Compact Car

Compact car is a largely North American term denoting an automobile smaller than a mid-size car, but larger than a North American subcompact car, similarly recognized in much of the world as a C-segment (between B- and D-segment) vehicles. Compact cars usually have wheelbases between 100 inches (2,540 mm) and 105 inches (2,667 mm). The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines a "Compact" car as measuring between 100 cubic feet (2.8 m³) and 109 cubic feet (3.1 m³) of combined passenger and cargo volume capacity. Vehicle class size is defined in the U.S. by environmental laws in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40--Protection of Environment, Section 600.315-82 Classes of comparable automobiles. Passenger car classes are defined based on interior volume index or seating capacity, except automobiles classified as a special vehicle such as those with only two designated seating positions. wiki Compact car

Car Rental Classification Code

The ACRISS Car Classification Code is a code used by many car rental companies, including Avis, Hertz, Alamo, Europa car and National, 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: Class
M = Mini
E = Economy
C = Compact
I = Intermediate
S = Standard
F = Full Size
P = Premium
L = Luxury
X = Special
Second letter: Type
B = 2 Doors
C = 2/4 Doors
D = 4 Doors
W = Wagon
V = Van (6+ passengers)
L = Limousine
S = Sport
T = Convertible
F = 4-Wheel Drive
P = Pick Up
J = All Terrain
K = Van (cargo)
X = Special
Third letter: Transmission
A = Automatic
M = Manual
Fourth letter: Air Conditioning
R = Yes
N = No wiki Car Classification Code The ACRISS Car Classification Code is a code used by many car rental companies, including Avis, Hertz, Alamo, Europcar and National, 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: Class M = Mini E = Economy C = Compact I = Intermediate S = Standard F = Full Size P = Premium L = Luxury X = Special Second letter: Type B = 2 Doors C = 2/4 Doors D = 4 Doors W = Wagon V = Van (6+ passengers) L = Limousine S = Sport T = Convertible F = 4-Wheel Drive P = Pick Up J = All Terrain K = Van (cargo) X = Special Third letter: Transmission A = Automatic M = Manual Fourth letter: Air Conditioning R = Yes N = No

Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any. Not all car types are common in all countries and names for the same vehicle can differ by region. Furthermore, some descriptions may be interpreted differently in different places. Broadly speaking, there are a set of classifications which are widely understood in North America, and another set which are somewhat understood in English-speaking contexts in Europe. Some terms borrowed from non-English languages may have different meanings when used in their native language.