"What type of car was ""KITT"" from the ""Knightrider"" series?"
"KITT as a 1982 Pontiac Firebird, and the second KITT as a 2008/2009 Ford Shelby GT500KR. KITT was voiced by William Daniels in the original series, and by Val Kilmer in the 2008 series. KITT's evil twin is KARR which is an acronym of Knight Automated Roving Robot. KARR was voiced by both Peter Cullen and Paul Frees in season one and season three of the NBC original TV series respectively in Knight Rider. A 1991 sequel movie ""Knight Rider 2000"" saw KITT's original microprocessor unit transferred into the body of the vehicle intended to be his successor, the Knight"
"KITT KITT is the short name of two fictional characters from the adventure TV series ""Knight Rider"". While having the same acronym, the KITTs are two different entities: one known as the Knight Industries Two Thousand, which appeared in the original TV series ""Knight Rider"", and the other as the Knight Industries Three Thousand, which appeared first in the two-hour 2008 pilot film for a new ""Knight Rider"" TV series and then the new series itself. In both instances, KITT is an artificially intelligent electronic computer module in the body of a highly advanced, very mobile, robotic automobile: the original"
"KARR (Knight Rider) KARR (Knight Automated Roving Robot) is the name of a fictional, automated, prototype vehicle featured as a major antagonist of KITT, in two episodes of the television series ""Knight Rider"", and was part of a multi-episode story arc in the 2008 revived series. KARR (voiced by Peter Cullen, later Paul Frees) is the prototype version of KITT, originally designed by Wilton Knight and built by his company Knight Industries. Upon completion of the vehicle, KARR's CPU was installed and activated. However, a programming error made the computer unstable and potentially dangerous. The project was put on hold"
"just like in the series. In September 2006, Hitari, a UK-based company that produces remote control toy cars, released the ""Knight Rider"" KITT remote control car in 1/15 scale, complete with the working red scanner lights, KITT's voice from the television show and the car's turbine engine sound with the ""whoosh whoosh"" scanner sound effect. In December 2012, Diamond Select Toys released a talking electronic 1/15 scale KITT that features an illuminated dashboard, scanner, fog lights and tail lights, along with the original voice of KITT, William Daniels, all at a push of a button. An Entertainment Earth exclusive version"
"The GT500KR's starting price was $120,000. The GT500KR was featured prominently in the new ""Knight Rider"" television series on NBC. One of the main characters of the show was KITT, (voiced by Val Kilmer) an advanced Artificial Intelligence housed in a GT500KR who is also 100% all black and the only difference is the red scan light bar and the red voice module. Also, in the return of the show, KARR (voiced by Peter Cullen) who is once again similar to KITT with a yellow scan light bar and a yellow voice module and is once again 100% all Black"
"a technologically advanced, artificially intelligent automobile. This car, named KITT, is virtually indestructible, due to a high-tech coating applied to it. ""Knight Rider"" stories usually depict either average citizens, or ethical heads of corporations, being bullied into subservience to an overbearing or ruthless criminal organization. The protagonist(s) of each particular series is instructed by the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG) to assist in some manner. The protagonist(s) has the assistance of a high-tech, self-aware, and nearly indestructible vehicle. The series debuted in 1982 and ran for four seasons on NBC. These adventures were continued with the television films ""Knight"
"Bonnie Barstow is the chief engineer in charge of KITT's care, as well as technical assistant to Devon (April Curtis fills this role in Season 2). The car used as KITT in the series was a customized 1982 Pontiac Firebird sports model, that cost US$100,000 to build (equivalent to about $265,690.35 in 2018). Nose, dash and other interior of the car were designed by the design consultant Michael Scheffe. The ""Knight Rider Theme"" was composed by Stu Phillips and Glen A. Larson. The series DVD bonus material contains an interview about this lead music, where Glen A. Larson says he"
"advanced amphibious mode (which allows the car to ride on water like a speedboat), a virtual reality heads-up display (or VR-HUD, which utilized the entire windshield as a video display), and a microwave stun device that could remotely incapacitate a human target. However, no acknowledgement is made to this spin-off in the 2008 series. The Knight 4000 has most of KITT's original features, including a few new and improved systems http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/2007-12-21-knight-rider-car_N.htm This is a blog whose primary focus is the restoration of the Knight 2000 from the original ""Knight Rider"" series. KITT KITT is the short name of two fictional"
"A.I. unit survived. KARR is once again similar to KITT also a 2008-2009 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR and is once again 100% all Black like KITT the only difference is the Yellow Scan Light Bar in the original series it was more Amber/Yellow and KARR's Voice Module originally Yellow/Green it is now 100% Yellow Color. A 1991 sequel movie ""Knight Rider 2000"" saw KITT's original microprocessor unit transferred into the body of the vehicle intended to be his successor, the Knight 4000. The vehicle had numerous 21st Century technological improvements over the previous 1980s version of KITT, such as an"
"there was a ""Knight Rider"" toy vehicle for Germany's Darda system. Also in the 80s a Key Car of KITT was released. But it had no scanner and the windows were black with ""Knight 2000"" written in red letter on the doors. It included a key which was pushed into a hole below KITTs spoiler compressing a spring; then snaps into place. Squeezing the key releases it and the spring shoos the car forward. As with many popular series of the era (including ""The Dukes of Hazzard"", ""The A-Team"" etc.), ERTL released die-cast toys of KITT in three different sizes"
"movie ""Knight Rider 2000"" saw the first KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) in pieces, and Michael Knight himself reviving the microprocessor unit, which is eventually transferred into the body of the vehicle intended to be the original KITT's direct successor, the Knight 4000. The new vehicle was a modified 1991 Dodge Stealth, appearing similar to the Pontiac Banshee prototype. However, no reference to this storyline nor any appearance of the Knight 4000 is made in the new series or its 2008 pilot movie. In ""Knight Rider 2000"", it is stated that most of the Knight 2000 parts had been sold"
"the recorded set of names. The 2008 update to ""Knight Rider"" includes a new KITT – the acronym now standing for Knight Industries Three Thousand. The KITT platform is patterned on a Shelby GT500KR and differs from the original Two Thousand unit in several ways. For example, the 2008 KITT utilizes nano-technology, allowing the car's outer shell to change colors and morph itself into similar forms temporarily. The nanotech platform is written as needing the AI active in order to produce any of these effects, unlike the original car's gadgets and ""molecular bonded shell"" which allowed it to endure extreme"
"the 1984 movie ""Alphabet City"". KITT, the automotive star, and its evil twin counterpart KARR, of the popular 1980s TV series ""Knight Rider"", was a modified third-generation Trans Am. The fourth-generation Trans Am, available from model years 1993 to 2002, offered between . The fictional character Dwight Schrute from NBC's show The Office, is another famous driver of the 1987 model. The Trans Am GTA (Gran Turismo Americano) was an options package available on the Firebird Trans Am which added gold 16-inch diamond-spoke alloy wheels, a mono-chromatic paint scheme and special cloisonné GTA badges. The GTA (along with the Formula"
"evil twin voiced by Peter Cullen, later Paul Frees in the original series in Seasons 1 and Seasons 3 of the original NBC TV show Knight Rider was also a Modified Pontiac Firebird Trans AM as well. For the reunion movie ""Knight Rider 2000"", KITT underwent a makeover and became the ""Knight Industries 4000,"" a vehicle resembling the Pontiac Banshee concept car, but it was actually built using a Dodge Stealth and not a Firebird Trans Am. The Firebird remained basically unchanged from the previous model year. All automatic transmission Firebirds now received a T-handle shifter knob, and the shift"
"2. The ""Knight Rider"" franchise has a number of novels, video games, and other materials that cover many aspects of the various series and films. Various toy versions of KITT were released and produced solid profits. The more notable of the ""Knight Rider"" memorabilia includes the remote controlled KITT, the Knight Rider lunch box, and the deluxe version of KITT. This final model, sold by Kenner Toys and dubbed the ""Knight Rider Voice Car"", spoke electronically, using a recording of the voice of William Daniels, featured a detailed interior and a Michael Knight action figure as well. In the 1980s"
"Wheels Elite collection and a 1:64 scale model as part of the Hot Wheels Retro Nostalgia Entertainment collection. They both resemble KARR's appearance from ""KITT Vs. KARR"" with silver paint around the bottom half of the vehicle. The small one however lacks the amber scanner light and instead retains the red scanner from KARR's appearance in ""Trust Doesn't Rust"" and there is also a KITT which is completely identical to KARR in his first episode in Trust Doesn't Rust. KARR (Knight Rider) KARR (Knight Automated Roving Robot) is the name of a fictional, automated, prototype vehicle featured as a major"
"sized model, a 'medium' sized model, and a large sized model. These toys featured red reflective holograms on the nose to represent the scanner. Also in late 2004, die-cast models of KITT and KARR were produced from ERTL complete with detailed interior and light up moving scanner just like in the series. In September 2006, Hitari, a UK based company that produces remote control toy cars, released the Knight Rider KITT remote control car in 1/15 scale complete with the working red scanner lights, KITT's voice from the TV show and the car's turbine engine sound with the ""cylon"" scanner"
"first KITT. According to the series, the original KITT's main cybernetic processor was first installed in a mainframe computer used by the US government in Washington, D.C. However, Wilton saw better use for ""him"" in the Foundation's crime-fighting crusade and eventually the system was installed in the vehicle. KITT was in fact the second vehicle built by Knight Industries with artificial intelligence. His predecessor was KARR, the ""Knight Automated Roving Robot"". KARR was programmed for self-preservation, but this proved to be dangerous to the Foundation's humanitarian interests. KARR was later deactivated and placed in storage while KITT was given to"
"featuring scissor/conventional hybrid doors, which allows it to increase speed and use most of its gadgets (including turbo boost). It had a different looking attack mode in the pilot which was used whenever the car needed to increase speed. Its downside however is that it only seats two. KITT is also capable of functioning submerged, maintaining life support and system integrity while underwater. While the original series stated the original KITT was designed by Wilton Knight, the 2008 TV movie implies Charles Graiman may have co-designed the car and the AI for Wilton Knight, was subsequently relocated to protect him"
"in 1982 ($27,123,021.76 in 2013). The cost of subsequent equipment improvements and the installation of additional features since his activation have not been factored. Various toy versions of KITT have been released. Among the best known ""Knight Rider"" memorabilia includes the remote controlled KITT, the Knight Rider lunch box, and the deluxe version of KITT. The deluxe model of KITT, sold by Kenner Toys and dubbed the ""Knight 2000 Voice Car"", spoke electronically (actual voice of William Daniels), featured a detailed interior and a Michael Knight action figure. ERTL released die-cast toys of KITT in three different sizes—the common miniature"
"his new operator, Michael Knight. KARR was later unwittingly reactivated by thieves in the original episode ""Trust Doesn't Rust"", was thought destroyed, then reappeared in the episode ""K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R"" and was seen to be finally destroyed by Michael and KITT. While the 2008 pilot movie and then the new series appears to be a revamp of the original series, it offers some continuity from the original TV series ""Knight Rider"". The 'new' or 'second' KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) is a different vehicle and microprocessor unit. The original Knight Industries Two Thousand is also shown in the pilot movie"
"series saw Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff), a crime fighter who uses a high tech, artificially intelligent automobile, the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT). This car is a virtually indestructible weapon that fights for justice, and is voiced by actor William Daniels. The show was created and produced by Glen A. Larson, and was originally broadcast on NBC from 1982 to 1986. The show has 90 episodes over four seasons, was highly popular with audiences. The two-part episode ""Knight Rider"" episode ""Mouth of the Snake"", was a backdoor pilot for a 1984 series to be called ""All That Glitters"". Rejected by"
"as FBI agent Carrie Rivai. Less than two weeks before the television film aired, Arnett stepped down as the voice of KITT after General Motors informed him of a conflict of interest, since Arnett does voiceover work for GMC Trucks. As a result, Val Kilmer landed the role of voicing KITT. Several scenes use the fictional Montecito Resort and Casino, from NBC's series ""Las Vegas"". The Knight Industries Three Thousand (K.I.T.T.) superseded the Knight Industries Two Thousand (K.I.T.T.) . Voiced by Val Kilmer, KITT is a modified 2008 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR and has similar features to the original KITT."
"not known if they included black Recaro seats. As it was Pontiac's debut of the still-fresh 3rd Generation 1982 Trans Am, it is possible that they would have been optioned with many of Pontiac's best amenities; however few are known to still exist at this time. Therefore, it is hard to ascertain what options they actually came with. These cars are featured in 1982 Daytona 500 race footage and in various advertisements. A modified black third gen 1982 Firebird Trans Am appeared in the new for 1982 television series ""Knight Rider"" as KITT, voiced by William Daniels KARR KITT's very"
"GT Nighthawk (based on KITT from the television series, ""Knight Rider""), and the Hunter Cavalry Bootlegger (based on The General Lee from the TV series ""The Dukes of Hazzard""). The Legendary Cars pack was released on 19 February 2009 for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, and later in 2009 for the PC. On 5 March 2009, Criterion announced the release of the ""Toy Cars"" pack. It features a collection of new vehicles designed with a ""toy car"" aesthetic, although modelled as full-size cars. The Toy Cars pack has been released in three packs. The full pack offers all"
"however, the makers believed at that time there would be no high-tech cars. Ultimately this movie had little in common with ""Knight Rider""'s basic concept, except the title, a talking car, and the ""one man can make a difference"" concept. The car is a custom ""Ford Mustang"" built on an MN12 Ford Thunderbird chassis; its grunge style is very different from the sleek Pontiac cars that were the two incarnations of KITT, whose AI would have been removed and replaced with K.D. (Hannah Tyree) Knight Rider 2010 Knight Rider 2010 is a 1994 made-for-TV movie for Universal Television's Action Pack"
"Knight Rider 2000 Knight Rider 2000 is a 1991 American made-for-television science fiction action film based on the 1982–1986 television series ""Knight Rider"". In the year 2000, conventional handguns have been banned, with law enforcement carrying non-lethal ""ultrasound"" pistols. Nationwide budget changes have resulted in the adoption of cryonic suspension over standard incarceration for convicted criminals. Following the assassination of a mayor in San Antonio, his replacement demands a solution, which is found in the form of the ""Knight 4000"", a car that will become the next generation of the Knight Industries' supercar KITT. Thomas J. Watts is released from"
"the nemesis and prototype of the second KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) is also designated as KARR in the new series. KARR is apparently a new character just like the Knight 3000, and the acronym now stands for Knight Auto-Cybernetic Roving Robotic-Exoskeleton. KARR's visual identity has also had similar changes for the new series. KARR was originally designed for military combat. KARR has the ability to transform from vehicle mode into a large wheeled robotic exoskeleton instead of KITTs ""Attack Mode"". The vehicle mode of KARR is a 2008-2009 Shelby GT500KR with the license plate initials K.R. KARR is once"
"and Wayne Kasserman as Dylan, Traceur's roommate and friend. David Hasselhoff returns as Michael Knight in a cameo. KITT is portrayed as a black Ford Shelby GT500KR Mustang. Supervising producer David Andron wrote the pilot script under executive producers Doug Liman and Dave Bartis. The success of the 2007 film ""Transformers"" inspired NBC Entertainment President Ben Silverman to revive ""Knight Rider"". NBC announced on December 13, 2007 that the new two hour pilot would air on February 17, 2008. Two new cast members were also announced; Will Arnett as the voice for the new KITT Mustang, and Sydney Tamiia Poitier"
"when he suggests downloading KITT's files and reuploading them to the backup, to which replies ""The Backup is not me."" In the pilot, KITT had shown himself capable of similarly altering his external appearance—changing his color and licence plate. In ""Knight of the Zodiac"", KITT uses a dispenser located in his undercarriage to spread black ice, and a fingerprint generator in the glovebox to overlay the fingerprints of a captured thief over Mike's. KARR (Peter Cullen, later Paul Frees) was the original prototype of the first KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) but to mirror the pattern of the original series,"
"cars were available. As Darda was a German company, many of the cars were based on German brands such as VW and Porsche. Various special cars were also created including a dragster and a mouse (which could not run on the Darda tracks as it was too wide). Another variant available in the late '80s was a replica KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) from the US television series ""Knight Rider"". Recent models have included custom NASCAR racers, patrol cars from a variety of police forces including the New York Police Department, and a series of mounted collectible cars. In the"
"be a prototype of KITT (Knight Industries ""Three"" Thousand). The new KARR acronym was changed to ""Knight Auto-cybernetic Roving Robotic-exoskeleton"". Instead of an automobile, a schematic display shows a heavily armed humanoid-looking robot with wheeled legs that converts into an ambiguous off-road vehicle. In the episode, a spy infiltrates the SSC and activates a self-destruct program within KITT, placed there secretly by Dr. Graiman. In order to save KITT's operating system (which is given priority over his memories), Michael and Sarah transmit the files to the back-up computer at the headquarters, but the transmission is also intercepted by an unknown"
"As an homage to the original KITT's Super Pursuit Mode, the new KITT transforms into Attack Mode - a significantly more aggressive version than the Attack Mode depicted in the pilot movie, which consisted primarily of an extended rear spoiler. KITT also transforms into a Ford F-150 FX4 pickup truck for off-road purposes, a Ford E-150 van, Ford Flex, Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, and a 1969 Mach 1 Mustang for disguise purposes. The series also demonstrated capabilities such as KITT's Turbo Boost, allowing KITT to briefly become airborne, and submergibility, maintaining system integrity and life support for occupants while"