An inside look at an Army spec industry cooperative prototype, very cool indeed!!! Thank you Jay and all those involved.

1:45 *it was very hard for jay to stand quietly during the long spill...jay loves to interject early and often* 🤣

I loved at the end when Jay put his hands in his pockets..... I could feel the General's twitch.

I don't know if I'm right but I would have thought the suicide doors provide more cover so that both passenger and driver have cover from both front and rear fire.

Thank you for sharing this development vehicle with the world. We don't want to keep our enemies in suspense over our emerging defensive capabilities.

Look how good Jay is with Interviews he still got it. 6:26 he introduces Dr. Grace and she steps in a little to shake his hand but she's going to be too far outside the shot and he pulls her in. it's actually really amazing the presence he has plus I love how knowledgable he is.

he sounds like such a humble general!

Jay, this is the best channel on YT. I love that you share this stuff with us. That's so awesome of you.

Ah, the future transportation of the LAPD.

The suicide doors are probably to provide more cover when entering and exiting the vehicle. If you've got 2 normal doors, you have no cover at your back so someone could very easily flank you while you're getting to safety.

All you Military Vets. America loves you. Thank you for your service.

Jay: “Why does this need ABS?” Engineer: For control. XD

this vehicle will never see active service. it's purely a demonstration vehicle designed to show off the new features in fuel conservation and whatnot.i actually got to see and sit in this vehicle at last year's all-american bowl in san antonio. my shadow uas display was set up right across from them, so we got to talk quite a bit about it for three days.

Coming soon to a police station near you.

I dont know why everyone has negative comments. Thank you Jay,and the men in the Army, the General, and the other soldiers that took out of their personal time to bring us this video.

Jay you get to have all the fun.thanks real informative,hope your doing good.

Adam Alvarez "A lot of times they'll build a prototype like this and knowingly ignore some of the faults in order to test more important things, like the engine, suspension and ergonomics. Once they get that stuff perfected, fixing all the little things gets a lot easier. If you try to do it all at once things will ALWAYS go wrong from the get-go." Exactly. They knowingly ignored all of the things that would keep them from making it fuel efficient. If they simply wanted to show that it could be fuel efficient, all they had to do was put that engine in ANY 15,000 POUND vehicle, and prove the powertrain system. Then design a vehicle to fit it. The fact is, if they had finished the thing off with everything it needs, it wouldn't have been "30% more efficient", so the whole thing is a failure. As a matter of fact, it's already been replaced by at least one iteration, the FED Bravo, in which they completely changed everything in the powertrain. It uses a Ford twin turbo V8, the front wheels are electrically driven, and it was designed by college students. Oh yeah, and it's 70% more efficient... doesn't have pushbutton door handles...

Keep in mind that this is a 'project' vehicle developed to test lightweight materials and to improve fuel efficiency; it is not for war fighting. Danny Cannon and the few military guys that have been near real vehicles fill in some of the gaps. Popular Mechanics recently ran an article on a Stryker Brigade, where vehicles are differently configured for different parts of the mission. Those vehicles carry a nine-man team. This demonstration vehicle is four-man and might represent a command and control vehicle or serve a rapid reconnaissance function. As we saw this monster, it is a basic demonstrator about how a specific set of problems might be solved. It represents a different take on automobile use and the novelty itself is of interest to viewers outside the services.

You are so gracious Jay, thank you.

i love how much the "engineer" of the vehicle knows about it.... ABS n stuff for off road yes, good for control she says.... nice!

They got the idea for this vehicle from "Stripes." It's the luxury edition of the "Urban Assault Vehicle."

It's always fun to watch these reviews but Jay doesn't listen very well. He always seems ask the next question before the guest gets a chance to answer the previous question...

I really appreciate Jay's tongue and cheek

Thanks for making this video Jay.

One thing failed to mention with "suicide door" acts as protection from rear attack when exiting. NOT so suicidal after all.

The noise from the self leveling suspension might just drive you nuts.

Whoa, looks good, sounds good, great job building this awesome ride.

That General seems like the type of guy that would take you out for drinks or something.

I wish we had those in Iraq (2005) instead of BS hillbilly armor…a couple of people I knew may still be alive. RIP CPL French and SGT Kiser

Perfect for Canadian potholed Roads.

Who knew we would see this in action? And patrolling our own USA streets? 2020! What a year

Like it Jay!! Thank You!!

lol the solider is nervous because jay knows what hes talking about

The self leveling system sounds like the Klaxton for diving your submarine

Very cool Jay!

Wow really cool. Thanks for sharing

Probably a $500k per unit vehicle. Would be nice to see what MIL could do with an off the shelf Raptor, or base F150 with an armored cabin and v-shaped diversionary floorpan. The bad guys are driving around TOYO pickups and just take casualties. Seems like this brick should be lighter, protective, and offer return fire at angles that aren't 90 degrees.

i would love to see Top gear test one of theses

Thanks Jay !

Jay, you're the best.

Coming to your neighborhood in the very near future.

This is a great start and improvement to the current hummers! Just needs to have complete electronics options package, night vision, radar, listening, GPS and remote access. Larger fuel tank approximately 100 GALLONS, and of course a CIVILIAN model (most important) Who ever care about what people are wearing you need to watch the fashion channel not this one!

Jay's tongue-in-cheek comment pointing to the AR latched to the passenger-side door: "...you can return fire at any time on the 405."

I am glad that address the issue with the seats for our guys. I have seen where some of them have developed lower spinal cord injury from the previous terrible design.

Does Jay ever let people finish? Or does he like to cut everyone up?

Everyone keeps saying wow a 4 clynder thats garbage 200hp thats not much , obviously its not about the hp its about the torque lol

After WW2 my father went back into the car business. He had eclectic tastes which I mistook for no taste at all. But every so often something weird would show up in the used car lot. One of my favorites was the Messerschmitt. During the US occupation Willy Messerschmitt couldn't build warplanes but he still had factories and machine shops and an imagination. So he built a 3-wheel car naturally called the Messerschmitt. It had a canopy but no doors, two tandem seats. From the aircraft shop came a yoke instead of a steering wheel to save space. It had a 175 cc two-stroke engine with a pull-cord starter (although mine would never start). I just wonder if there's a Messerschmitt (car) in the Leno collection. (We also had an Isetta but BMW didn't have Willy Messerschmitt's imagination.)

Hey Jay, Robert Tallini here. Love to come back and see you guys again. RRM

Not only a great asset to the military... It also looks awesome!

LOL, well as long as we are incorporating technology from this vehicle into our current fleet, whats say we start with those seats.

I like that this FED is low-tech solutions to modern military problems. All the internal systems look easy to repair or replace. Its obviously not a front line or constant combat vehicle. Think of it as more like the ancient Jeeps, its for driving around a base or other areas that are supposed to be safer. Any sustained fire will shred the FED but it would provide enough protection that you have the chance to get the hell outta there. Another thing I respect about the FED is that it was designed to be the main "car" of the Army, it takes the place of all the non-combat vehicles. No need to have all the infrastructure for four car makers and a hundred different models, just one vehicle for the motor pool to learn about and store parts for. Also, anyone in the Army could drive it because it was designed with so many different uses in mind. The power steering and power brakes were really strong so even the smallest person in the Army can operate the FED as easily as the largest. I doubt the FED will be seeing much open desert in combat zones, however it would be right at home doing all the inter-base transportation. It seems like most of the rugged features are there as a "Better to have it and not need it" kind of thing, and the FED will spend almost all its time on regular roads with traffic maybe. So the anti-lock brakes and traction control don't seem like a bad idea.

They seem like very exciting people!!!

How are these the two best people to show off this vehicle

that appears to be an illegal magazine in california

Looks and specs impressive. I received Stress Fractures in my Spine from being beat up, everytime we traveled in the rough as guts Mogs and 6 Wheel Land Rovers in the Royal Australian Army back in the early 90's. I wish we had something similar back then.

i love your show Jay

It's fuel efficient compared to a tank.

it had a vary open grill.. no visible protection for the radiator.. one hole in that will make the truck just a hot box..

Thanks 🙏

Jay Leno is awesome

When did Kanye start designing the Army's clothing?

you'll need that to drive around Baltimore

General is the ground guide! I never thought I would see something like that.

Great looking and safe.

wonder if they are going to make a civilian version of this like they did the jeep then the Humvee.

11:05 running down the general

That is one polite / nice general.

Love the YJ Jeep mirrors on it:)

No such thing as bullet proof glass, it's called ballistic resistance

I thought US Army FED had something to do with potatoes. I'd think going with electric motors and a generator would provide better fuel efficiency/range, torque, easier field repairs, and a more flexible vehicle design.

How cool that must have been to test drive that rig!!

very good utility vehicle i like all the french posters in the back! im french :p

Almost 5 years in the army and have never seen this. From the looks of it they can keep it. No turret, No rear visibility, Rubber air bags for suspension have they been to a war zone, I see so many flaws in design obviously not tested by soldiers. If they did you missed a few things. If they actually make this army wide I hope they make a lot of changes. Also what's the point of the flimsy single solar panel in the back. Were they trying to make a rugged camping rig. So hefty camping rig i would definitely take. To a war zone going outside of base I would take a different ride If I may. Yes it is designed better than the standard hmmwv. Of course it rides more comfortable. Have you seen the standard army seat. Your lucky to have padding at all.

ah yes, nothing more important when fighting an oil war than to be fuel efficient.

jay leno is the man

Bestial. Fantástico.

Put a jet turbine in it and Jay will buy it!

Pretty awkward group of individuals lol

Wow great ground clearance. Would make a great snow plow,

Great video it’s weight is 6.8 tons no doubt heavier loaded up impressive bit of equipment

Well now we know where all of the 4BT's went...

My only complaint with this vid is that Jay stepped on the lady's comments a few times.

This reminds me of that “combat car” that Preston Tucker (played by Jeff Bridges) drove his family in, at the beginning of the 1988 movie “Tucker: The Man And His Dream”.

“ What’s the advantage to suicide door?” “So the soldiers can exit quickly”, seriously, this guy was picked for his follow opportunities opportunities not his brains, the suicide door is so that you have protection against fire fight on both sides

Chinese version/copy of this bad boy coming soon!

Mr. Leno, please stop interrupting the engineers. I'd like to hear more of what they have to say....

Thanks Jay & all: alway good to look ARMY / Service vehicles/ Specs, etc. Special “:Thanks “ to the Armed Forces People......Interestingly, I had two years ARMY ROTC AT PURDUE in 1965-67( Honor Guard, E-5), and did get to Fort Knox/ Armor , ETC,

God bless our service man and women!

imagine the innovations if the budget for NASA was switched with the military industrial complex's.

That is a lot of expense and 4rouble to take 4 soldiers a short distance, surely it is just easier to simply not piss of and invade other countries

If you think this is tough I own a classic VW Van that was used by the german army, Words cannot express the awesome.

This shows how much Jay Leno is a TRUE AMERICAN

Press 10:22 for the most convincing answer you'll hear today

that self adjusting suspension sounds so annoying

That thing is a beast. And now I want to drive it

Possibly the most soft spoken General ever. Quite a vehicle.

Don't worry, good people of Farmville, Iowa...when one of these shows up to guard your annual Corn and Squash festival from The Terrorists, you know they'll be doing it REALLY efficiently!

Oh wow! A solar penal! WHY???! Probably somebody in Pentagon said: "And it has to have solar panels on it!"

I love the Jeep mirrors..

Love the trucks smiley how cute lol