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.

Contents 1 First letter: Category 2 Second letter: Type 3 Third letter: Transmission/Drive 4 Fourth letter: Fuel/Air Conditioning 5 Examples 6 Sources 7 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Second letter: Type

Code	Type
B	2-3 Door
C	2/4 Door
D	4-5 Door
W	Wagon/Estate
V	Passenger van
L	Limousine
S	Sport
T	Convertible
F	SUV
J	Open-air All Terrain
X	Special
P	Pickup (regular cab)
Q	Pickup (extended cab)
Z	Special offer Car
E	Coupe
M	Monospace
R	Recreational vehicle
H	Motorhome
Y	2-wheel vehicle
N	Roadster
G	Crossover
K	Commercial van/truck

[edit] 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

[edit] Fourth letter: Fuel/Air Conditioning

Code	Fuel	Air Cond.
R	Unspecified	Yes
N	Unspecified	No
D	Diesel	Yes
Q	Diesel	No
H	Hybrid	Yes
I	Hybrid	No
E	Electric	Yes
C	Electric	No
L	LPG	Yes
S	LPG	No
A	Hydrogen	Yes
B	Hydrogen	No
M	Multifuel	Yes
F	Multifuel	No
V	Petrol	Yes
Z	Petrol	No
U	Ethanol	Yes
X	Ethanol	No

[edit] 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)

[edit] Sources

1. ^ ACRISS membership list, accessed 2007-02-04

[edit] External links

• ACRISS website
• IZZI RENT website