EcoJet: Definitive Edition - Jay Leno's Garage
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2012
- EcoJet: Definitive Edition. Like all great feats of the imagination, the EcoJet began life on a napkin. As an auto enthusiast, Jay Leno had always wanted to design his own turbine-engined car, and when he conceived the notion for a high-performance, yet environmentally friendly, vehicle the pen and napkin came out. Eight months later the results were premiered at the 2006 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas.
The primary goal was to design and build a car that ran on environmentally friendly, renewable bio-diesel fuel and that didn't drive like a Prius. Of course, as Jay has quipped, that makes harvest time the only time of year when there'll be plenty of fuel available, but that's beside the point.
The heart of the EcoJet is a 650-horsepower Honeywell LT-101 turbine engine, which sits inside a modified Corvette Z06 hydroformed aluminum frame with aluminum and magnesium structural and chassis components. The vehicle's shell is an advanced construction of carbon fiber over Kevlar, and the body is painted with environmentally friendly paint from Glasurit's 9 Line Waterborne Technology lines, which is designed to dramatically reduce emissions during application.
Though the car was built almost entirely at Jay's Big Dog Garage, the design and engineering was actually overseen by GM under the leadership of Ed Welburn, GM Vice President of Global Design and Frank Saucedo, head of GM's Design Studio in North Hollywood, California.
But nobody said that designing and building an environmentally friendly supercar was quick and easy. It's been three long years since the inception of the EcoJet project, and there have been many bumps along a painstaking road. It didn't take long for its monster turbine engine to burn out clutch discs, brakes, and torque converter. Jay and the Big Dog crew always knew that the EcoJet would be a long term labor of love and a work in progress. Now that the EcoJet is finally on the road and clocking speeds in excess of 150 mph, the next step will be trying to come up with a system to muffle intake noise for a whisper quiet ride.
With aeronautical and jet-age influences, the EcoJet's design conveys power, capability, and even a hint of danger, but ultimately, the project is intended to inspire would-be automotive designers by showing that with a little creativity (and more money than brains), an environmentally friendly performance car is not only possible but also breathtaking.
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"...as president of the more-money-than-brains club..."
Jay Leno, you're an awesome dude.
Jeremy Sharp At least he’s honest.
I'ld like to be in that club. Having brains sucks. You understand too much of the stupidity around you and have no money to make you forget it... :(
@@Lavoye i second that
One of the coolest things Jay Leno has ever done IMO.
I'm amazed at how compact the turbine engine is.
+Jam Dennely yes, they can be made tiny but the power output will be much lower as a result. i believe what he meant was that he was amazed how compact the engine was whilst outputting that power.
Did you hear him say it made 700 ft lbs of torque. That's a whole lot of power to weight ratio reason why they use them in aircraft
They're only $7,000,000.
yep, this car is the only modern car with turbine engine
"mom! mom! I just had jay Leno wave at me driving by in a jet car!!!!!" "ok billy, let's get you back on your meds"
No meds aloud in twilight zone baby!
"Oh sorry you have to wait to drive, Vista has to update"
Still better than Windows 10.
@@Ken19700 Anti-Stereotype scenario. I only BSoD'd once, and that was simulated for a DeviantArt picture.
Hats off to Jay Leno for building such an amazing car, also for putting his collection online and making these great vids.
Jay , your garage is incredible. Truly blessed having the means to support your passion . Steam to turbine , much respect
This channel is fantastic. Glad I found it. Jay talks a lot but his questions and commentary are really spot on.
that sound it makes when it starts up is just amazing
"Jim on his wedding night"............. freaking hilarious 🤣😂😂😂
What a fantastic concept and achievement! This really exemplifies the width and breadth of Jay's creativity, resources and his ability as a collaborator and project manager and especially his passion for the mystique of the automobile! Regardless of how anyone feels about the result (which I think is utterly amazing), if you can process all of the elements that went into this monumental effort, Jay and all of the experts he recruited to complete this work deserve the highest respect, admiration and kudos! Here the word awesome is totally justified!
2 1/2 years to build. not one wardrobe change for Jay.
+whitedevil2
He never shows us the other warehouse where he keeps his denim, but it must be massive.
uniform
Just worked with Magnus Walker. He told a great story about appearing as a guest on Jay’s show. When Jay was walking him around the “garage,” he asked Magnus if there was anything else he would like to see. And Magnus replied, “ yeah, I want to see the room where you keep all your denim shirts!”
Not true... he was wearing a suit at the beginning of the video.
@@The.Breakfast.Burrito True this, lol! 😂
Imagine just being at the store and walking out to the parking lot and hearing this start up.
+Phillip Betts That's half the fun with Turbine powered vehicles.
I'd definitely be walking over to see what's up!
This would be illegal in normal countries.
@@schlomoubermann Yeah the emissions produced by jets are way more then an 1.3L i4 turbocharged, or a 647 HP 3.5L EcoBoost V6 Twin-Turbo
@@DFX2KX what's the other half
i want one of these just so, when my neighbours annoy me, I can start it up and let it idle for 20 minutes, then shut it off and go back to sleep
Hell no. You want to add the afterburner, cause we guys love Fire!
This guy was bummed that the lake was frozen in February, so he decided to melt some snow off the driveway. ruclips.net/video/LiA1T9EsdSM/видео.html
Or just take the boat out on a nice quiet summers day... ruclips.net/video/jF68IFjjHWM/видео.html
Amplify a hoover vacuum blast it through a good sound system. Your neighbors will be looking for your jet car.
Justin Bechtel , just add a duct from the exhaust to the house and explain it was getting chilly in the house.
Mr. Leno, you are such a kind, insanely funny, car lovin’ fool! We live our lives thru you..
Not to say a jet car has never been done before, but on biodiesel! That's badass!! Takes someone like him to push technology further when the auto companies won't...
it looks like three or four designers had each peice to do. Front is cadillac, front/side window/roof looks like Koenigsegg, rear looks like.. hmm.. '71 Buick riviera boat tail?
bobwatters
Audi R8
The more videos I see, the more impressed I am by Leno. He has more money than he can count, is a total car enthusiast. You would expect someone like that to be so ruthless and not give a sh** about the environment. But here he is, praying his Baker electric, featuring the early Elon Musk, building an eco-jet-car... Sure hope we get to see more of these types of vehicles from you !!! ☺️ thanks for a great show!
Jay Leno knows his cars very car savvy i love Jay Lenos Garage
Humanity undervalues the technological advancements that the zip tie has facilitated. Truly remarkable.
Wow! Great car. Thanks Jay and company for doing what you do and providing it for all to share.
It's been 4 years Jay, we need an update.
6 years now lol
9 and counting.
It's been 9 years now guys we still waiting 😂😂😂😂
ONE THOUSAND
@@stevorobo692 what universe do you live in? It's been 7 years
man to me that car is just gorgeous...can't stop looking at it...
"President of the More Money Than Brains Club" - Jay is a riot! Wish I could join the Club - but thanks for letting us watch.
I really hope Jay one day makes a car that he genuinely enjoys, the guy definitely deserves it.
Eco jet may have seemed like a good idea back in 2012, but I think they were looking in the wrong direction,
in terms of trying to create something of the future.
This thing is like the floppy disk of super cars.
I would love to see more cars like this on the road!!!! I would love to work on an amazing machine like this too
We need a 2023 proper Jay Lenos garage on this bad boy
That's really a WONDERFUL TOY for TURBINE- Lovers .... and it's PURE technology for BIG KIDS ... congratulations to JAY !
I'd really like to see a turbine-powered hybrid car using 4 high output electric motors and a 25KWh battery pack mediating power delivery. That way the turbine can run at optimum efficiency, and you get the instant power delivery of the electric motors. Jaguar did something similar with the CX-100, but it never went anywhere.
The cars hp output is a little overkill too. You have to much power and need to slow down the turbine some how so it don't burn out clutches or plates in the transmission.
I don't see why they didn't use a CVT or hydrolic pump and motors to drive the car, heavy machinery use setups like that and they run at full rpm all day.
I was thinking that too. Have the turbine run a generator while the wheels have in wheel / hub motors. One would have the turbine at constant speed and have instant torque to the wheels. I think there are some current sports cars that have (or similar to) that arrangement.
"microsoft guys" pushing vista :))))))))
it was probably the latest OS when that clip was filmed
NO. they instaled because they where payd more for it:)
ShazamMafia I mean it was ~2007 or 2008 when that was filmed
ShazamMafia well, inside driving down the street and you get the "Blue Screen Of Death". Lol. Personally I'd go with Windows 95. It was the most stable Windows software that's out there. Hahahaa.
well , Chinese HMI units could work as well
Jay is one of the great creatures of habit of our time.
So awesome someone like this exists and will spend all that money just to make something cool
Amazing car! ahead of it's time and really well done.
Well, considering he got the idea from the one Chrysler built in 53... I wouldn't say it's ahead of it's time.
when r we gonna see an update?? it's been a while
yeah I want to see that dead quiet exhaust :-)
prob never
yes they are working with boes audio..
Buickgnx007 prob ended in embarrassment so never
@@kaladore1982 really?
"more money than brains club" Yep, but thank God there are still guys like Jay!!!!
This is a car that Bruce Wayne should drive when he goes into town. Fantastic looking car Jay!
What you got under the hood? A jet
yeah
+Howard gallo 24
darude sandstorm
that'll pull a premium one week before race wars
wow great car the design is just perfect
Humans eventually will reach a breaking point, and cars like this will be the way forward. I applaud the design team!
I have always been good at building things and mechanical work, but I have to go to the back of the bus compared to what you have achieved. It looks great and is most definitely unique. An outstanding achievement and can only guess what it's like to drive. Fantastic job Mr. Leno and yes I know you had some help but without you, it would not have been done. So congradulations on a wonderful build.
It looks like a Cadillac with an unhealthy addiction to plastic surgery.
right, at first glance i thought it was a futuristic cadilac
It looks a like the Cadillac Cien mixed with a Lotus LMP P1/01
It is completely designed from scratch as a turbine/rocket engine car and it will burn any fuel. They only need to refine it to make it for commercial production, and they can market it as a luxury car that is also eco friendly.
@@72Yonatan what
Jay do a video update of the EcoJet Car.
Having a car designed and built just for you……the ultimate!
Jay this proves you are the Keeper of dreams. Many of the cars you love were born of dreams and not demand. Even the keeping of some of the dreams you carry you have created a Dream made of desire not demand. I hope to see much more. Thanks a bunch.
*easing into car*
"Hopefully you'll have a date with a skirt"
It looks like a Cadillac raped a Koenigsegg...
Stiglitz Lau That is exactly what I thought XD
+Robert Jones the Cadillac said "I'm just gonna put this in here"
Good one..
Got me laughing big time !!
+Stiglitz Lau it's not rape if it's consensual.
+Stiglitz Lau I love the Cadillac inspired looks of it.
Jay. I respect the way you give credit to, the people', that work with you.
He owns as jet car....Jay, you are my hero
That´s one of those things that are possible only in US, where people are open to new and sometimes weard business.
No. Not because people are open to new and sometimes weird business. It's because Americans think, dream and dare to do things that are nothing short of EPIC.
Well yeah... That´s another way to say"new and sometimes weard", right?
Jay, You should run the exhaust through heat exchange generator, like the 63 chrysler turbine.
Jay seems like such an awesome guy to work for/with what with all these crazy projects going on!
The whole design of the jet car is flawless,i love the color and the wheels.
A turban is a hat! Turbine! It's turbine!!
Well, the turbine is on top of the transmission like a hat, so it's a turbine turban. lol
frankienphil9261978 LOL
someday you'll learn that people sometimes pronounce things differently from yourself
mike spence whoa whoa whoa are you telling me the Vice President elect is commenting on MY post and encouraging me to show patience and understanding for human differences? I applaud you, sir
The fake internet name I've used for about 15 years ended up being similar to the future VP....what are the odds?
We all can see here that he is really passionate about the idea o jet engines . And obviously it was all started in 1962 with the Chrysler Turbine Car .
Beautiful eye catching design, woefully impractical.
This project is so hilariously impractical and awesome!
scratching my head how he gets this thing registered and insured..... meanwhile i'm sitting here cant even get my drift car on the road
Two things. Money and connections
+Matt Pappa You're not Jay Leno.
+Matt Pappa GM backed the project so they definitely pulled some strings. And at 3:57 he says it's not a modified frame but it's "based" on a C6 Vette so who knows maybe it's registered as a Vette.
+Matt Pappa Anyone can get manufacturer plates, just a little more paperwork.
+Matt Pappa It can't be driven regularly, there is a strict sound compliance this car doesn't even come close to passing, under 109 decibles.
Quite awesome! this car would look right at home on one ot the Batman Cartoon shows, Bruce Wayne's daily exotic driver. Well done.
You'll need a large trunk for a muffler! Like the Chrysler turbine car has ! One of the only ways your going to quit that baby down! WOOW REAL COOL! J, Another national treasure!
This car will be history because its the last jet car ever and a beautiful one as well!!!
if this video i was about to say if this video wasn't filmed 2006 i'd be suprised and then i just now read the description it was filmed before 2006?
Why can't the turbine generate electricity so it can run at a set rpm to produce a set range of voltage without ever needing to touch a torque converter or clutch or axles. Then you won't need such hefty brakes since there is a physical disconnect between electric hub motors in the wheels and the engine itself.
I really thought i was the only one thinking that
yes yuo're absolutely right, there're jet microturbines from Capsone, Bladon Jets, and maybe others. And they already made such cars! look for Jaguar c-x75 and CMT-380
Lickmybarrel
I second that. I've wondered about this type of power ever since my air force firefighter days and had to learn about the emergency shutdown procedures on an F-16. If the engine flames out, they have an emergency power unit which is a very small turbine engine that produces a butt-load of electricity to control the servos, lights, gauges, tail hook, brakes, etc. Why not a small turbine running on peanut oil to direct drive at all four wheels?
theedrstrangelove
you mean an APU or something?
YES, IT'S AN APU, BUT THEY CALL IT THE EPU.
A cross between a Cadillac version of a Corvette and a Corvette with a jet engine propel J Leno’s car of the future
That totally has Ed Welburns thumb print on that design!! Outstanding!!!!
2 Questions, one, if it idles at 60 miles an hour, are you constantly riding the breaks in town? and two, Did you intend for it to look like a Cadillac Concept Car? 'Cuz it kinda does, a lot.
well it was made with the help of Gm, Gm owns Cadillac so it was probably the Cadillac design team that was helping.
He explains that it was a GM design team. If you know anything about the car industry, you would know GM is the parent company to Cadillac. Maybe I just know that because I’m from Michigan...
Looks like a Cadillac cien
Really awesome man!! It looks very modern and its eco, perfect!
Jay in a suit is definitely not an everyday sight
I wonder when the last time he drove it was? Seems like it's destined to be a garage queen with all its quirks. But god it's a gorgeous car inside and out 👍
That’s exactly what I was thinking. It’s such a cool car but it’s probably not driven much less alone pushed to its limits.
He can't drive it, the Windows Vista computer doesn't work :D
Paint it black, sell it to Batma -me, sell it to me. *I am the dark knight*
WHERE IS IT?!
NOSfusion
RACHEL!!!!
+linux750 WHERES THE TRIGGER!!! WHERES THE TRIGGER!!!
+NOSfusion The original TV Batmobile was allegedly jet powered, as was some of the others...powered by exhaust
+NOSfusion Good call. Paint it black and put a bat mobile sign on it.
so cool to see a car that Jay had sooo much input on
I cant believe I missed this video. This deserves a lot more views, its such a cool concept - its not commercially viable and its not meant to be but its such a great project. Its very much in line with some of Jay's other videos where he talks about Falcon F7 or Pagani - "one man's vision"
Jay doesnt faff about, he is a true petrolhead, and as he rightly said - more money than brains, I would probably have done something even more hectic than this
Thank you for sharing this Mr Leno
They should have had the turbine drive a hydraulic pump; it would allow you to keep the engine under load while disengaging the power too the transmission.
Well, despite all the critics out there I like the idea & design. Yes, the front looks like a Cadi so what? Cadi's are a sharp looking car. I would really like to see how a car like this drives on the Autobahn. No idea what top speed would be but, you would probably have a hard time keeping it on the road or ground at over 300+ mph. Thank Jay for showing us all your amazing toys & ideas. Wish I could get a peek in the garage. It's just like a candy shop.
jdmdealers I'm sure this one is too loud to be road legal in Germany.
+tornoutlaw I guess you have never been stopped on the side of the Autobahn when a car goes by at 180mph?
Well, the loudness of a driving car is caused by several things: drag, friction of the tyres, engine- and exhaustsounds. A car passing you at the Autobahn is very loud, because of high drag, friction and enginerevs. but the same car must not excell certain noise limits at a velocity of say 32mph. The turbine of Jay's car is already very loud at low speeds, which violates the noiselimits any car has to meet to be road legal.
tornoutlaw- Ok, I have walked by Lambo's so loud they made my ears ring. Jay's jet engine car is California legal to drive. Given that CA is more restrictive than other US states that says something. CHP officers were looking the car when Jay parked it and did not complain or write him a ticket for noise. So, this car appears not to be unbearable to be near.
jdmdealers California does in fact have certain exemptions for experimental, special construction vehicles, alternative fueled vehicles and vehicle that do not use internal combustion engines...
Since Jay constructed a 100% from new car, it could apply for one or more of these exemptions... and operate at a much higher decibel output than would be legal for a new car sold to the public in California...
Case in point, last year I completed a vehicle under California's "Special Construction" permits, It is registered as a brand new 2014 car... but because of the specific combination of components used in its construction... it is exempt from all smog equipment or testing, noise control limits, bumper requirements, airbags, and certain lighting equipment.
Worked next to the Brembo factory in Monterey many times. Awesome looking facility.
it is funny to watch random people arguing about windos Vista on a RUclips video where Jay Leno is building a freaking JET CAR!!!.... what are you people doing with your lives???? Jay Leno´s garage is like the ultimate of "ultimicity" it is THE REASON why you clicked on this video!!!
No poor bikers were vaporized by exhaust gases in the making of this video.
Jay congratulations on your 4th term as the President of The More Money Than Brains Club. I'm glad that your Election went off with out a hitch.
Ah are you all tuckered out and a little grumpy because you don't have a toy like Jay. Poor little guy
I know this post is 5 years later but THANK YOU! I have always loved your shows and now Your Garage, sad to say I have the same sick sense of humor. O BTW Jay, don't worry about those lines on the road, nobody else in Cali does either. LMAO!!
COOL EcoJet: Definitive Edition - Jay Leno's Garage
Looks like a copy of a Cadillac cien at the front
+D Maych Wat?? you think the cien isnt rare!
the same guys that worked on that worked on this
Explains it all ,thanks.
yeah, it does
and it will never hit the road, just like the Cien
But does it do burnouts?
It does mono's and kickflips
Love the attention to detail on the headlight switch
That is just unreal, hopefully it might just change the whole automotive world someday. Jay you are just a genius!
lol why? It's horribly inefficient
sounds like a vacuum cleaner
More like one hundred vacuum cleaners.
Yeah, so do all jets.
So ya, not sure how he is gonna get to be quiet, at least on the outside.
what kind of 1980's vacuum are you using, definitely not a dyson
Because Jets and vacuums are kinda....similar...yknow?
Hey Jay, give us an update on the Ecojet. It's January 2014 now, would love to see what's new.
Actually it's November of 2017
Anthony DeLuca Actually it’s July of 2018
Nope February 2021
CTS jet engine car. Lol.. I love to see project like this. Thank you for sharing Jay!
I recall the Chrysler Turbine car, an example of which Jay also owns, used a HUGE air filter in the front behind the grille, which served to help muffle the enormous amount of intake noise. On Jay's EcoJet they were using just the engine maker's filter element, which went around the engine and likely had much less muffling effect on the incoming air.
Any updates on this beast?
they are adding thrust reversers I guess. Brakes no good.
Question: how do you keep the torque converter cool when idling?
Why would T.C get hot??? Whats your thinking.
martyisabeliever Because the engine still produces a great deal of power when it's "idling", and when you hold hold the car stationary with the brakes, all that power has to go somewhere. So it can only get wasted as heat in the the torque converter, a bit like riding the clutch with the handbrake on.
So the fluid used in the turbine of the T.C./ and within the transmission is pumped through the trans then out to an external fluid to air cooler.
ManWithBeard1990 After the gear reduction from the turbine to torque converter.. Can you imagine the torque multiplier. 48k RPM and 750HP down to i think they said 6k... So at full tilt that Automatic transmission/Torque converter must deal with something to the range of 6000HP... OVERKILL is a understatement....Anyone else wanna see Dyno numbers from this?
John Simpkins Big coolerz... "Thing do not overheat, they are undercooled" Smokey Yunik
This one of the best videos in the JLG series. WOW! Jay builds his own jet car! Must be nice.
50 years later a new jet car is very noisy. The Chrysler Turbine is in the lead so farStay tuned for more fun ....I am just stunned that Jay orchestrates such amazing projects. Good job ...I liked when Jay says " The President that has more money than brains" Its cool when he laughs about himself ...Jay is a very cool guy Cheers AlbertaDave
Why not run a wet clutch (oil bathed, like a motorcycle) to a CVT transmission? Use drivetrain oil coolers to preheat the fuel/air mix for the turbine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce ignition temperatures. A KERS (kinetic energy recovery system) flywheel as a brake assist connected to a front differential separate from the rear drivetrain could be used for AWD assist to remove the vagueness from a less direct drivetrain. Probably more rapidly spinning metal than you'd want around you.... but this car is an engineers dream.
This car was started way before those were popular enough to build in high-power applications.
cvt doesn't work well in high powered aplications plus when that belt fails oooh boy!
Jay may have the tools but that's kind too ambious, don't you think? What I mean is that Jay may have only been getting fun and not trying to actually build a true car with a jet engine.
Runs windows Vista? R. I. P Jay
You knkw Hatala, out of context, I thought you still couldnt spell my name after 5 years X(
***** He's a friend of mine, don't worry.
He's not dead yet.
charlesvan13 I think the point he is trying to make is that Vista sucks and crashes more so than the other Microsoft OS. So if the car runs via Vista, the car will crash sooner than later, ending in death for the driver.
*****
Windows 7 ultimate is the best version of windows to date. Very stable and crash-free.
What is everybody's problem? This is an achievement by any standards and it is superb.
Jay!,you are a lucky guy to have the only jet car in the world.
looks a bit like a cadilac
Cadillac Ciel eco friendly version. Don't look comparable to a corvette
the cars badge looks like Acura
yes it does!
I thought that it looked like the Cadillac cien concept from a few years ago
very much!
You were concerned about this car not creating all types of pollution, but you couldnt keep it from creating noise pollution.
+Ricovali Rock & Roll ain't no noise pollution. But then again, it isn't WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSHHHHHHHH either...
Leave it to Jay! : ) So glad a great car guy got the Tonight Show (and the kaesh).
wow poss my favourite episode so far. I really hope when I come to san Diego next year I could pop buy and catch a peek at the collection. Jay your not just and fantastic car collector who drives his collection but now a car designer and builder too :-)