KITT’s new voice
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/13/kitts-new-voice/'; If you follow the news regarding the new Knight Rider, you already know that Will Arnett has been replaced by Val Kilmer as KITT’s voice. This happened just a few weeks before the premiere, when either GM or Ford realised it wasn’t a good idea to have the voice of the GMC commercial (Arnett), voice a show massively sponsored by Ford. From the different articles we’ve read it’s difficult... 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 seen driving it and gettting a first hand experience of KITT’s abilities (including not getting... Read More
Sunday ads: Cars.com, Toyota, Ford, Hyundai, Cadillac ‘08 Super Bowl commercials
digg_url = \\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/04/sunday-ads-carscom-toyota-ford-08-super-bowl-commercials/\\\\\\\';Yep. It’s Monday. But yesterday was so big it was hard to fit everything! So here are the links to the XLII Super Bowl ads of Cars.com, Toyota, Ford, Hyundai and Cadillac. Of course we loved the E*TRADE Trading Baby too, but that as nothing to do with cars and/or movies. Ok… here’s the link. Links open in a new window. Toyota The All-New... 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 years ago, all it took…was one man, and one car, to get the job done” The... 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 the new Shelby Mustang, and what a coincidence it was: “By the way, did you notice that originally... Read More
2008 Knight Rider: new video with the Hoff!
The Knight Rider Online has posted a new video, from E!, the entertainment/people show of NBC, the network which will air the Knight Rider pilot on February 17th. “This ain’t your daddy’s Trans Am”?, come on… The commentator was reaaally inspired, declaring “This ain’t your daddy’s Trans Am”, which was a bit tactless, specially considering the amount of fans who are still much in love with the first KITT, or even upset about... Read More
2008 Bullitt Mustang wallpapers and gallery.
A nine-minute scene was all it took. To Establish the modern movie car chase. Ford has created a special website for its new Bullitt pony. It’s worth checking it out just to hear the engine roar! As it says in the intro: “A nine-minute scene was all it took to establish the modern movie car chase”. If we don’t agree on everything about the new Bullitt Mustang, we couldn’t agree more on that. And we’ve put together a gallery for you to see... Read More
Will Smith hunting deers with his GT 500 in I am Legend
We actually don’t know if those are actually deer, but it sure looks like fun and Will Smith doesn’t shoot any (for one moment we thought he was trying to run them over), so it’s safe to watch, even for animal lovers or PETA members. Way more exciting than driving for two hours in the woods in a beat up Bronco and wait for the prey to show up. You can see all this and hear the wonderful roar of the predator -a.k.a the Shelby Mustang GT 500- in the first... Read More
2008 Bullitt Mustang jumping in San Francisco
To promote the new special edition pony, Ford put together some nice driving videos, screaming “Here’s what you could do in your Bullitt Mustang”. McQueen can rest peacefully, but they’re still worth watching. See them after the jump! Read More Read More
I Am Legend, Mustang GT500 window crash
digg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/15/i-am-legend-mustang-gt500-window-crash/\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\; This video was shot during the filming of a stunt scene from I Am Legend. The red Shelby Mustang GT 500 goes through a window, in the same way Charlton Heston went through one in the Omega Man (1971). Which is pretty normal since the two movies are based on the same book by Richard Matheson (published in 1954)… Video after the jump. Read More Read More
