What are limousines?

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Limousine" A Limousine (or limo) is a long luxury car, traditionally black in color. Limousines are often driven by chauffeurs. While some limousines are owned by wealthy individuals, many are owned by governments to transport senior politicians, by large companies to transport executives, or by broadcasters to transport program guests. Many more limousines operate as vehicles for hire, providing up market competition to taxicabs. A black Lincoln "stretch" limousine at a car show in Bristol, England. The word Limousine is derived from the name of the French region Limousine, where the inhabitants wore a hood perceived to be similar to the profile of the car.  more