Knight Rider 2007 Update

In this posting, I ponied up what info I had on the new Knight Rider. It turns out a source on car-obsession site Jalopnik actually has pictures of the new KITT.

Here we go. I Shelby Mustang, as predicted, with the infamous red 'visor' flashing on the bonnet.

The accompanying Press Release revealed this information:

"The three cars to be employed in the series include the KITT Hero -- a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR that is playing the part of the everyday Hero car with 540 horsepower; the KITT Attack -- a super high-speed version of the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR Hero car that transforms into Attack mode with the help of air-ride technology and specialized body parts -- and a KITT Remote, which is a driverless Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR version of the Hero vehicle."

David Hasslehoff will be back as Michael Knight, but the star of the show will be young Justin Bruening, best known a soap-smudge on All My Children.

Although as it was back on The Hoff's day, when it comes to Knight Rider, the car's definitely the star. I'm still disappointed by the choice of auto, but let's wait and see what producers Dave Bartis ("Heist," "The O.C.") and Doug Liman ("Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "The Bourne Identity") can make with their rather bland ingredients.