Press
Release
Friday September 4, 2009
80s SUPERCAR TAKES POLL POSITION
Knight Rider’s KITT unveiled as
As the
government announces another hike on petrol prices it
seems nothing can dampen our love affair with the great motorcar.
Iconic cars that have captured the nation’s hearts have today been
revealed with 24% of Brits voting 80s TV icon KITT
their favourite car of all time. In
the poll by the
award-winning motoring website MSN
Cars (cars.uk.msn.com), Only Fools and Horses fans secured second place for
the memorable Reliant Robin with 20% of the vote.
The 1982 black Pontiac Firebird Trans AM, was the ultimate supercar of cult 1980s TV series Knight Rider. Pimped out with variable attack modes and able to negotiate tough terrain on both land and water, KITT was instrumental in Michael Knight’s quest for good over evil.
KITT beat off stiff competition from Del Boy’s loveable yet unreliable battered three-wheeler, Starsky and Hutch’s Ford Torino (taking 14% of the vote), the time travelling DeLorean (16%), the Bat Mobile (14%), Herbie (8%) and the all-flying, all-swimming Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (4%).
Tom Evans from MSN Cars commented; “KITT enables you to play the hero - with his loyal personality and often sensible advice, he’s above and beyond just a cool car, he’s a modern man’s best friend”.
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1 |
KITT Car (Knight Rider) |
24% |
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2 |
Del Boy’s Reliant Robin |
20% |
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3 |
DeLorean (Back to the Future) |
16% |
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4 |
Starsky and Hutch’s Ford Torino |
14% |
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5 |
Bat |
14% |
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6 |
Herbie |
8% |
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7 |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
4% |
7039 people surveyed
The findings were
from MSN Cars, the website that
enables users to conduct searches on expert car reviews and road tests, motoring
news and comment, and new and used car guides.
If you’re looking
to buy a second hand car and just don’t know where to start why not try the new
MSN Cars search tool on Cars.uk.msn.com All you’ll need to enter is your budget to
get searching through thousands of cars.
Five things you might not know about KITT:
· KITT stands for Knight Industries Two Thousand
· KITT is an artificial intelligence electronic computer installed in a highly advanced robot in the form of a car
· In Knight Rider, KITT could reach speeds of up to 300mph and soar 50 feet in the air
· KITT’s main attributes include Turbo Boost – ideal for jumping over obstacles; Auto Cruise – allowing KITT to drive himself using an advanced Auto Collision Avoidance system; and a front-mounted scan bar (Anamorphic Equalizer) allowing KITT to ‘see’ in all visual wavelengths, including X-Ray and infra-red
· KITT’s primary spoken language is English, although by accessing the language module, he can speak fluently in Spanish and French
-ENDS-
For
further info please contact
andrea@3monkeys.co.uk /
katie.blanch@3-monkeys.co.uk
Tel (020) 7009 3150 / (020) 7009 3145
Notes to Editors:
About the Research
(7039)
people were surveyed in an online poll at MSN Cars - http://www.msn.co.uk/cars
Please ensure you attribute all results and
findings of this survey to MSN Cars when used.
About MSN Cars
MSN Cars is one of the most popular motoring websites in the
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