Watch This Ridiculously Quick Honda Lawn Mower Attack the Goodwood Hillclimb

Back in 2013, Honda set out to build the world’s fastest lawn mower. It did just that with the Mean Mower, a Honda HF2620 lawn tractor fitted with the engine from a Honda VTR Firestorm sport bike. Honda captured the lawn mower speed record in 2014 with a run of 116.575 mph. But that feat has since been surpassed, and Honda is eager to retake the title of fastest grass-cutter with its improved Mean Mower V2. But before it does that, the company decided to run its latest creation up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Mean Mower V2 is built on a custom T45 steel chassis and packs the beating heart of a CBR1000RR Fireblade SP—a 999cc inline-four that produces more than 190 hp. Mechanically speaking, the custom build has little in common with Honda’s off-the-shelf mowers, but it still shares its front cowl, body panels, and grass box with the HF 2622 lawn tractor. Weighing just 152 pounds, Mean Mower V2 is estimated to be capable of speeds in excess of 150 mph.

Though Mean Mower V2 can’t use that outright speed on the Goodwood hillclimb course, you can tell it’s plenty quick. You can also tell the vehicle, which has no suspension, is a pretty bumpy ride. The run up the hill is short and sweet, but it gives us an idea of what Mean Mower V2 is capable of before Honda attempts to break the lawn mower speed record at some point in the future.

See Mean Mower V2 in action in the video below.

Source: Honda, Goodwood Road & Racing via YouTube

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