The good news is that the industry is moving away from super stages in favor of party buses. However, there are still many, many of these vehicles on the road. A luxury sedan with a very long wheelbase (with more than four doors) driven by a professional driver is called a stretch limousine. In Britain, the city limousine was a version of the limousine car where the driver's compartment was outside and had no weather protection.
In German-speaking countries, a limousine is simply a sedan, while a car with an elongated wheelbase is called a Pullman Limousine. In some countries, such as the United States, Germany, Canada and Australia, a limousine service can be any pre-booked rental car with a driver, usually, but not always, a luxury car. Like the comfort of the modern SUV, it's easier for us to take a luxury car than to search, compare and book a limousine service.
