When we heard a few months ago that they were going to recreate the old series Knight Rider the first though that popped into our heads was, “who will be KITT?” K.I.T.T. was the all powerful, all knowing, supercar and the hero of the show (or maybe that was David Hasselhoff).
The rumor that K.I.T.T. will be played by a Mustang in the upcoming Knight Rider TV series appears to be true. The car you see above is actually wearing the body kit of a Shelby GT500KR, which isn’t easy to come by for weekend projects. Nope, if we take the picture at face value, then the only conclusion possible is that K.I.T.T. will be played by a 550-horsepower Shelby GT500KR in black with silver racing stripes.
K.I.T.T.’s trademark running red light bar has been relocated up and into two nostrils that sit atop the GT500KR’s hood. It’s a natural fit, though we have to question the silver stripes that, while a trademark of the GT500KR, are totally harshing on K.I.T.T.’s blacked-out super stealth persona.
General Motors is probably a bit bummed that one of its cars wasn’t tapped to play the part. But unless show creators agreed to a four-door K.I.T.T. and used the Pontiac G8, the car was definitely not going to be a Pontiac. And GM is no stranger to stealing acting roles away from other automakers.
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