| Chauffeur driven cars are the epitome of luxury | | | | seemed to come in second fiddle to the Rolls |
| automotive travel. Yes, owning a Lamborghini or | | | | Royce, but the Flying Spur is a very special car in |
| Ferrari is special, but travelling in a chauffeur | | | | its own right. They cost over £120,000 and |
| driven car is the pinnacle of wealth. Below are the | | | | come with lavish wood interior finish, air |
| top 5 chauffeur cars in the world. So if you are a | | | | conditioning and a very comfortable ride. The |
| chauffeur company who wants to know which | | | | engine is an earth shaking 6 litre V12 with a top |
| car is the best for your fleet or you are an | | | | speed of 200mph. This again is a very popular |
| aspiring millionaire who just wants to make a | | | | wedding and chauffeur car for CEOs who want |
| mental note when you do have the money to | | | | their luxury cars to have a bit more power and |
| splurge, the below list should help. | | | | acceleration. |
| | | | 4. The Mercedes S 600 is one of the most |
| 1. The most luxurious car in the world at the | | | | popular luxury chauffeur driven hire cars around |
| moment is the Maybach, it costs a staggering | | | | today, they are the upper echelon of executive |
| £260,000, which is more than most houses. It's | | | | travel. At only £87,000 it might seem like toy |
| like a luxury cruise liner on wheels with a 5.5 litre, | | | | car compared to the Maybach and Rolls Royce, |
| V12 engine and weighing in at almost 3 tonnes it | | | | but the S 600 is indeed a very nice sedan. It |
| can go from 0-60 in 5.5 seconds. Celebrities such | | | | delivers a blistering 500 BH with 12 cylinders and a |
| as Simon Cowell and P Diddy both own a | | | | 0-60 time of a not to be sniffed at 6.8 seconds. |
| Maybach. As standard they come with massaging | | | | They are a common feature of most London |
| chairs, rear view camera, cooled cup holders and | | | | chauffeur service companies and sit in the garage |
| a full entertainment system. So if you run a | | | | of many high powered executives. |
| Californian or London chauffeur service buying a | | | | 5. The fifth choice is a difficult one. You could go |
| Maybach for your fleet is the best you can get. | | | | for a BMX 7 series or Lexus 430. However, in this |
| 2. Next is the Rolls Royce Phantom it's a British | | | | case the Audi A8 has to take it. It has recently |
| institution which used to scream aristocracy now | | | | won The Chauffeur Car of Year award. Audi has |
| everyone from footballers to Russian Oligarchs | | | | really improved its game over the last 12 years |
| owns one. As a chauffeur car they are ideal for | | | | and successfully penetrated the luxury saloon |
| every occasion and are very popular as wedding | | | | market. The Audi A8 is an ideal chauffeur car for |
| cars in London. They cost around £250,000 with | | | | formal occasions and business meetings. It's not |
| a 453 BH (break horsepower) V12 engine, which | | | | as flash as the other cars but is certainly an |
| goes from 0-60 in just 5.7 seconds. Interesting | | | | elegant and well presented car. They cost around |
| luxury items include a 26 speaker sound system | | | | £60,000 and deliver an impressive 320 BH.A |
| with full entertainment system, refrigerator and | | | | chauffeur driven car is about luxury, convenience |
| rear seat tables. | | | | and making a statement. The above cars certainly |
| 3. The Bentley Continental Flying Spur has always | | | | perform well in all of these categories. |