Last rides and last rites: The rise of the limousine hearse
Luxury hearses have arrived as funeral traditions change and taboos surrounding death lessen
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IT IS now commonplace for the dead in Singapore to take their final trip in a vehicle that costs half a million dollars or more.
These are highly-customised limousine hearses made based on luxury cars from brands including Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and Maserati.
“When we first introduced our limousine hearse, clients would say ‘No need for luxury.’ Now they will say ‘Har, you give me (a) van hearse?’ if I offer them one,” says Ang Ziqian, managing director of Ang Chin Moh Funeral Directors (ACM).
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