Mowing the grass at 240 km / h: a promise from Honda

Honda does not only manufacture cars. This Japanese manufacturer is also specialized in the field of lawn tractors.

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History to shine and shine this division of the company, Honda won the record for the tractor to the fastest grbad with a top speed of 188 km / h in 2014.

The following year, a tractor fitted with a General Motors V8 LS took the record. It had reached a speed of 216 km / h.

For Honda, it was unimaginable to stop there. The British division of Honda, which is in charge of this somewhat broken project, has just announced that the second version of the lawn tractor will be able to drive up to 240 km / h. When it all comes together, Honda should put their hands on the coveted title again.

This lawn tractor is powered by a 999 cc inline four-cylinder engine. It comes from a Honda Fireblade SP motorcycle and develops 189 horsepower and 85 pound-feet of torque. This block is paired with a six-speed sequential gearbox.

According to Honda, three seconds are enough to reach 96 km / h.

Despite impressive performance, this lawn tractor has not lost its first vocation, to cut the lawn. Indeed, it is equipped with carbon fiber blades that are powered by an electric motor.