New Knight Rider TV show...New KITT too!

[SVT666]

New Knight Rider, New KITT

Hardcore fans of the original Knight Rider tv series may not like what they are reading but with no new Firebird coming soon the producers had to look elsewhere for a car to replace K.I.T.T. the talking car.  The Shelby GT500KR Mustang is that car and it will be making it?s TV screen debut real soon in the new Knight Rider TV show as KITT. According to Jalopnik.com they are filming the pilot right now in LA for the new tv show and somebody on the set snapped a few photos of the Black with Silver stripes Shelby GT500KR that plays KITT on the show.

[Fire It Up]

WHAT
BLASHPHEMY
At least they could have used a GTO or something.

[The Pirate]

Though I have a hard time picturing K.I.T.T. as anything other than a 3rd gen Firebird, I'm not going to write off the 'Stang completely.  It could work, though I think the stripes need to disappear.  I'm curious as to who would play Michael Knight. 

[Raza]

I thought a Corvette might work.

Who is going to play Michael Knight?  And they better not fuck with the origin story.

[sportyaccordy]

Here are my sentiments on the Knight Rider series as well as a brief primer on VVT/VVL:

People are mixing up variable valve timing and variable valve lift.

VVT = cam phasing, aka computer controlled cam gear.
VVL = profile changing, aka having "two cams in one"

BMW and Nissan, IIRC, came out with variable valve TIMING in '90-91, on the E36 M3 and the 300ZX/Maxima SE, respectively.

GM was working on variable valve lift in the '80s, at the same time as Honda, without either of them knowing about the other.

Honda came out with the CRX and Civic SiRs, but due to the anti-import bias in the 80s, GM got the nod to have their car in Knight Rider. Had the CRX been used, the show would at least still be in syndication, but more likely still on the air.

Nissan has come out with a version of VVL that varies the amount of lift infinitesimally. Imagine VTEC, but instead of 2 cams, you have an infinite amount, from near zero lift to max. Honda may be coming out with this system as well.

At the very least, GM could have equipped the show's Firebird with their version of VVL. I'm sure that would have increased the show's fanfare 4-5 fold

[Rich]

Well they bullshitted/outright lied about the picture so it's my opinion that they bullshitted that the car is going to be a Mustang.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I thought a Corvette might work.

Who is going to play Michael Knight?  And they better not fuck with the origin story.

The Vette is a no brainer. Shit make it a Z06!

[Raza]

The Vette is a no brainer. Shit make it a Z06!

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.  I thought of the Z06 the first time I saw a black C5 Z06.

[Rich]

Here are my sentiments on the Knight Rider series as well as a brief primer on VVT/VVL:

At the very least, GM could have equipped the show's Firebird with their version of VVL. I'm sure that would have increased the show's fanfare 4-5 fold

KITT was a Trans Am because Glen Larson liked the lines on the new for '82 Trans Am.  It had absolutely nothing to do with mechanicals and everything to do with the producer finding a car that he thought looked great.

[SVT666]

Well they bullshitted/outright lied about the picture so it's my opinion that they bullshitted that the car is going to be a Mustang.

[Soup DeVille]

KITT was a Trans Am because Glen Larson liked the lines on the new for '82 Trans Am.  It had absolutely nothing to do with mechanicals and everything to do with the producer finding a car that he thought looked great.

I remember a made-for-TV movie that came out in '92 or '93 called "Knight 2000" or something, which still starred Hasselhoff, but the "new" KITT was the '91 Pontiac Banshee concept car.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I remember a made-for-TV movie that came out in '92 or '93 called "Knight 2000" or something, which still starred Hasselhoff, but the "new" KITT was the '91 Pontiac Banshee concept car.

Wasn't the car red in that movie?

[Soup DeVille]

Wasn't the car red in that movie?

Yes! it was this car:



Which apparently was an '88 concept, but I was certain I saw it at the '91 autoshow...

[SVT666]

Yes! it was this car:



Which apparently was an '88 concept, but I was certain I saw it at the '91 autoshow...

...and looks like a '94 and up Trans Am.

[Soup DeVille]

...and looks like a '94 and up Trans Am.

In some ways, yes: and it was intended to be the next Trans Am.

[sandertheshark]

At the least, they should use a new Camaro.  Somehow I don't think GM would require much of a push to make a one-off rebadged Trans-Am just to promote Pontiac on the show.

[sportyaccordy]

KITT was a Trans Am because Glen Larson liked the lines on the new for '82 Trans Am.  It had absolutely nothing to do with mechanicals and everything to do with the producer finding a car that he thought looked great.

While your story makes *some* sense, I think that if Glen Larson had heard a CRX/Civic go into VTEC he would have changed his mind. I know for a fact that a CRX would have made more sense in Back To The Future as well, as you could time travel without leaving first gear...

[Raza]

While your story makes *some* sense, I think that if Glen Larson had heard a CRX/Civic go into VTEC he would have changed his mind. I know for a fact that a CRX would have made more sense in Back To The Future as well, as you could time travel without leaving first gear...

CRX does 88mph in first gear?

And no, a CRX would not have made more sense.  Because it makes more sense.  The point of using the DeLorean was so you could travel in style, Doc even said that.  An econobox isn't exactly the epitome of style. 

[Raza]

Here are my sentiments on the Knight Rider series as well as a brief primer on VVT/VVL:

At the very least, GM could have equipped the show's Firebird with their version of VVL. I'm sure that would have increased the show's fanfare 4-5 fold

So you think that is they used a CRX, the show would have stayed on the air for over 20 years?

[Soup DeVille]

CRX does 88mph in first gear?

And no, a CRX would not have made more sense.  Because it makes more sense.  The point of using the DeLorean was so you could travel in style, Doc even said that.  An econobox isn't exactly the epitome of style. 

He also said that the conductivity of the stainless steel skin had something to do with it...

[Soup DeVille]

So you think that is they used a CRX, the show would have stayed on the air for over 20 years?

I hate to point out the obvious, but that would also mean we'd probably never get to see Jasime Bleeth slow-motion running up a beach on Baywatch, because Hasselhoff would never have needed that series.

That's the problem with time travel: it's hard to understand the full consequences of our actions...

[Rich]

I remember a made-for-TV movie that came out in '92 or '93 called "Knight 2000" or something, which still starred Hasselhoff, but the "new" KITT was the '91 Pontiac Banshee concept car.

It was a Dodge Stealth created to look as close as the studio could get to the Banshee concept car.  For some reason GM wouldn't let them use a copy of the Banshee:




http://www.jayohrberg.com/37.html

[Soup DeVille]

It was a Dodge Stealth created to look as close as the studio could get to the Banshee concept car.  For some reason GM wouldn't let them use a copy of the Banshee:




http://www.jayohrberg.com/37.html

I have been one-upped yet again!!

[Vinsanity]

holy front overhang, Batman!

[Rich]

I have been one-upped yet again!!

Now if I could only one up you on mechanical knowledge instead of useless Knight Rider trivia I would be much better off

[93JC]

GM was working on variable valve lift in the '80s, at the same time as Honda, without either of them knowing about the other.

'70s, not '80s. GM had patents on VVL systems as early as '75, way before Honda.

[Soup DeVille]

'70s, not '80s. GM had patents on VVL systems as early as '75, way before Honda.

DaVinci had drawings of helicopters way before Sikorsky did too...

[565]

Isn't KITT supposed to be high tech?

[sportyaccordy]

CRX does 88mph in first gear?

And no, a CRX would not have made more sense.  Because it makes more sense.  The point of using the DeLorean was so you could travel in style, Doc even said that.  An econobox isn't exactly the epitome of style. 

1. You must have never seen a CRX tarted up with full Mugen aerodynamic enhancements...

2. The accelerative force (actually the time derivative of that force) from the cam changeover would be more than enough for time travel, while getting better gas mileage than the Trans Am, further adding to the life of the show...

[Raza]

1. You must have never seen a CRX tarted up with full Mugen aerodynamic enhancements...

2. The accelerative force (actually the time derivative of that force) from the cam changeover would be more than enough for time travel, while getting better gas mileage than the Trans Am, further adding to the life of the show...

Yeah, the CRX is the answer to everything.