The GT500KR KITTs to be auctioned off at Barret-Jackson. Already?

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL'; In less than a month, the legendary Barrett-Jackson auction event will be held in Palm Beach, Florida. From March 27 to March 30, hundreds of car aficionados and investors will gather in the coastal city to see and maybe buy some of the rarest and most beautiful cars in the world. The Barret-Jackson auctions are also famous because of the star cars they offer, such as Bo’s General Lee (see our article) or the Monkeemobile. This time though,... Read More

If you missed the new Knight Rider…

…there will be a re-broadcast of the two-hour Knight Rider movie/backdoor pilot tomorrow Saturday February 23 on NBC 8/9 central. Maybe without all the annoying commercials? It’s unusual to get a re-broadcast in prime-time… NBC must be on to something.  Read More

‘08 Knight Rider intro

The intro of the new Knight Rider pilot was one of the best part of the whole two hours, so here it is, complete with a good hint of the original theme! 02/23/2008 update: The first video we put up was removed:”This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by NBC Universal” ….BUT you can see the whole movie on their website. But we found a new one, just for you!  Read More

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, and they tend to be either very sour (like Autoblog and its “liveblog” (and most of... Read More

Sunday Ads: Honda “Fall Guy” commercial

digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/17/sunday-ads-honda-fall-guy-commercial/'; Today being the day of the premiere of the new Knight Rider, this commercial using another big show of the 80’s is particularly appropriate. The Fall Guy was hugely popular in Germany and Germans were almost as fans of Lee Majors as they were nuts about David Hasselhoff. So recently Honda brought back “the unknown stuntman” to promote its CRV. He’s seen being way... 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. Or simply make it look cool. But the one thing to remember was the group of playmates with a Knight... Read More

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

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 crazy Swedes have already recreated the Batmobile from Batman Returns, KITT from the original Knight... 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 watch in order to be able to answer show-related questions. The sweepstake will end on February 18th,... 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