"New Movie KITT Revealed" (from UK's Auto Express)
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"New Movie KITT Revealed" (from UK's Auto Express)
According to this week's issues of Auto Express (No 951) in the UK, the new KITT is going to be a Koenigsegg...
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I hope they stick with a firebird for the new Kitt. Maybe a 2002 or something. Although I guess they'd have to make Kitt a new car. Has anyone else heard that firebirds are coming back? I'm not sure how true it is, but I heard they were going to be modeled after the older ones. Kind of like the Newer mustangs are modeled after the '65's.
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I'm just reminded of the ep "soul survivor" where Micheal is telling KITT its not the car that makes him who he is. To that end, it really doesn't matter if KITT is a Trans AM, a minivan (god forbid) or a gorgeous super car.
The original car made quite an impact back in the days. As much as people like to say KITT was discrete, he wasn't. The car stood out and looked the part. Times have since moved on and if the movie is to succeed so does the car. The new Camaro (and possibly firebird if it happens) ironically goes against the 80's version. KITT was and should be a sleek machine. Something that this supercar is. I have no issues if that is the new KITT.....not that I believe this is!
Look it from another perspective. In the 80's, KITT looked futuristic. You need the new KITT to be the same.....not some retro-styled vehicle. If the film was intentionally retro, then the original KITT would be perfect but all signs point to a new reboot.
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The original car made quite an impact back in the days. As much as people like to say KITT was discrete, he wasn't. The car stood out and looked the part. Times have since moved on and if the movie is to succeed so does the car. The new Camaro (and possibly firebird if it happens) ironically goes against the 80's version. KITT was and should be a sleek machine. Something that this supercar is. I have no issues if that is the new KITT.....not that I believe this is!
Look it from another perspective. In the 80's, KITT looked futuristic. You need the new KITT to be the same.....not some retro-styled vehicle. If the film was intentionally retro, then the original KITT would be perfect but all signs point to a new reboot.
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"I would not sell yourself short Michael, you are much more than a horse"
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I guess you're right. Though many didn't like Knight Rider 2000, I found it entertaining, and it also goes to show you that KITT is a personality in a computer, and not just a car, as did Soul Survivor. And then they touched on that again in TKR as KITT was in a small globe, appearing as a human in shadow form, with a different voice altogether.
In fact, for all we know, KITT could very well be planted into an android even, or a mega super-computer controlling a whole fleet of cars, or whatever will handle the CPU.
KITT, it seems, has been hinted at as being not the car, but the sentient AI computer program running the car (or whatever else he happens to be hooked up to).
In fact, for all we know, KITT could very well be planted into an android even, or a mega super-computer controlling a whole fleet of cars, or whatever will handle the CPU.
KITT, it seems, has been hinted at as being not the car, but the sentient AI computer program running the car (or whatever else he happens to be hooked up to).