VIDEO: Jay Leno takes EcoJet out for a spin
Jay Leno's EcoJet - Click above to watch the video
Now that Jay Leno's retired from his duties hosting The Tonight Show, he may find himself with a bit more time on his hands to devote to his many automotive passions. Jay occasionally leans towards the green end of the interesting vehicle spectrum, and that tradition looks secure as the comedian has recently been spotted out and about in his home state of California in the EcoJet concept.
It's been a few years since we last heard about the prototype car, which uses a biodiesel-powered Honeywell turbine engine mated to a rear-mounted transaxle and chassis bits from a Corvette Z06, but it's now apparently fully operational. As you can clearly see in the video pasted after the break, the carbon fiber and kevlar-bodied EcoJet sounds like God's Own Hair Dryer and draws quite a crowd when Leno randomly shows up with it it at a local car shows.
Gallery: Jay Leno's EcoJet
[Source: YouTube via Straightline]
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Motor_Yakuza 3:33PM (6/02/2009)
I want to drive it, damn you Leno.
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john 7:51PM (6/02/2009)
fit this engine in a reventon?
james 1:18AM (6/03/2009)
errr, worst park ever?
Yaroukh 3:38PM (6/02/2009)
seems like Leno designed it too
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izorro 3:41PM (6/02/2009)
haha that was a little funny...
John P. 3:44PM (6/02/2009)
Some say a dog often looks like it's owner,...
It is a cool car though that's for sure.
mk3 3:40PM (6/02/2009)
He has many cars, but not so many clothes :)
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Cameron 4:37PM (6/02/2009)
Someone else who noticed if he isn't in a suit on the Tonight Show he's wearing that same damn outfit!
meshies 4:58PM (6/02/2009)
Oh just watch some of Jay Lenos Garage. Same Jean shirt and pants and black shoes, EVERYTIME. Even candids i see of him he is in the same outfit. Its hilarious actually.
Ron Peters 5:49PM (6/02/2009)
He's the Steve Irwin of cars. Crikey!
David Z. 6:25PM (6/02/2009)
No, he's the Steve Jobs of cars.
Joe 8:06PM (6/02/2009)
I went to a taping of his show once. Before the show he came out to say hello to the crowd. Denim on Denim.
skicat 3:45PM (6/02/2009)
Ah, everything old is new again. In the early 60s, a guy in my hometown was asked to demo one of the Chrysler turbine prototypes for a few weeks. Kind of a pre-internet fiestamovement.
http://www.allpar.com/mopar/turbine-photos.html
Now, can somebody explain why the EcoJet is "eco?"
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PJ 4:14PM (6/02/2009)
The old Chrysler turbine cars got ~14 MPG, which wasn't horrible for the day, but I'm pretty sure this car's "Eco" angle begins and ends with its high-profile promotion of biodiesel.
The great irony there is that turbine engines will run on just about anything flammable (with proper air/fuel adjustments). The Chrysler turbine cars would run on gasoline, diesel, vegetable oil, kerosene, JP-4 jet fuel, Chanel No. 5... the then-president of Mexico even ran one on tequila!
Alex 3:46PM (6/02/2009)
geez Jay, if you screw like you park, you'll never get it in.
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LMBVette 4:05PM (6/02/2009)
I didn't see any mirrors on that thing...perhaps it has video cameras...or better yet.....radar!!! LOL
Aloysius Vampa 3:51PM (6/02/2009)
I read about this yesterday. Pretty cool... um, car.
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mapoftazifosho 3:58PM (6/02/2009)
Totally practical green technology!
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Lucas 3:59PM (6/02/2009)
How is something like this even registered?
The dB levels for one! That thing makes a fart-can sound like a songbird.
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Joe 4:21PM (6/02/2009)
TROLL!
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