A single car motorcade is called a...

• A. escort detail
• B. limo
• C. convoy
• D. lead car

Answer: (A)

In security terminology, a motorcade refers to vehicles moving together to protect and transport a VIP. When there’s only one vehicle involved, the protective element is still the organized escort provided by security personnel, commonly called an escort detail. This phrasing highlights the assigned unit and its duties—guiding the vehicle along the route, maintaining appropriate spacing, and ready to respond to threats. A limo is just a type of vehicle, not the operational name for the arrangement. A convoy implies multiple vehicles traveling together, which doesn’t fit a single-vehicle scenario. A lead car designates the first vehicle in a multi-vehicle sequence, but doesn’t describe the escort as a unit. Thus, the term that best fits a single car motorcade is an escort detail.