The ACRISS Car Classification Code is a code used by many car rental companies, including Avis, Auto Europe, Budget, Alamo, Europcar and National[1], for classifying vehicles. ACRISS stands for Association of Car Rental Industry Systems and Standards. The code has four letters, each of which represents an attribute of the vehicle.
First letter: Category
| Code |
Category |
| M |
Mini |
| N |
Mini Elite |
| E |
Economy |
| H |
Economy Elite |
| C |
Compact |
| D |
Compact Elite |
| I |
Intermediate |
| J |
Intermediate Elite |
| S |
Standard |
| R |
Standard Elite |
| F |
Fullsize |
| G |
Fullsize Elite |
| P |
Premium |
| U |
Premium Elite |
| L |
Luxury |
| W |
Luxury Elite |
| O |
Oversize |
| X |
Special |
The Elite categories are designed to enable Car Rental companies to differentiate between standard and high-spec or luxury brand models of similar dimensions.
Second letter: Type
Third letter: Transmission/Drive
| Code |
Transmission |
Drive |
| M |
Manual |
Unspecified |
| N |
Manual |
4-wheel |
| C |
Manual |
All-wheel |
| A |
Automatic |
Unspecified |
| B |
Automatic |
4-wheel |
| D |
Automatic |
All-wheel |
Fourth letter: Fuel/Air Conditioning
Examples
- IDAR - Intermediate, 4-doors, automatic gearbox and air-conditioning (e.g. Audi A3 or Renault Megane Scénic)
- ECMN - Economy, 2/4 doors, manual gearbox, no air-conditioning (e.g. Ford Fiesta or Opel Corsa)
Sources
- ^ ACRISS membership list, accessed 2007-02-04
External links
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