Honda creates 209kmph lawn mower
Here's a garden implement that can out-do a few cars in a short sprint. Honda has built what it calls the Mean Mower. The Mean Mower is the fastest mower there is. Makes us wish we had a very long lawn.
Technically, it's called the Honda HF2620. The engine is a 1.0-litre V-twin, the same as the VTR 1000F Firestorm motorcycle. It churns out 110PS and 96Nm of torque. Things are kept moving by a custom six-speed, paddle-shifted sequential gearbox that sends power to the rear wheels. The powertrain is seated in a modified tube-frame chassis, which also houses the suspension setup from an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV). The grass bag at the back has been replaced by the fuel tank, high-performance oil cooler and a secondary radiator.
The steering rack is from a Morris Minor. A customized Cobra racing seat keeps the driver in place although ironically, it has no seatbelt.
It can go from 0 to 100 in a mere 4 seconds. It touched 161kmph in a recent test ride on the circuit at Top Gear UK's annual Speed Week event. Honda claims that the monstrous machine is capable of reaching 209kmph.
"Our brief was very straightforward â" we wanted a super-fast lawn mower which retained the look of a mower, but above all else, it needed to still cut grass. It is a response to an as yet untapped requirement for extreme lawn-care equipment," said Ellie Ostinelli, Honda U.K.
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