Honda Creates Lawnmower With Top Speed Of Over 190 Km/h


Car manufacturer Honda has created what it calls the world's fastest lawnmower – and in most cases, it's faster than almost any car you've ever driven.

The Mean Mower Mk. 2 is Honda's second crack at creating a grass-cutting, rubber-burning monster having first entertained the idea in 2014 with British TV show Top Gear.

At the time – in the Mean Mower Mk. 1 – a professional driver hit a top speed of 187 km/h.

That speed was enough to grant Honda the Guinness World Record for world's fastest lawnmower, a feat that hasn't been matched since.

But Honda has announced that it plans to best its own record with the Mean Mower Mk. 2, which now carries an upgraded engine from the manufacturer's CBR1000R Fireblade super bike.

Built by Honda's British Touring Car Championship partner Team Dynamics, the lawnmower will be driven by 22-year-old motorsport prodigy Jessica Hawkins.

No specifications have been released as of yet, but considering the Fireblade super bike can do 0 – 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds, it's safe to say it will be lightning quick.

The Fireblade engine in a CBR1000R bike also boasts a top speed of 286 km/h, but it's a fair assumption that the weight of the mower and the lack of aerodynamics might stifle that number.

All we know is that Honda is promising speeds of over 215 km/h, which means you could theoretically mow a line around the world in just over one week.