K.I.T.T. & Technology
The vehicles, gadgets, and technology that made Knight Rider the most advanced show of the 1980s.
Vehicles
 --- Base of operations when it was necessary to operate outside of the foundation's local area. Includes most...
Base of operations when it was necessary to operate outside of the Foundation's local area. Includes most of the resources necessary for maintaining KITT.
A huge truck built by Garthe Knight utilizing the same molecular bonded shell used by KITT. Garthe named this truck 'Goliath', and resolved to use it to destroy Michael Knight, whi...
During the initial phases of the Knight Industries project, a prototype vehicle was developed by FLAG and was given the name Knight Automated Roving Robot, or KARR. Although very s...
The Knight 4000 replaced KITT in Knight Rider 2000. The car is a modified Dodge Stealth, whose image was based on a Pontiac Banshee, a concept car that was never publicly produced....
The Foundation's most important asset in achieving its goals of fighting crime and protecting the innocent is a top-secret super 'car' known as the Knight Industries Two Thousand (...
 --- Voiced by: [William Daniels](william_daniels.md) The Knight 4000 replaced the Knight 2000 in [Knight Rider 2000](knight_rider_2000.md)...
Not found in the A-to-Z encyclopedia source files. This entry was not present in the original late-1990s encyclopedia, which predates the 2008 Knight Rider series that introduced K...
K.I.T.T. Features & Technology
A feature that enables the vehicle to navigate itself to a given destination. It utilizes on-board maps to plot the most direct route, as well as long-range radar to detect any pos...
Auto Roof R and Auto Roof L open either the right or the left sunroofs, respectively.
The 'C' button was a very noticeable feature added during the fourth season. It was used mostly for recreational purposes: this feature folds KITT's roof into the back, making him ...
Eject Left, Eject Right: This feature causes the specified front seat to engage a quick burst of thrusters located underneath the seat to effectively eject the seat's ...
This feature causes the specified front seat to engage a quick burst of thrusters located underneath the seat to effectively eject the seat's occupants. On-board computer controls ...
This device shoots a hook out of KITT's front that attaches to most surfaces. When it was first introduced in the show, the hook shot out of the back, but they switched it around a...
This feature was added in the episode 'Inside Out.' Just before Michael leaves for his mission, Bonnie demonstrates the MicroJam by having KITT mess with all of the semi's electric...
Ertl and Aroshima recently (late 2004) released a 1/18 scale diecast of both [K.I.T.T.](../k.i.t.t.md) and [K.A.R.R.](../k.a.r.r.md). Each model featured removable t...
This mode gives the operator full navigational control of the vehicle. Note that under very extreme circumstances, the on-board computer may automatically switch to Auto Cruise mod...
This is a type of 'seat belt' which is extremely effective in keeping the occupants of the vehicle from flying around the interior of the car during some of KITT's high speed pursu...
This feature allows KITT to drive either on its two left wheels or on its two right wheels for a considerable period of time. Orientation and stability are automatically maintained...
Super Pursuit Mode was the most striking enhancement made to KITT during the fourth season. SPM alters KITT's configuration and enables him to achieve a 40% speed increase. The acc...
This feature activates secondary alert sensors such as infrared detection, x-ray, audio/video recording, and motion sensors which aid in the surveillance of the surrounding environ...
Turbo Boost's primary purpose is to provide KITT with the ability to gain vertical momentum and send him 'jumping' through the air. Another ability of the turbo boosts is to provid...
Organizations
The Foundation for Law and Government is a freelance agency dedicated to fighting crime and helping the innocent. FLAG's main headquarters is based in California. During most of it...
A cross between the A.C.L.U. and Nader's Raiders, an organization that champions the causes of any worthy group...
Knight Industries is the place where [K.I.T.T.](k.i.t.t.md) and before him, [K.A.R.R.](k.a.r.r.md) were created. Originally founded and headed ...
See [K.I.T.T.](k.i.t.t.md)