Car Types

Quick Reference

OVERVIEW

Car type codes are used to represent the many different vehicles that are offered by car associates at given rental locations. Having access to a
large number of car type codes provides the ability to request a wide variety of vehicle types and to be very specific about the types of vehicles
desired. For example, you can specify the number of doors, the type of fuel, or the number of passengers the vehicle should accommodate.

When requesting available car rental rates, you may include one or more car type codes to identify the vehicle type(s) and features in which your
customer is most interested. It is also important that you be able to recognize the car types that are returned in various informational displays, so that
you can correctly interpret the data.

COMPONENTS OF CAR TYPE CODES

These car type codes consist of specific 4-letter combinations. Each character represents a component that describes specific features or
characteristics of the rental vehicle.

The individual car type codes consist of the following components:

CHARACTER COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

First Category Generally describes the size of the vehicle, from mini/economy to full size/premium

Also includes an “elite” designation, which identifies a high-end model, as opposed to a

base model, for various categories (Example: Honda EX vs. Honda DX)

Second Type Typically describes features such as:

 2-door
 4-door
 Wagon
 Van
 Pickup
 Extended cab pickup
 SUV
 Coupe
 2-wheel vehicle
Third Transmission/ Driver Identifies vehicle’s type of transmission and drive specification

Includes 4-wheel drive and all-wheel designations

Fourth Air Conditioning/Fuel Identifies if vehicle has air conditioning/no air conditioning
Type
Also includes the type of fuel that powers the vehicle, such as gas/petrol, diesel, electric,
hybrid, LPG, ethanol or hydrogen

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CAR TYPE MATRIX

Car type codes are defined by using one character, as shown from each of the four components below, reading from left to right. Examples: ECAR,
IFBR, SPMD. Use the help entry CARTYPEHELP to assist you with the use and interpretation of the various car type codes

When requesting car rates, you may either use a 4-letter code (SCAR) to specify category, type, transmission/drive, and air conditioning/fuel, or you
may use a 2-letter code (SC) that specifies only the category and type.

CATEGORY TYPE TRANSMISSION/ AIR CONDITIONING/FUEL

DRIVE

M Mini B 2-3 Door M Manual R Air (North American use)

N Mini Elite C 2/4 Door N Manual 4-Wheel Drive N No Air (North American use)

E Economy D 4-5 Door C Manual All-Wheel Drive D Diesel with Air

H Economy Elite W Wagon/Estate A Automatic Q Diesel No Air

C Compact V Passenger Van B Automatic 4-Wheel Drive H Hybrid with Air

D Compact Elite L Limousine D Automatic All-Wheel I Hybrid No Air

Drive

I Intermediate S Sport E Electric with Air

J Intermediate Elite T Convertible C Electric No Air

S Standard F SUV L LPG/Compressed Gas with Air

R Standard Elite J Open Air All Terrain S LPG/Compressed Gas No Air

F Full Size X Special A Hydrogen with Air

G Full Size Elite P Pickup Regular Cab B Hydrogen No Air

P Premium Q Pickup Extended M Multi Fuel/Power with Air

Cab

U Premium Elite Z Special Offer Car F Multi Fuel/Power No Air

L Luxury E Coupe V Petrol with Air (European use)

W Luxury Elite M Mono-space Z Petrol No Air (European use)

(European use)

O Oversize R Recreational Vehicle U Ethanol With Air

H Motor Home X Ethanol No Air

Y 2-Wheel Vehicle

N Roadster

G Crossover

K Commercial
Van/Truck

Note: Some letters are used to represent a given characteristic in each of the four components. However, the letter represents something different
depending on which position it appears in the 4-letter car type code. Therefore, the order in which the characters are combined is critical to their
meaning.

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ADDITIONAL DETAILS FOR CODES ON CAR TYPE MATRIX

CAR TYPES

Z – Special Offer Car Newly introduced vehicle, limited time offer (ideally 6 months or less); Must specifically request.

E - Coupe 2-door, 2-seater

M – Mono Space 4 to 5 seater with extra interior dimensions

N - Roadster Sporty open air, 2-door, 2-seater

G - Crossover Hybrid, such as station wagon/SUV mix (Chrysler Pacifica) or truck/SUV mix (Chevy Avalanche)

TRANSMISSION/DRIVE

M/A – Unspecified Drive 2 wheel drive, 4 wheel drive, and all wheel drive

N/B – 4 Wheel Drive Must be engaged or disengaged by driver, may also include all wheel drive

C/D – All Wheel Drive 4 wheel drive is always engaged

FUEL/AIR CONDITIONING

R/N – Unspecified Drive Any type of fuel/power

H/I – 4 Wheel Drive Gasoline and electric powered

M/F – All Wheel Drive Two or more fuel/power sources other than what is defined in hybrid

PASSENGER VAN CODING

IV – Intermediate Van = 6+ Seats PV – Premium Van = 15+Seats

JV – Intermediate Elite Van = 6+ Seats UV – Premium Elite Van = 15+ Seats

SV – Standard Van =8+ Seats LV – Luxury Van = No seat requirements

RV – Standard Elite Van = 8+ Seats Note: Mini Van (MV) is being phased out and replaced by intermediate
Van (IV)

FV – Full Size Van = 10+ Seats

GV – Full Size Elite Van = 10+ Seats

SUV CODING

EF – Economy SUV = 2-4 Seats FF – Full Size SUV = 6+ Seats

HF – Economy Elite SUV = 2-4 Seats GF – Full Size Elite SUV = 6+ Seats

CF – Compact SUV = 4-5 Seats PF – Premium SUV = 7+ Seats

DF – Compact Elite SUV =4-5 Seats UF – Premium Elite SUV = 7+ Seats

IF – Intermediate SUV = 5+ Seats LF – Luxury SUV = No seat requirements

JF – Intermediate Elite UV = 5+ Seats WF – Luxury Elite SUV = No seat requirements

SF – Standard SUV = 5-6 Seats

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 RD – Standard Elite SUV = 5-6 Seats

PSEUDO VEHICLE TYPE CODES

Pseudo vehicle type codes may be used to request any vehicles that have similar characteristics, such as any 4-door car, any passenger van, or any
4-wheel drive/all-wheel drive vehicle. When requesting car rates, use a pseudo vehicle code when you want to view any vehicles that are included in
a given classification. Use the help entry CARTYPEPSEUDOHELP to assist you with the use and interpretation of the various car type codes

See below for a list of pseudo vehicle type codes and their corresponding descriptions.

CODE DESCRIPTION CODE DESCRIPTION

ACAR Least expensive standard vehicle available (any AMAN Any Manual Transmission vehicle
closed passenger vehicle)

ACGO Any Commercial Van / Truck AMCY Any 2-Wheel vehicle

ACNV Any Convertible AMFP Any Multi-Fuel powered vehicle

ACPG Any LPG/Compressed Gas powered vehicle AMNO Any Mono-space vehicle

ACPR Any Coupe /Roadster AMTO Any Motor Home

ACRS Any Crossover vehicle AOFR Any Special Offer car

ADSL Any Diesel-powered vehicle APET Any Petrol-powered vehicle

AEIG Any 8+ Passenger Van APUP Any Pickup

AELC Any Electric-powered vehicle AREC Any Recreational vehicle

AELT Any Elite vehicle ASEV Any 7+ Passenger Van or SUV

AETH Any Ethanol-powered vehicle ASIX Any 6+ Passenger Van or SUV

AFWD Any 4-Wheel drive/All-Wheel drive vehicle ASPC Any Specialty vehicle

AGAS Any Gasoline-powered vehicle ASPT Any Sports car

AGRN Any Green vehicle type (Hybrid, Electric, LPG, ASPX Any non-standard fleet vehicle
Hydrogen, Multi-Fuel)

AHYB Any Hybrid vehicle ASUV Any SUV

AHYD Any Hydrogen-powered vehicle ATRV Any Open Air All Terrain vehicle

ALLB Any 2-3 Door vehicle AUTO Any Automatic Transmission vehicle

ALLC Any 2 or 4 Door vehicle AVAN Any Passenger Van

ALLD Any 4-5 Door vehicle AWGN Any Wagon

ALMO Any Limousine

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES

Additional quick references and interactive tutorials are available on the Web at http://agencyeservices.sabre.com/ under the Training menu. You
may also find additional information in the Format FinderSM help system. Use these keyword combinations or formats in your Search request:

Car Types

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