can do. Plaese oh please don’t let NBC make it look bad for the TV show.Like they do the TV show from back of the day.
the Koenigsegg CCX would kick that weak ass pontiac anyday
yes it would…hense the (fastest production) but who could actually afford it
Just seen the new KITT Mustang. Looks great but Mustangs are done to death. It should have been something unique and whithin the GM family. The new Cadillac CTS-V with some body mods would have looked better and why just overlook the Corvette?Modern retro-musclecars aren’t what the Knight Rider should be.
hey people im a big fan of the original serie. N i can’t wait to see the new one. but they already use a Mustang. i think it was better to use the 82 Pontiac. but for the movie if u really needed to changed i prefer a 90′s Trans-Am.
Man…they drop the old car and replace with a sci-fi car instead. They should have kept something classic – like the car. Keep the old school yard folks – dont go all the way futuristic.
That poster is awesome though it is not real. The new KITT is a Ford Mustang and the movie is actually a Backdoor Pilot. A TV Movie and if it gets good ratings, a new series will start. David has guest stared but the old KITT didn’t make an appearance. Even so, I watched the pilot/tv movie and it was amazing.
as much as I like the 82 trans am and would love one,but its starting to look dated and because of that they should use a new car, but, not the koenigsegg. its a fantastic car and I love it but it doesn’t fit the role.
P.S. you yanks do know that the 08 T.A concept is a fake? check pontiacs website. theres no mention of it at all.
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i just watched the movie it blew my mind the car is really cool
does anyone know if there is a go ahead with the series…thought it was great and left me wanting more
the new knight rider fucking blows, the series is fucking stupid, they made the car sound like a fuckin robot unlike the real kitt. the promo movie fucking pissed me off, its jus so fucking stupid and they shud discontinue the fuckin new series its fucking lame…….i will kill it
IN HASSELHOFF WE TRUST.HE IS THE MAN ,NO OTHER.WE WANT DAVID IN THIS NEW MOVIE,KNIGHT RIDER!!
HE ISN´T EXCHANGEABLE!
he is the perfect driver,he had a knack for it.
Michael Knight was a dream role for him.
the biggest star on daytime television,replied Greenberg.
the biggest self promoting man on planet,did not meet KITT again??
it´s unbelievable!!!
Knight Rider, the hot, biggest and most sucessful series of the´80…
will be back with Hasselhoff,give him a chance!!!!
OUR HERO WILL BE BACK!!!!
He is the Knight Rider.C´mon only this man can make a difference.Let this dream come true, again.
It´s going to be great, I absolutely knew this.
David Hasselhoff is the Knight Rider.C´mon only this man can make a difference.Let this dream come true, again.
It´s going to be great, I absolutely knew this.
We want to see the gleam in his eyes.Shout out to all the producers who help him in the ´80…
do it again!!He had so much fun, working with the crew of Knight Rider and the car KITT.
We want to see him in the Knight Rider again.
We need a man that´s smart.We need a man with heart.
What we need is Hasselhoff!!!
In the ´80 he had flown to Puerto Rico with the promotion team of Knight Rider, to appear with KITT on a telethon to raise money for a childrens charity.
He is the only star who understands that Knight Rider is finding a place in our hearts!!!
KITT is very intimidating! lol. love the rims. bet he got em at hubcap-tire-wheel.com
let me tell you all something i agree that the ccx is definatly not the car for the movie i also agree with another comment that it should be modern i say go with a 08 transam ram air that would be HOTT!!!! but definatly not a mustang stay in the same motor company straying to be the mustang is a disgrace to the knight rider era keep it pontiac damnit and definatly dont change it to mopar that to would also be a disgrace
Let’s hope Hasselhoff has improved as an actor. His singing career following the original TV show was almost as bad as a world war. Somehow, I doubt it, and I would also hope that he was consulting on the film, not starring in it.
Make Knight Rider a black 2002 ram-air TA, limo tint the windows, black wheels off the collectors edition ta, and for motivation a 427 LSX motor with twin T-66 turbos. Now you got a knight rider from right out of Satan’s garage
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ok, if they are goin to do this… american muscle is the way to go… if i cant be a ’82-83 trans am, make it a muscle car, its gotta be B.A. and it has to stay true to the style… at least one of the new trans ams, or the new dodge challenger, the 2010 camaro, somehting traditional and cool…
WOW all this over a TV show. Well to everyone belly aching that the car was not a GM product…stop being a baby lol they used possibly the most recognizable american car there is, and a car that is legendary GT500KR I’m sorry thats way cooler then any TA in my book..and just so ya know they were useing ford’s in knight rider long before this. Remember Team Knight Rider?
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I love the car in this movie
A least the taxpayers didn’t have to bail ford’s butt out of a crisis like we did GM. That’s what happens when you build far too many models and giant tanks like the suburban and tahoe as your primary profit center.
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I think at the very least the new KITT should be Hmerican. The new knight rider series uses a Shelby GT500 Mustang which look awesome so why not use a corvette or a GT40 instead. Theres plenty of American cars that’ll work much better for the par ? than that little Swede!
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