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And the Guinness World Record for 'Fastest Acceleration 0-100 mph for a Lawnmower' goes to … drumroll … Honda Mean Mower! It's back in the record books with a nastier top speed figure. Does your lawn mower do 160 km/h and does it do it in under seven seconds?
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The new record was set at the Dekra Lausitzring, near Dresden, Germany, on 6th May 2019. Under the watchful eye of a Guinness World Records adjudicator, Honda’s all-new Mean Mower V2 averaged 0-160 km/h in just 6.29 seconds; driven by Jess Hawkins experienced stunt driver, kart and car racer.
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The Mean Mower can still mow lawns, you know? And it's got carbon fibre blade to do so. So, how long will it take to mow the lawn outside your house at 242 km/h, because that's how fast it can go. Unveiled in 2018, Mean Mower V2 set out to build on the success seen by the original Mean Mower, which became the world’s fastest lawnmower on 8th March 2014 when it hit 187 km/h. But now, it's surpassed itself.
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At the heart of Mean Mower V2 lies its engine. This time a 999cc four-cylinder unit taken from Honda’s high-performing CBR1000RR Fireblade SP motorcycle – producing 200 bhp at 13,000rpm. It packs almost double the power of the original Mean Mower, with a super-light frame and engine dry weight of just 69.1kg, which overall results in a power-to-weight ratio in excess of that of a Bugatti Chiron.
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To meet the requirements of Guinness World Records, the mower had to record the same run, in both directions, within an hour – with the average acceleration of these two runs taken as the official time. With an average of 6.29 seconds, Honda set the new Guinness World Records title for ‘The fastest acceleration 0-100 mph for a lawnmower (prototype)’.
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The team also took the opportunity while at the Lausiztring to put Mean Mower V2 through its paces on a longer run to see what it is really capable of, recording an incredible top speed of 150.99 mph (241.58 km/h). The time was once again independently recorded by Timing Solutions Limited using the VBOX data. (Pictured: Jess Hawkins with the Mean Mower)
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