GT500 Knight Rider

STR33TR · Dec 28, 2007

Hey everybody, I just saw on google videos page that there's a new Knight Rider show coming in February and instead of a Trash Am, this one's gonna have the King of the Road! That's right, NBC is bringing Kitt back as a GT500KR (get it? KR = Knight Rider or King of the Road... pretty clever, those guys). What you think, better with Hasselhoff or without?

sorry I didn't attach the teaser video, I'm an idiot and don't know how to do that (I don't even have an avitar, yet. DOH!). Like I said it's on google videos.

95-stang · Dec 28, 2007

Kitt just should'nt be a Mustang, but thats just me it should be a T\A, but i think its time the Hoff gave up the drivers seat though.

Jrgunn5150 · Dec 28, 2007

So NBC is going to run a regularly scheduled Ford ad this fall?

95Boss · Dec 28, 2007

The trailer looks great. I'm glad they're using a Mustang. I'll watch it just for the car.

Jrgunn5150 · Dec 28, 2007

Knight Rider is one of those show's where I watch it now and go WTF was I thinking?

Kid's are dumb man, I must be getting old, I think that twelve times a day now.

realitygt · Dec 28, 2007

it's like bringing back dukes of hazzard and making general lee a camaro. i doubt they'll actually use a mustang

Jrgunn5150 · Dec 28, 2007

realitygt said:
it's like bringing back dukes of hazzard and making general lee a camaro. i doubt they'll actually use a mustang

If Chevy paid out, they so would. Ford paid big bucks for it, to be sure, but NBC doesn't give a crap as long as that check cash's, and besides, they don't make T/A's anyway.

realitygt · Dec 28, 2007

they have the concept t/a they could use in it. they used the concept camaro in transformers :dunno:

it is true that as long as they will pay the money they don't really care what happens but i think if they do put it on with a mustang most of the knight rider enthusiasts will get pissed

STR33TR · Dec 28, 2007

RealityGT -that wasn't a "I heard it thru the grapevine" kinda thing, it looked like a for real teaser trailer. The little description said that it had run during Monday Night Football, or something.

The concept T/A pic that's going around was comissioned by Hot Rod magazine. It was just some slick computer drawing of what a T/A version of the new camaro would look like. I've not seen anything anywhere showing that Pontiac is going to make it. In that same article (from last summer) they also showed a Merc Cougar (based on the new mustang) and a 'Cuda based on the new Challenger... none of which will make it to the streets.

Jrgunn5150 · Dec 28, 2007

realitygt said:
they have the concept t/a they could use in it. they used the concept camaro in transformers :dunno:

Pontiac want's to be like BMW, sporty luxury, they need to diferentiate themselves from BUick, or they'll get what Old's got. They have no plan's whatsoever to bring back the mullet machine and all the trailer park image that goes with it (even though i would like it, lol).

And how many remakes are a total crock? Bionic Woman?!? TV show's are merely disguised comercial's nowadays, even "reality" show's.

STR33TR · Dec 28, 2007

I always go see car movies and watch car shows. As a car guy I want to support Bollywood everytime they market to me. Most of the time it is total crap (the first two Fast/furious movies) but I think they're getting better (Tokyo drift was much better, and I think it set up for another movie w/ more muscle). The Dukes of Hazzard movie was fun and apparently there's another Smokey and the Bandit in the works. I'll go see it b/c I love car movies and I want them to make more.

STR33TR · Dec 28, 2007

Jrgunn5150 said:
So NBC is going to run a regularly scheduled Ford ad this fall?

Ford needs all the advertising it can get!

STR33TR · Dec 28, 2007

Jrgunn5150 said:
Pontiac want's to be like BMW, sporty luxury, they need to diferentiate themselves from BUick, or they'll get what Old's got. They have no plan's whatsoever to bring back the mullet machine and all the trailer park image that goes with it (even though i would like it, lol).

BMW makes a couple of muscular coupes (M3, M6). I agree that a screaming chicken hood might "taint" the image they're after, but they're seriously considering another go at the GTO and I don't know that the GTO name is any "classier" than the T/A. Instead of rebadging a Camaro and calling it a firebird, they'll re-do a Holden. If the General is going to do a Holden, I wish they'd bring back the El Camino!
While I'm threadjacking my own thread, I think that European and/or Australian Ford has a ute too, anyone else want a Ranchero?

realitygt · Dec 28, 2007

why are camaros + t/a's mullet machines?

it's a commodre ute and it's chevy

STR33TR · Dec 29, 2007

Ford has utes too - www.fpv.com.au
FPV (Ford Performance Vehicles) calls it the pursuit. Regular Ford of Australia has the Falcon -with a flat bed or a styleside bed. Check 'em out at www.ford.com.au

birel21y · Dec 31, 2007

The new KR is saweet!

94Pro-5.0 · Dec 31, 2007

birel21y said:
The new KR is saweet!

thats fo sho! they had an exact clone with KB at bankston ford in frisco that i got to check out in person. the body work is aweosme, and i love the colors and rims