Start with what the Prime Ministerial Limousine is: a 4-door sedan, from BMW. What it meant takes a little longer.
How it came about
The Prime Ministerial Limousine is the official state car used by the prime minister of Australia. The current vehicle is a white BMW 7 Series. The prime ministerial and other ministerial limousines are maintained by COMCAR, a subdivision of the Department of Finance. The vehicle is often referred to in the media and the community as "C1", which is the number plate that the car displays (meaning "Commonwealth 1"). The Australian flag is centrally mounted on the bonnet of the vehicle.
Prime ministerial vehicles are transported and used wherever the prime minister travels. The vehicle is stored at Parliament House, the Lodge, Kirribilli House or an allocated COMCAR facility. While COMCAR administers the vehicles, they are driven by Australian Federal Police officers. Tony Abbott was the first prime minister to use the BMW 7 Series. The past model of prime ministerial limousine, the Holden Caprice, was first used by Bob Hawke, replacing the Ford LTDs that had been used in the 1980s.
Under the skin
The record carries the shape — a 4-door sedan. The engine, output and weight have not yet reached the open record, and MotorJury does not guess at them.
Family and rivals
In the BMW line-up the Prime Ministerial Limousine has a clear place: it replaced the Holden Caprice.