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NBC 2007 KITT....
Might as well get a thread going for the new NBC pilot KITT...
Personally, my hunch is the new Nissan GTR. Nissan and NBC already have a working relationship... supplying cars for HEROES, among other shows. It has angular lines, LOOKS like something that could be seen on the road, even though it hasn't been released. IMHO, it just has the KITT look...
http://jalopnik.com/cars/tokyo-auto-sho ... 314392.php
Personally, my hunch is the new Nissan GTR. Nissan and NBC already have a working relationship... supplying cars for HEROES, among other shows. It has angular lines, LOOKS like something that could be seen on the road, even though it hasn't been released. IMHO, it just has the KITT look...
http://jalopnik.com/cars/tokyo-auto-sho ... 314392.php
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Acura NSX Concept is much better: http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/07/detr ... -the-imag/
The front is very similar to KITT's.
Put the scanner between lights, poping-up headlights, put the hood like KITT has and it's KITT.
The front is very similar to KITT's.
Put the scanner between lights, poping-up headlights, put the hood like KITT has and it's KITT.
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i like the lines of the acura, but it's a concept... more than likely not going into production. kitt is a car that, while sporty and flashy, can blend into ordinary traffic. the acura is too... i don't know... KIFT for my tastes. stands out WAY too much, and won't age well at all....
plus, nissan already has a huge sponsorship deal with NBC/univ on HEROES. hmmm....
plus, nissan already has a huge sponsorship deal with NBC/univ on HEROES. hmmm....
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But the whole new gimmick of the new K.I.T.T. vehicle is that it can shapeshift to look like other cars roughly the same size. Therefore it should no longer matter if it stands out or not in its regular form. I really like this Acura concept, though. My only problem, however, is that I believe K.I.T.T. should always be an American car. Not only would it be maintaining the characteristics of the original Trans Am, but Wilton Knight was American and so was the Foundation; it just makes more sense to me that the car would be, too. The other option I could see is to simply come up with a brand new car altogether, specifically for the show, which is what I would do.d_osborn wrote:i like the lines of the acura, but it's a concept... more than likely not going into production. kitt is a car that, while sporty and flashy, can blend into ordinary traffic. the acura is too... i don't know... KIFT for my tastes. stands out WAY too much, and won't age well at all....
plus, nissan already has a huge sponsorship deal with NBC/univ on HEROES. hmmm....
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the rageous... from the mid-90s??!?! where's the vomiting emoticon?T.A.H.O.E. wrote:CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR......PONTIAC RAGEOUS....Best concept car in the running for a Knight Industries vehicle
even with the shapeshifting, there has to be a "base" for KITT...and i would HATE to see it as something "exotic" as the acura. plus, i don't see acura ponying up the dough to feature a concept in a production like KR.
who knows what it will end up being... but i have a feeling that we're close to find out.
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I really don't like the Nissan, and not just as KITT. I just don't like it in general.
The Acura is very cool, and IMO does look more like a modern day KITT, but as d_osborn said it's a concept vehicle and very few of those ever wind up in movies unless they're going into eventual production (a la Transformers 08 Camero and Pontiac Solstice). I think the only movie I've seen (well in previews anyway) recently that actually had a true concept vehicle featured in it was the Audi in iRobot. But in action sequences, the car was completely CGI.
The Acura is very cool, and IMO does look more like a modern day KITT, but as d_osborn said it's a concept vehicle and very few of those ever wind up in movies unless they're going into eventual production (a la Transformers 08 Camero and Pontiac Solstice). I think the only movie I've seen (well in previews anyway) recently that actually had a true concept vehicle featured in it was the Audi in iRobot. But in action sequences, the car was completely CGI.
Flyer Guy: "You really a talking car?"
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Wow.. no love for the Nissan? Flat, angular lines...low, wide stance... non-exotic, yet cool and sporty production vehicle... 2+2 seating config...and most importantly, the manufacturer already having product placement deals intact with the network...AND it's a brand-new vehicle, much like the third gen. T/A in '82. It screams "modern KITT" to me. Here's a quickie mock-up. Note... QUICKIE.
Maybe extend the nose a bit, make it a bit more angular and simplified... black out the headlights... modify the tail lights somehow... some sort of turbo-cast style hubcap... auto trans., TAN LEATHER...touchscreen LCD instrument panel with integrated video screens and animated interface... no buttons, no switches... all flat. think iphone. I can see it now!
Maybe extend the nose a bit, make it a bit more angular and simplified... black out the headlights... modify the tail lights somehow... some sort of turbo-cast style hubcap... auto trans., TAN LEATHER...touchscreen LCD instrument panel with integrated video screens and animated interface... no buttons, no switches... all flat. think iphone. I can see it now!
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To my knowledge, there is no official 09 T/A concept... only uncommisioned fan art. I could be wrong, though... someone hit me with a link if there is something. IMHO, the new F-body is far too late 60s/70s inspired to make a good KITT.cloudkitt wrote:Just use the Trans Am concept based off the new Camaro.
The newest Vette wouldn't be a bad base...very nice, sharp lines. we would just have to hope that the new driver wouldn't need to rescue more than one person at a time....I guess the black vette is possible too.
I really don't see GM backing this show... who knows, though.
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He shouldn't be to flashy or stylistic, if they're trying to be so much into the universe of the previous show.
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Couldn't agree more, KITT may have been the car of the future/tomorrow, but he had a look that helped him blend in so Michael could still work under cover and not stand out.tharpdevenport wrote:He shouldn't be to flashy or stylistic, if they're trying to be so much into the universe of the previous show.
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Heh...no more 'Officer: "You might want to consider repainting the color of your car until the crisis is over." Michael: "That's quite all right. We have the option of flipping the license plate over."'Lost Knight wrote:But the whole new gimmick of the new K.I.T.T. vehicle is that it can shapeshift to look like other cars roughly the same size. Therefore it should no longer matter if it stands out or not in its regular form.
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Here's a joke sub-plot to chew on...
Michael walks in to find KITT not looking at all like himself. "KITT...we have serious work to do. You can have an image crisis next week." Ahh, the light hearted potentials, in that one. A Transformers scene, revisited...
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More food for thought.
Michael has to investigate something that involves going near the Trans-Am nationals. KITT has to blend in, so as not to be seen. Get where I'm going with this?
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Female extra: "What's this funny light on the front?"msKEN wrote:...he had a look that helped him blend in so Michael could still work under cover and not stand out.
Michael: "Oh, that's...to open my garage door."
KITT: "Michael..."
Michael: "I'm sorry, Kitt. But, you're not the easiest thing in the world to explain."
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