Knight Rider last night
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/18/knight-rider-last-night/'; NBC aired its two-hour movie “event” last night and of course we were in front of the TV. While we were pleasantly surprised by the show -which was better than we expected- it could have been much better. There’s been tons of reactions on the Internet, both by websites and their users,... Read More
Knight Rider premiere at the Playboy Mansion
The big premiere party took place on February 12 at the famous Playboy Mansion, with Hugh Hefner, David Hasselhoff, Justin Bruening, a bunch of stars and the whole Knight Rider crew. And of course KITT in normal and Attack modes. It might seem like an odd place for the launch of a “family” show, but it could be intended to make it appealing to a more mature audience.... Read More
Turn your Smart into Eleanor
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/12/turn-your-smart-into-eleanor/'; Not too long ago we spotted a replica of Eleanor, the car from the remake of Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) and we told you all about it in a previous article. When looking for reference pictures, we came across the creations of Thalon Design, a design and prototyping studio based in Stockholm. These... Read More
Win the new KITT! Yes, a REAL GT500KR…
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/11/win-the-new-kitt-yes-a-real-gt500kr/'; On February 17th, right after the premiere of the two-hour Knight Rider movie, NBC and Ford will launch a contest where participants could win four Ford vehicles, including a Shelby Mustang GT500KR “just like KITT” (read black with matte black stripes). To enter you will have to... Read More
KITT is Back: the newest NBC commercial.
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/09/kitt-is-back-the-newest-nbc-commercial/';Only a week away from the 2 hours pilot of the new Knight Rider, the marketing is getting more and more aggressive and NBC airing new commercials. Here, Justin Bruening (as Mike Tracer) is being explained that the Foundation is back and that they want him to drive the car. He’s then... Read More
The future Impreza from Fast and Furious 4 (2009)
Before we start, one note about the title: we don’t know it yet, but someone on Imdb proposed the title 4 the Fast, 4 the Furious and we like it here. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker will return as Dominic Toretto and Brian O’Conner in 2009, and Exhaust Note released pictures of what it supposed to be Brian’s ride. As you can see it’s in the works, but it gives... Read More
‘08 Knight Rider burnout
digg_url = \\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/01/08-knight-rider-burnout/\\'; This video aired by Hollywood 411 shows the new KITT doing burnouts on the NBC lot. It’s the radio controlled version the Attack Mode car (the one with the many spoilers and black rims), and it’s impressive to see what the guy with the remote can make it do. The Hoff and the actors... Read More
Team Knight Rider (1997)
digg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/30/team-knight-rider-1997/\\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\; To be fully prepared when the ‘08 Knight Rider pilot comes on, we thought you guys should know about some of the previous attempts to bring the show back. One of them was Team Knight Rider, a 1997 spin-off that lasted only 22 episodes, and was canceled in 1998… “Ten... Read More
The Bullitt chase recreated
Motive mag is an automotive website with cool articles, fresh news and an excellent graphic design. Actually that’s the first thing that came to my mind when I went there. It’s a nice change compared to some of the most popular car websites… you know which ones I’m talking about. One of their guys, Jay Lamm, went up to San Francisco with a 2008 Bullitt... Read More
Shelby GT500KR KITT: official Ford press release
800×600 wallpaper digg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/26/shelby-gt500kr-kitt-official-ford-press-release/\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\; While researching some info about the new Knight Rider design, we stumbled upon the official Ford’s press release and found out some interesting facts. KR On January 10th we were talling about the KR suffix used for... Read More
