The Association of Car Rental Industry System Standards (ACRISS) aims to raise standards in Mobility Services including Car Rental and Vehicle with Driver Service Industries.
Ever wondered what that code is when you search for a car to rent? Well wonder no more! ACRISS Members utilise an industry standard vehicle matrix to define car models ensuring a like to like comparison of vehicles. This easy-to-use matrix consists of four categories. Each position in the four character vehicle code represents a definable characteristic of the vehicle.
- 1st character denotes the vehicle category – based on size, cost, power and luxury factor
- 2nd character defines the vehicle type – chassis type (van, SUV, wagon, convertible….)
- 3rd character defines the transmission and drive – automatic / manual & 2WD / 4WD / AWD
- 4th character defines the fuel type (petrol / diesel / hybrid/ electric…) and whether air conditioned or not
Vehicle Matrix- Car Classification Codes
| CATEGORY | TYPE | TRANSMISSION / DRIVE | FUEL/AIR COND. | |||||||
| M | Mini | B | 2-3 Door | M | Manual Unspecified Drive | R | Unspecified Fuel/Power With Air | |||
| N | Mini Elite | C | 2/4 Door | N | Manual 4WD | N | Unspecified Fuel/Power Without Air | |||
| E | Economy | D | 4-5 Door | C | Manual AWD | D | Diesel Air | |||
| H | Economy Elite | W | Wagon/Estate | A | Auto Unspecified Drive | Q | Diesel No Air | |||
| C | Compact | V | Passenger Van | B | Auto 4WD | H | Hybrid | |||
| D | Compact Elite | L | Limousine/Sedan | D | Auto AWD | I | Hybrid Plug in | |||
| I | Intermediate | S | Sport | E | Electric | |||||
| J | Intermediate Elite | T | Convertible | C | Electric | |||||
| S | Standard | F | SUV | L | LPG/Compressed Gas Air | |||||
| R | Standard Elite | J | Open Air All Terrain | S | LPG/Compressed Gas No Air | |||||
| F | Fullsize | X | Special | A | Hydrogen Air | |||||
| G | Fullsize Elite | P | Pick up (single/extended cab) 2 door | B | Hydrogen No Air | |||||
| P | Premium | Q | Pick up (double cab) 4 door | M | Multi Fuel/Power Air | |||||
| U | Premium Elite | Z | Special Offer Car | F | Multi fuel/power No Air | |||||
| L | Luxury | E | Coupe | V | Petrol Air | |||||
| W | Luxury Elite | M | Monospace | Z | Petrol No Air | |||||
| O | Oversize | R | Recreational Vehicle | U | Ethanol Air | |||||
| X | Special | H | Motor Home | X | Ethanol No Air | |||||
| Y | 2 Wheel Vehicle | |||||||||
| N | Roadster | |||||||||
| G | Crossover | |||||||||
| K | Commercial Van/Truck | |||||||||
| e.g. : CCMN = Compact Car – 2/4 Door – Manual Transmission – Non air-conditioned | ||||||||||
Our current listings include the following descriptions linked to ACRISS codes (examples included highlight US and UK market equivalents, as best we can align them, so hope this helps our European renters get an idea of the vehicle sizes).
ACRISS Code – Our Label (US example / Euro example)…..
- CCAR – Compact Saloon (Nissan Versa / Ford Focus)
- ICAR – Mid Size Saloon (Nissan Sentra / Nissan Almera)
- FCAR – Full size Saloon (Nissan Altima / Skoda Superb)
- IFAR – Mid Size SUV (Hyundai Tuscon / Toyota RAV4)
- SFAR – Full Size SUV (Chevrolet Blazer / Nissan Murano)
- RFAR – Large SUV – 7 Seats – (GMC Arcadia / Nissan Pathfinder)
- FFAR – Extra Large SUV – 7 Seats – (Chevrolet Tahoe / Audi Q7)
- MVAR – Minivan – 7 Seats – (Chrysler Pacific / Citroen Grand C4)
Examples are for approx. size comparisons only and do not represent comparisons in cost, equipment, engine size, fuel type or transmission.