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Yes, we’ve all heard the Honda mower jokes when a Civic shows up to, well, most places.
But Honda has actually built a mower capable of overtaking cars on the highway. It’s called the Mean Mower.
It only weighs about 200 kilograms, and it’s powered by a Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR’s 999cc engine.
Essentially, we’re talking a 1:1 bhp-to-kg ratio.
Oh yes, they have done it before. Meet Mean Mower Mk1.
Honda’s BTCC partner, Team Dynamics, have built both versions, though this time Top Gear is stepping aside to let former British Karting Champion Jessica Hawkins take the Sparco racing wheel.
And the thing looks almost completely standard.
“In other words, it still has to look like a mower. See that front cowl? That’s a standard part. As is the grass box – they’ve both been pinched off a completely normal mower, the HF2622, which you or I could buy.
“In fact, the grass box still has actual, real-life grass in it – it’s not even been cleaned out since it was last used.
So, who needs some grass cut?
