Comments on: Turbo Boosted Super Pursuit Edition

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:12:28 +0000

That’s interesting. The world would be a better place if 6% of all cars were mustangs (and maybe another 6% camaros, another 6% corvettes… etc).
Around here, it seems to me that 80% of cars are boring Toyotas.

Since I posted above, I’ve watched 2 more Knight Rider episodes I recorded, and I can confirm they’re still pretty bad. Just about watchable.. just because I want to know what happens, but I’m guessing the show will be cancelled.

By: Kris Hoet

Kris Hoet — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:49:23 +0000

Thanks for stopping by Dan – I still haven’t seen an episode yet, but the comments don’t make me feel like I miss anything. Indeed the TURBO-BOOST wasn’t needed back then, why would it now? I do like the old vs. new KITT episode idea though :)

And yeah how much I’m all for making cars greener and all but a country full of Priuses doesn’t look exiting to me either. Did you know by the way that in 1966 of all cars sold in the 6% were Mustangs? Found that in an article the other day, new blogpost with some odd facts coming up soon.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:27:01 +0000

Just one other point – the unfortunate thing about this new Knight Rider show, is it seems like it’s marketed directly at 10-16 year olds…

Obviously ford’s reason for being involved is to promote their mustang and make people want one.

Unfortunately, with the way the US is panicking about gas prices (I’m from the UK, but live in the US.. so I know what REAL high gas prices are), the mustang probably won’t even exist as we know it now, by the time these kids are able to purchase one.

It’ll either be turned in to some horrible hybrid or electric car, with an automatic transmission only. OR if they manage to keep the large gas engines, it’ll be priced out of the market, due to the cost of manufacturing a car like that, when so few people will buy it due to gas prices, and due to the fines/taxes the government will end up imposing on cars like this.

I’m worried the US car ‘landscape’ is going to end up like the UK’s has been for years… a country full of boring little underpowered hatchbacks, with powerful cars reserved only for the rich.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:21:08 +0000

The new Knight Rider show is pretty bad. The original was cheesy, which made it good.. but this one is just poorly written.
I still watch it, because I like seing a black mustang that looks similar to my ’08 GT, being star of a show… but sometimes it’s painful to watch.

I’d rather watch the original really. I think it’d be cool if at some point, they have the new KITT meet the old Trans Am KITT… and maybe work together on a mission or something.

Right now however, the stories seem to be more focused on people taking their clothes off (for ratings), than actual storylines.

And to Carnut1 – of course that stuff is all plastic addons – I highly doubt that ford spent the time to totally re-engineer the mustang with real brake vents, other air intakes, re-routed exhaust etc. just for a TV show, where everything is fake anyway. This car doesn’t REALLY have turbo-boost, to make it jump over obstacles… and it never will. Therefore, plastic parts work just fine for the effect.

This “attack mode” does look stupid though… the old trans am got by fine without having to morph into different shapes… this new show relies on (obviously low-cost) computer animation way too much.

By: carnut1.blogspot.com

carnut1.blogspot.com — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:57:16 +0000

I can bet that half the stuff on that car is unoperational and plastic, A.K.A. fake. This happens a lot with mustangs, at least in the U.S. Fake bits and plastic chrome, unoperational side vents(that was actually stock from the factory), and just plain ugly, pointless add-ons. It’s just stupid- and ugly.

P.S. You might like my blog, carnut1.blogspot.com

By: Fox Mustang Guy

Fox Mustang Guy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:00:33 +0000

This car is ridiculous looking. I do like intake coming out of the hood, it looks mean. Other than that most of the stuff just looks wrong. The wheels bother me the most they look completely different and the rims are ugly.