Ten vehicles, chosen for the trips we run.
From the Lincoln Continental for a quiet SFO transfer to the 38-passenger Freightliner coach for a Warriors game group, every vehicle in the Marin Star fleet has a clear job and a clear price.
The fleet is small on purpose.
Big chauffeur companies run forty or fifty vehicles and spread their maintenance and driver attention thin. We run ten vehicles, all of them ours, all of them washed and prepared the morning of a trip. Every car gets a quarterly mechanical inspection, a monthly detail, and a 25-point pre-trip walk-around the day it leaves the yard. When you book the Lincoln Continental, you get the Continental that one of our chauffeurs drove yesterday and will drive next week.
The vehicles below are organized by the kind of trip they are best at. If you are not sure which to pick, the quote request form has a "let us recommend" option. Tell us what the trip is and we will tell you which vehicle is right.
Two for executive transfer and quiet airport runs.
Lincoln Continental
The Continental is our workhorse. Two or three passengers, two large bags, and the kind of ride that makes a 75-minute Mill Valley to Palo Alto trip feel like fifteen. Soft leather, a back seat with proper legroom, a separate climate zone, and the option to set a privacy partition between you and the chauffeur. The luggage space takes two large checked bags and a carry-on comfortably; three large bags is the ceiling.
Best for: SFO transfers under three passengers, executive trips around the city, recurring corporate accounts. See SFO transfers → | See corporate →
Three SUVs for families, groups, and wine country.
Cadillac Escalade ESV
The most-booked vehicle in our fleet. Six passengers with proper legroom, six large bags in the cargo area, and a center-row captain configuration that makes family travel feel like first class. We run the 2023 ESV trim with the extended wheelbase, which adds about eight inches of third-row legroom over the standard Escalade. Most clients do not feel the difference on a 20-minute trip but they feel it on a 90-minute SFO run.
Best for: family airport transfers, six-person corporate trips, wine country day tours that prioritize cargo room over luxury limousine experience. SFO transfers →
Lincoln Navigator L
Our Napa and Sonoma vehicle. Seven passengers, the Revel audio system, panoramic glass, and seats that recline in the second row. We chose the Navigator L over the standard Navigator because the extended wheelbase adds 12 inches of cargo length, which matters for groups carrying ten bottles of wine home from a tasting day. The ride height handles winery driveways without bottoming out; the Escalade does the same job, but the Navigator's softer suspension makes the nine-hour wine country day measurably more comfortable.
Best for: Napa Valley wine tours, Sonoma chauffeured tours, family arrivals at SFO bound for wine country. Napa wine tours →
Lincoln Nautilus
The right size when an Escalade is too much and a sedan is too little. Four passengers, three large bags, easier to maneuver in San Francisco neighborhoods like Pacific Heights or Russian Hill where parking and street widths reward a smaller vehicle. We run this car most often for small corporate teams (two executives plus an associate) and for clients who specifically request a quieter, less ostentatious profile.
Best for: 3-4 person SF-internal corporate trips, restaurant runs in dense neighborhoods, executives who prefer understatement over presence. Chauffeur service →
One Sprinter for groups, offsites, and event shuttles.
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Twelve passengers in conference seating with USB charging at every seat and a working WiFi router that runs off a dedicated cellular line. We use the Sprinter for corporate offsites between San Francisco and Napa, for wedding-party shuttles between hotel and venue, and for groups of seven to twelve arriving at SFO who do not want to split across two SUVs. The high roof lets adults stand up comfortably while moving around the cabin, which matters more than you would expect on a 90-minute drive.
Best for: corporate offsites, wedding-party shuttles, group airport pickups, sports event groups under 12. Corporate transportation →
Three stretches for weddings, special occasions, and arrival moments.
Lincoln MKT Stretch Limousine
The black MKT is our most-booked limousine. Eight passengers facing inward in a U-shape, a wet bar with ice and glassware, custom mood lighting, and a privacy partition between the cabin and the chauffeur. We run two evening details and one weekly deep clean on this car because weddings and anniversary dinners are the trips it sees most, and those clients photograph the interior.
Best for: black-tie weddings, anniversary dinners, executive arrivals at Pier 27 cruise terminal, prom for groups of six to eight. Wedding transportation →
Chrysler 300 Stretch Limousine (White)
The white wedding limousine. Eight passengers, the same wet bar and partition configuration as the black MKT, but the exterior is what books this car. Pearl white. Photographs against any backdrop, looks correct on the gravel driveway of a Napa winery, and reads "wedding day" the moment it pulls up. We dedicate this car to weddings and milestone events; we do not put it in regular airport rotation.
Best for: weddings (especially Napa and Sonoma venue weddings), quinceañeras, milestone birthdays. Wedding transportation → | Special occasions →
Hummer H2 Stretch Limousine
The party vehicle. Sixteen passengers, two wet bars (one at each end of the cabin), a sound system tuned for parties, and the lighting setup our newer clients describe as "a club inside a truck." It is not the right car for a quiet anniversary dinner. It is exactly the right car for a bachelor or bachelorette party that wants the night to start the moment the cabin door closes.
Best for: bachelor/bachelorette parties, large prom groups (12-16), milestone birthdays where the group is closer to sixteen than eight. Special occasions →
One Freightliner for the days the group is bigger.
Freightliner 38-Passenger Party Coach
For groups of fifteen to thirty-eight. Corporate offsites that bring the whole team. Wedding-day shuttle that moves guests from hotel to venue and back. Warriors game nights when the group is more than the Sprinter can hold. The coach has an onboard restroom (which matters on a 90-minute drive to Napa), a full wet bar, and a microphone connection for the kind of trip where someone wants to address the group on the way.
Best for: corporate offsites, large weddings, sports event groups, milestone birthday parties at scale. Events and concerts → | Corporate transportation →
A short guide if you are between two vehicles.
Between sedan and SUV
If you have three passengers or fewer and one or two checked bags, the Continental is the right call. The moment you cross into four passengers or three bags, move to the Escalade ESV. SF traffic does not reward a vehicle bigger than you need; airport rides do not reward a vehicle smaller than you need.
Between SUV and Sprinter
Seven passengers fit in the Navigator. Eight or more, the Sprinter is the answer. The Sprinter also wins for groups that want to talk to each other during the ride, because conference-style seating is what it is built for.
Between black and white stretch
Wedding day, white. Corporate or evening event, black. The two have identical interior configurations; the choice is photographic and tonal.