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12-27-2013, 03:00 AM
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/" rel="tag">Honda</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hondas-2014-rose-parade-float/"><img alt="Honda's 2014 Rose Parade Float" data-caption="Honda's float, " data-credit="Wieck" data-mep="69297" src="http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/bc33d8212c051507fd88f9996b06ab59/Honda_Rose.jpg" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> has participated in the annual Rose Parade for the past 53 years and returns this year as the presenting sponsor for the fourth time running. But it's not satisfied merely putting its name on the event; Honda intends to lead from the front with what promises to be the longest float in the parade's long history.<br />
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The float, previewed in the rendering above, will measure 274 feet long, as tall as 30 feet high, as wide as 18 feet and weighing a whopping 50 tons with 8,980 flowers covering its surface. The train will be led by a locomotive designed to mimic the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/acura+nsx/">Acura NSX</a>, with <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/asimo/">Asimo</a> at the wheel. The second car in the train showcases a Honda engine, followed by a robotic arm, and, for the first time in the parade's history, a pair of 30-foot LED monitors displaying images of spectators lining the parade route. A caboose inspired by the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/honda+jet/">Honda Jet</a> will pick up the rear.<br />
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Oh, and in case you're wondering just who Honda will be knocking off the record books with its 274-foot train of roses, that would be... also Honda. The Japanese company set the record in 2005 with a 207-foot float. Scope out the details in the press release <a href="/2013/12/26/honda-rose-parade-record-longest-float/#continued">below</a> and click the image above to view in high resolution.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/26/honda-rose-parade-record-longest-float/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Honda gunning for world's longest Rose Parade float</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/26/honda-rose-parade-record-longest-float/">Honda gunning for world's longest Rose Parade float</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 26 Dec 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/26/honda-rose-parade-record-longest-float/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20795532/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/26/honda-rose-parade-record-longest-float/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> has participated in the annual Rose Parade for the past 53 years and returns this year as the presenting sponsor for the fourth time running. But it's not satisfied merely putting its name on the event; Honda intends to lead from the front with what promises to be the longest float in the parade's long history.<br />
<br />
The float, previewed in the rendering above, will measure 274 feet long, as tall as 30 feet high, as wide as 18 feet and weighing a whopping 50 tons with 8,980 flowers covering its surface. The train will be led by a locomotive designed to mimic the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/acura+nsx/">Acura NSX</a>, with <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/asimo/">Asimo</a> at the wheel. The second car in the train showcases a Honda engine, followed by a robotic arm, and, for the first time in the parade's history, a pair of 30-foot LED monitors displaying images of spectators lining the parade route. A caboose inspired by the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/honda+jet/">Honda Jet</a> will pick up the rear.<br />
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Oh, and in case you're wondering just who Honda will be knocking off the record books with its 274-foot train of roses, that would be... also Honda. The Japanese company set the record in 2005 with a 207-foot float. Scope out the details in the press release <a href="/2013/12/26/honda-rose-parade-record-longest-float/#continued">below</a> and click the image above to view in high resolution.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/26/honda-rose-parade-record-longest-float/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Honda gunning for world's longest Rose Parade float</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/26/honda-rose-parade-record-longest-float/">Honda gunning for world's longest Rose Parade float</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 26 Dec 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/26/honda-rose-parade-record-longest-float/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20795532/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/26/honda-rose-parade-record-longest-float/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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