Husqvarna's Panthera Leo is the mower of the future for your lawn of today

Concept cars are a dime a dozen around these parts -- but concept lawnmowers? A little more rare, and the latest from Husqvarna looks to be about as closely related to that rusty John Deere in your shed as Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes McLaren F1 car is to your boss's E-Class. It has paddles on the wheel for adjusting three independent mowing blades, a "sophisticated" LCD display that displays speed and obstacle proximity, and a rechargeable lithium-phosphate battery with enough staying power to trim your yard for two hours straight, all shown in a soothing and thoroughly rendered promo video after the break. The one thing it can't do, apparently, is tame the wild locks of Swedish male models.

Husqvarna Panthera Leo

[MikeWard1701 Posted Jun 11th 2009 11:01AM]

Is it just me or does it look like something Aperture Science would make?

[Vidikron Posted Jun 11th 2009 12:34PM]

LOL... it does.

[MikeWard1701 Posted Jun 11th 2009 2:23PM]

Now to think of an Aperture Sciene-y name for it...

[Willstar Posted Jun 11th 2009 11:38AM]

Philishave for grass?

[Motor Posted Jun 11th 2009 11:50AM]

No cup holder for my beer = fail

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2009 1:51PM]

Beer drinking and lawn mowing is like root beer and ice cream.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2009 12:49PM]

Sure, it cuts grass within three ten thousandths and can go for two hours,but... Will It Blend?

[MikeWard1701 Posted Jun 11th 2009 2:20PM]

You fool... it is the blender!

[stridermt2k Posted Jun 11th 2009 1:35PM]

Why not just call it "Panthro" and cash in on an awesome Thundercats tie-in?

WTF people?

[Dan Fruzzetti Posted Jun 11th 2009 1:49PM]

The real question is why there's a guy with a regular old rake in the background reminding me that even if I buy this I'm still gonna have to pre-rake my whole friggin' lawn.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2009 1:59PM]

Wearing a painter's uniform.

[glennS Posted Jun 11th 2009 2:17PM]

I know what I'm bringing to the next lawnmower race now.

[scandalizer Posted Jun 11th 2009 3:11PM]

This should be the give-away of the day.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2009 5:42PM]

Just want the earbuds, but will take the Zune too!

[Brendan H Posted Jun 11th 2009 7:53PM]

They stole the design of my concept toilet!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 12th 2009 7:18AM]

I can't even get fianced for a Toyota Yaris...no bank would give me a loan for a Swedish lawn mower!