Kitt Lift

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Kitt Lift
Kitt Lift
Vehicle type	2007-2014 GMC Sierra 2500HD Crew Cab (film) 2004-2008 Ford F-150 Regular Cab (artwork)
Color	Navy blue
Occupation	Monster truck
First appearance	Planes: Fire & Rescue
Latest appearance	Planes: Fire & Rescue
Character information
Gender	Male
Home	Piston Peak National Park
Nationality	American
License plate	File:Unknown (barely readable but visible)
Technical details
Chassis	Body-on-frame full-size truck platform
Engine type	V8

Kitt Lift is a monster truck that appears in Planes: Fire & Rescue. He is a background character in the film.

History

Planes: Fire & Rescue

In Planes: Fire & Rescue, Kitt is seen attending the Honkers bar. At one point, an unnamed pitty accidentally shoots a dart at Kitt's rear right tire, deflating it as he growls in anger. He also reappears when Dusty Crophopper becomes a firefighter near the ending before he hits the festival.

Physical description

Although his model's name is officially unknown, Kitt Lift is a large heavy-duty styled monster truck, resembling a 2007-2014 GMC Sierra 2500HD Crew Cab (in film; on his artwork however, it resembles more of the 2004-2008 eleventh generation Ford F-150 Regular Cab) with a modified same generation Chevrolet Silverado's front grille design, missing the signature horizontal bar (also in film; while on his artwork, it resembles more of Ray Reverham's almost identical grille design similarly, despite him not appearing until Cars 3). He is painted in a dark shade of blue and his eyes are brown.

He has black plastic tow mirrors (resembling the GM "elephant-ear style" from 2006), black plastic aftermarket fender flares with bolts, black plastic bumpers with gray in the center (although the bolts are gray are absent on artwork), and gray 6-spoke 6-lug rims. He also has a roll bar including four circular lights. He has Lightyear All-Weather tires.

Bio

• Kitt has larger tires, axles, and suspension than most trucks. He also has a bigger engine. Whether Kitt is mud-bogging, off-roading, flying off jumps, or spinning on freestyle courses, he is doing it big. Kitt enjoys riding over giant rocks, trees, and anything else in his way.

Gallery

Accident at Honkers

Rear view with barely readable license plate

Only other rear view and only left side view.

Kitt Lift's only happy appearance.

Kitt Lift's side mirror, resembling the GM "elephant-ear" style from 2006.

Trivia

• Kitt's model in the film is possibly supposed to be a heavily-modified, 4-door crew-cab, and as well as slightly altered version of the single cab trucks from previous Cars-based media, albeit with a more GM-inspired front end.
• Because of the lack of decals, it is currently unknown what real-life monster truck could he be based on.
  • Though the dark blue shade, big tires and toughness suggest that he must've been inspired by the "Super Diesel 4x4" from the original Hill Climb Racing game, despite the latter being a diesel (as its name implies), and based on the fourth generation 2010-2018 Ram 2500 Cummins.
  • It is also unknown why is his artwork a different model than in the film. It seems to loosely resemble a foreshadow of Ray Reverham, except with a short extra extended cab-style rear window, a noticeable nod to the 2004-2008 eleventh generation Ford F-150 Regular Cab. It is possible that they had "Mandela Effects" on trying to render it.
• Despite being completely different vibes and although Kitt came first, he actually kind of does parallel Andrew Vrooman from Cars 3, as both are one of the rarest characters and only one model of them are seen in the universe (though the former is technically a generic unknown vehicle model, whereas the latter is a 1970 El Camino SS). But unlike Kitt, Andrew was not seen again near the ending, outdoors, or got a flat tire. Both are pickup trucks as well (if you can even call an El Camino that). Also, Kitt was seen at the near beginning, while Andrew mid-film.
  • Coincidentally, both even joined a bar and got very little screen time.
• It is likely possible that his rear right tire either got inflated at some point by pitties or they installed a new one on (though this is only fan theory and off-screen). Also, the rear right was not shown fully.
• His name is a reference to "lift kit" itself (but reverse, and an extra "t" in "kit"), an accessory that trucks and SUVs are used for making a higher ride height and bigger tires.
• Despite resembling an HD truck, he somehow has a shorter bed (like 5 ft.), 6-lug wheels instead of their usual 8-lug (though many monster trucks in real-life actually have 10-lug). This actually was a thing on the GMT400 Chevrolet/GMC C2500 (the latter Sierra) trucks. Though since Kitt looks street-legal-ready, it is possible that he is more of a lifted truck than a true monster truck, and must have secretly started life as a half-ton before actually pretending to be an HD.
  • In addition, the bed doesn't even match up to the body lines of the cabin (in film), similar to the Studebaker Champ (a real-life truck model produced from 1960-1964, despite being much older compared to Kitt). This is because the latter used Dodge beds (only on Spaceside models); however, Kitt's bed is rather perfectly aligned in the artwork.
    • Also, the bed has no reflection either.
• The black side trim moldings, his fender flares' bolts, and the grey middle part of his front bumper are the only visual parts that are absent on his artwork.