This week at SEMA we’ve seen a lot of crazy stuff, but one thing that had us shaking our heads was the 130 MPH Honda Lawn Mower seen below. Brian was in full drool mode when he saw this beast built by Honda UK and Team Dynamics. With 1000cc of Honda power, over 100 horsepower, and a full chromoly chassis, this ain’t your typical lawn tractor. With that said, the thing looks from the outside like it’s got nothing more than a lowering job and wheels and tires on it. It’s impressive…sorta.
Good, bad, or otherwise, I’m a domestic car guy with rare exception. Sure the 60’s and 70’s had some cool Japanese iron, and there are plenty of cool European sports cars and such that I’d love to someday own. But, when it comes to street machines, trucks, and lawn tractors I’m big three all the way. After all, who the hell in Japan has a lawn? And if they do, it’s small enough to trim with Mr. Miyagi’s chopsticks, so what they hell do they need with a lawn tractor?
And so I started thinking…
Maybe Chevrolet should build a COPO lawn mower. We’ll call it the COPO (Cut Or Pulverize Option) 9562. (For those that don’t know, the famed 1969 COPO Camaros were 9560 and 9561 cars depending on whether they had aluminum or iron heads on their big blocks.)
I’m thinking the “sensible” engine choice for this Plug In Hybrid is the 2 liter Ecotec Turbocharged 4 cylinder that makes 259 horsepower and 295 lb. ft. of torque to drive the tractor and that the mower deck be powered by a 12 horsepower high efficiency electric motor powered by LiPo Batteries. The engine would be a stressed member of the chassis, would provide over twice as much as power as the Honda, and should do 10’s in the quarter mile with ease, do over 170 in the standing mile, and show Honda what guys with actually grass can do with a lawnmower.
So, the question is…Should Chevrolet build, or let us build, the COPO 9562 150 plus MPH Lawn Mower?
sure, why the hell not. I would treat it with the same lack of interest I have for “rat trucks” , but somebody would probably dig it. Yay them!
Most definitely.
Isn’t that what the COPO Camaro already is ? Seeing as it’ll be spending more time in the weeds than on the pavement ? Put a blade underneath and off you goes ……. [ sarcasm absolutely intended ] 😉
So sick of COPO this and COPO that, it’s as bad as NAAAWS after fast & furious came out…
Chevy should build a “LeSs-powered” leaf blower . . . call it CoBLO . . . . #ChebbyBLOs Just sayin’
(“LeSs” is the new “NAAWZ” . . . THX Speedo)
I’m wondering if you could reverse the rotation of the blades for a little Chaparral 2J “ground fx?” #HondaSXZ
I don’t gueese it would matter I couldn’t afford either one.
Someone needs to book the match race for this thing with Postman Pat.
Chevy needs to build it will make more compotition
hey y not a ford powered like a focus
Hell yes, to hell with the imports!!!!!! Yeah u too ricers!!!!!!
A few videos of this in action are on Youtube