NBC officially announces Knight Rider, new KITT unveiled!

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UPDATE: TV Squad (http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/12/new-kitt-car-for-knight-rider-movie-unveiled/) has live coverage of the unveiling.
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click either image for high-res gallery of the new KITT on Knight Rider

NBC held a press conference today officially announcing the return of Knight Rider to network TV. The new show will debut as a two-hour movie on February 17th with a cast that includes Justin Bruening (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1472010/), Deanna Russo (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1495350/), Sydney Tamiia Poitier (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0688624/) and Bruce Davison (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001117/). Also confirmed is the return of David Hasselhoff in the role of an elder Michael Knight. Finally, the character we care about most, KITT, has been officially confirmed as a Ford GT500KR. The voice of KITT will also be none other than Will Arnett (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004715/), husband of Saturday Night Live's Amy Poehler and ex-alum of the TV show Arrested Development.

There will actually be three versions of KITT in the show: a 540-hp standard version of the character named KITT Hero, a super high-speed version that's heavily modified for combat called KITT Attack (click here (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-new-kitt-official-photos/528973/full/) to view his body changes), and a driverless version called KITT Remote. According to NBC, KITT in the modern era is a supercomputer capable of hacking anything that plugs into a wall, and thanks to progress made in the area of nanotechnology, its body can shift both its shape and color.

Follow the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/12/nbc-officially-announces-knight-rider-new-k-i-t-t-unveiled/) for the official press release from NBC, including a brief rundown of the premier's storyline.

[Source: NBC]

Gallery: The new KITT - OFFICIAL PHOTOS (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-new-kitt-official-photos/)
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[RazorDX]

The car and it's model aside, I can't say I have too much interest in this entire thing.

[Matt95GT]

A riced-out Stang is the best they could do? :no:

[Deggy Fresh]

:lol::lol::lol:
looks rediculous.

[grandamknight]

I just lost some of my faith in my childhood hero (no not hasslehoff.) KITT has been ruined. I'm sorry, but they should have made him an F-Body (camaro/TA same thing). Those people are ruining a good thing. and what did they use for the model, a hasslehoff clone?:???:

[New_RevenG]

IT NEEDS TO BE A PONTIAC! this is just bad.

[mattamd_xp]

That is just totally wrong -KITT has to be a pontiac!

[urweak]

why does it have TWO spoilers?

[TA^Guy]

I like that hood.

Now the whole shifting shape and color sounds like a bite off of the TV show "Viper". My step father's cousin was the star of that show.

[loud2kse]

they could've AT LEAST waited for the new camaro..... but c'mon... a MUSTANG??? someone dropped the ball here.

[urweak]

I like that hood.

Now the whole shifting shape and color sounds like a bite off of the TV show "Viper". My step father's cousin was the star of that show.

i dont know if i should openly admit this, but i really liked that show viper when i was younger.

[ramairgt1]

Maybe they should've had Saleen build them another camaro since they did it for the Transformers movies too...
Personally I dont see anything wrong with the mustang used for this movie. I just dont like the fact that they rice'd it out.

[Deggy Fresh]

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z6/deggyfresh/kitt_vorne_1.jpg > http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z6/deggyfresh/knightrider_attack_opta.jpg


they could of at least made KITT a pontiac....

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z6/deggyfresh/kitt2007.jpg

[Nighthawk243]

I would've rather seen a Grand Prix GXP or even a mockup G8 used for KITT.

[99GrandAMSE]

A riced-out Stang is the best they could do? :no:

Exactly ... I would imagine the pathetic choice of car is a good idea of the type of show it will represent :shake: :(

[Pontiac]

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z6/deggyfresh/kitt2007.jpg


ROFLMAO! hahahaaha