• Traditionally, the limousine has been an extension of a large sedan

• A drag frame and wheelbase allow the rear passenger compartment to contain the usual forward facing passenger settee but with a substantial amount of footroom — else than is veritably needed
• Ordinarily then two "jump seats" are mounted, facing rearward behind the driver
• These seats convolution up when not in use
• In this way, up to five persons can be carried in the aft compartment in comfort, and up to two additional persons carried in the driver's compartment, for a total capacity of seven passengers in attachment to the driver
• This type of cradle configuration has-been however become less in favor in recent limousines.

Another type of vehicle modified for multiple passenger use is the motorized stage, applied to the same tasks as the earlier stagecoach. It is not considered a true limousine but rather in its architecture and New York Limousine application is between a sedan and a bus. While a bus will have a central interior aisle for access to seating, a stage of the old school multiple doors that allow access to transverse forward facing seats. Examples of the type were constructed not only from sedans (e.g., Chrysler Neoteric Yorker, Cadillac DeVille), but also from station wagons; countless of the station wagon conversions sported a extravagant rack, running the length of the roof, for carrying the passengers' baggage.