One of the coolest features of this mower is the one-bar adjuster for height. Normally, lawn mowers have one height adjuster per wheel, or in some cases two adjusters (one for the front wheels and one for the back wheels). Having just one bar that was easy to use and actually worked, was a great feature that I was not expecting.
The self propelled feature is nice to have, especially if your yard is hilly. However, there is room to improve this functionality in the next model. I prefer lawnmowers with the double handle controls – one for the blade engagement, and one for the self propel. This allows you to easily start or stop the self propel feature without moving your hands from the bar, and it allows you to use the self propel without having the blade engaged.