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Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:00 pm
by K2007
Okay, here's the story:
I'm writing a fic that requires our boy Kitt to get a new car. I've shuffled through a few (or rather hundreds) of cars and ended with two finalists.
If a link is inoperable, let me know.
Option A: Peugeot 907 Concept (2004)
Side -
http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/06/907_0408ps034.jpg
Front -
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-pqr/P ... 24x768.jpg
Back -
http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/06/907_0408ab002.jpg
Option B: MG XPower SV-R (2004)
Angle (front/side) -
http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/images/xpowersvr_02.jpg
Front -
http://www.a2z4cars.co.uk/images/mg%20xpower.jpg
Back -
http://www.carbodydesign.com/vehicles/m ... cept-2.jpg
PLEASE NOTE - in my fic it will be black, not the crazy orange the last one is!!!
I spent a looooong time searching through bundles of rare and exotic cars and finally narrowed it down to these two. My goal was to find a car whose "personality" matched Kitt's. For instance, the even headlights on the MG or the back fender curve of the 907.
The polls are up, let's get voting!
~K2007 and the KARR5000

Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:00 am
by damien89VETTE
Corvette Z06
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:18 pm
by KRAvengerII
peugot might make a good batmobile- that hood ornament looks like it's sleepwalking...
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:25 pm
by K2007
damien89VETTE wrote:Corvette Z06
I'm avoiding common cars. "Rare" and "exotic" are the two key things I'm looking for.
So far we have two votes: one for the 907, one for the XPower. It's 50/50 - who will split?
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:40 pm
by T.A.H.O.E.
FOR MY VOTE....NEITHER.....!
I posted about this issue too many times to count & on different postings & with good, sound expanation...!
the -P O N T I A C R A G E O U S- is my choice....tho only a prototype...it looks, feels right...it'd look better in charcoal black! ( amber scanner for KARR -of course! ) and a real dark midnight blue for KITT with his classic red scanner )
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:24 pm
by K2007
I don't see Kitt as a Rageous. Karr yes, Kitt no.
And either way this is for MY FIC, so I've given two of MY OPTIONS.
If you don't like them, it's simple - DON'T VOTE.
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:27 pm
by K2007
Score - 1:3
The XPower is leading with two votes more than the 907.
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:37 pm
by krfan1
K2007 wrote:I don't see Kitt as a Rageous. Karr yes, Kitt no.
And either way this is for MY FIC, so I've given two of MY OPTIONS.
If you don't like them, it's simple - DON'T VOTE.
"...You took the words right out of my mouth!" (Michael at the end of 'Many Happy Returns')
People need to learn to read the post!
It was a hard choice. Some angles I like the Peugeot, while other angles I preferred the MG. I went with the MG, but I did go back and forth, looking at the pictures a bunch of times before deciding.
Don't let the jerks deter you from posting your fanfic.
--krfan1
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:10 pm
by Stargazer
I cannot see either of the vehicles as being KITT.
Interesting choices all the same.
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:40 pm
by K2007
Stargazer: No car suits Kitt better than his own '82 Trans Am. Just going [waaaaay] outside the box.
krfan1: A lot of people are preferring the MG. I'll give it a little longer before I write.
Thanks for the votes, guys!!!
~Knightsong
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:26 pm
by KnightLady
I looked at both options and really couldn't decide. I think what would make KITT would be a 1998 -2002 WS6 Trans Am. Just upgraded a little bit, with all of the functions that it had before.
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:35 pm
by K2007
KnightLady wrote:I looked at both options and really couldn't decide. I think what would make KITT would be a 1998 -2002 WS6 Trans Am. Just upgraded a little bit, with all of the functions that it had before.
Just so you know...
I COMPLETELY AGREE.
A Trans Am is the only car that Kitt has come to know as home.
Problem is, it wouldn't be original.
People have upgraded the T-Am before, I just decided I'd go [way] outside the box here. Kitt was sophisticated, no? So wouldn't an aristocratic, classy exotic car please him just as well, if not more? I have confidence that he'll settle in.
And don't forget - if this can't be Kitt, it could be Karr.
~Knightsong
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:39 pm
by K2007
By the way, my personal decision is the 907, for those of you who are curious.
~Knightsong
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:22 pm
by darthknight72
Why would u even think about making KITT a freakin import.KITT has to be a american car.Hate on the 'stang all you want,but KITT anything else but a american car would be insane.Why dont you just put James Bond in a Corvette ZR-1 while your at it.
Re: Which would make a better KITT?
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:16 pm
by K2007
KITT was, and let's face it, a little snobbish. Rich people [like to] drive expensive cars. Is a Mustang expensive? Nooo... Would anyone here like to see a Corvette ZR-1 or a Dodge Viper dissected and modified in every possible way? Nooo...that would ruin the heritage. These cars I'm offering are cars that are little-known and don't have a 'racing excellence for over 100 years' sticker on them. I figure they'd be the best to gut out and rebuild, excluding the body.
James Bond in a ZR-1, ah? What are you, sick?