ELITE 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am K.I.T.T. Kitt Knight Rider 1/18 by Hotwheels X5469

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Product Feature

• 1/18 Diecast Knight Rider
• Opening Doors, Opening Hood, Opening Trunk (Action button on undercarriage of model)
• Headlight, eject out & fold forward front seat, removable t-top, folding rear seat, revolving rear license plate.

Product Description

Straight from Hotwheels 'Elite Cult Classic' series comes this highly detailed diecast model. The accurate 1/18 scale replica comes in a window box packaging.

ELITE 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am K.I.T.T. Kitt Knight Rider 1/18 by Hotwheels X5469 Review

It has been 9 years since ERTL released their rendition of KITT in 1/18 scale, at the time, it was the first time it was ever made in that scale. It was good for its time, but after 9 years, a better model of KITT needed to be made..

Along came Hot Wheels, 9 years after ERTL's 1/18 KITT. The Hot Wheels KITT is a vast improvement over the one from ERTL. My thoughts on the model....

This KITT is my second HW Elite model with the Ecto-1 being my first one which I treasure a lot. This model of KITT is such a great looking model of the famous talking car. Smooth lines and finish, love the engine details and the undercarriage. As with any model, its not without its flaws though. Problem with mine is that the rear seat can't incline all the way so it can't really lean back against the back of the interior. No matter how hard I push it against the back of the interior, the seat keeps staying in an almost 90 degree position. Not really sure what is causing this and I don't want to open my model apart to find out. Not really noticeable anyways. And as mentioned earlier, the right t-top cover on mine won't sit nicely in place, not a problem with the drivers side t-top though. But I've noticed many have faced problems with the t-tops, but it no doubt works better than the ERTL model. The ejector seat as expected is really sensitive, especially the drivers seat. Its a similar problem I faced with my ERTL 1/18 ejector seat which I eventually removed the spring on that one and glued the seat down. Its as though Hot Wheels used the same system for the ejector. For now, the driver seat is locked in place, but I won't be gluing it down just yet since it isn't causing so much of a problem like the ERTL one did which kept popping up for no apparent reason. So I feel the ejector seat is really not necessary.

So anyway, the tires don't look that bad in person actually. Its in my Detolf display now, and when I look at it, I hardly notice the off looking tires. The rims are nicely sized though and definitely to scale. The revolving license plate is a nice feature which is somewhat similar to the one Diamond Select Toys did for their 1/15 KITT revolving license plate feature, although the one on the HW model is somewhat difficult to rotate the license plate and feels quite fragile. I had to use a cotton bud to push the bottom part of the plate so I can turn it over to the alternate "KNI 667" plate. This was a nice feature which I really liked on both the DST and HW KITT, but I don't think I will play with it around too much on this version of KITT at least. It will just stay at KNIGHT for now. The pop-up headlights is also a nice feature which I think can be improved perhaps on their future models. When I push the button, the lights doesn't fully come up and I had to use my fingers to pull it up higher. Press both lights down till you hear a click and it will flush neatly into the car, resetting the button to pop up the lights again later. The red scanner is a very nice effect this time around. The best scanner I've seen so far since the Aoshima 1/24 models. Pressing the button once will let the scanner run for about 20 secs before it turns off on its own. Or while the scanner is moving, pressing the button will have a nice shut down effect of the scanner, a very nice touch. But I wish it had a separate button so the scanner can be on continuously just like the ERTL KITT. Oh well, can't have it all....

Overall, I'm very impressed with the model, and yes, I feel it was worth the wait. Hot Wheels spared no expense which is evident. Hot Wheels continues to impress with their Elite series of vehicles. A must have for any Knight Rider fan!

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