As moviegoers prepare to assault their eyeballs with more than two hours of brightly colored Speed Racer action this weekend, we've been sitting around the office arguing about whether the Mach 5 is even in the same league as the Hoff's legendary 1982 talking Trans Am. Here's the unbelievably nerdy and mostly unnecessary breakdown.


Jumping Ability
While the Mach 5 has some pretty handy jump jacks to help it get airborne, KITT's turbo boost is far superior. Instead of pneumatic stilts, it relies on rear-mounted rockets, which produce way more power, and are therefore way more kick-ass. Plus, the fact that the rocket boost looked exactly the same in every episode leads us to believe that it's more consistent. Or that it was way cheaper to shoot it once and just keep reusing it. We're going to stick with the consistency thing, though.
Advantage: KITT