Hiring limo service for every event has become a style statement today. But do you know there are various facts related to the limousine that can make you awe and think of limousines the next time whenever you hire limo service in Philadelphia? Let us find out a few of them!

“Limousine”, the word comes from the French region called “Limousin”. This is because the original compartments of the driver resembled the hood of the cloak that the shepherds of that area used to wear.

First ever limo was built in 1902. The amazing part of this limo was that the driver used to sit outside under a covered compartment. And the limo has a maximum capacity of 4 passengers.

Stretch limos were invented in 1928. And at that time these were used by big bands like Glenn Miller. Glenn Miller and his team of orchestra used to travel together in the long vehicle along with all their instruments to perform at different places.

Traveling in the limo was so much comfy and fun that even the popes couldn’t resist owning limos! Pope Pius XII owned a Ghia and Pope Paul IV owned two imperials i.e. a 1965 model and 1966 model.

The fastest limo in the world, a Ferrari limousine can seat 8 people and has a speed of 170 mph. It is a modified version of 360 Modena and is 20 feet long. It has 400 brake horsepowers (bhp.). It is also been predicted that Audi is planning to launch a limo that will have a speed of 194 mph! Isn’t it a speedy fact!

The most expensive limousine built costs $14 million! It is owned by Sultan of Brunei which was used for his wedding day and is 24-carat gold plated one!

The longest limousine in the world is 100 feet long i.e. 30.5 meters which were designed by Jay Ohrberg, a limousine expert. This limo has 26 wheels and a cabin for the driver at each end.

“Midnight Rider” is the heaviest limousine in the world which weighs 50,560 lbs. i.e. 22,933 kg. The name of the limousine is so because the horn of the vehicle plays “The Midnight Rider” by the Allman Brothers.

The tallest limousine in the world is 10 feet 11 inches tall i.e. 3.33 meters of height. This limo is a vintage white stretched sedan which has 2 engines and 8 huge truck tires setting it 30 cm off the ground level to climb into.

Limousines are usually divided into two types i.e. Traditional and Exotic.

The SUV limousines are available only in two sizes, one is 200 inches or 5 meters long that carries 20 passengers and the other one is 140 inches or 3.5 meters long with a capacity of carrying 14 passengers.

The most popular limousine hired for weddings is the Lincoln Navigator.

The much appreciated Hummer limousine was originally designed by the US army as utility transport. It appeared first as a limousine in the 1990s.

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