Vehicle Guide
Compact Rental Cars
Car rentals will carry compact cars with both 2 and 4 doors. While 4 door cars are generally the norm, it is rare that a car rental company would guarantee such a feature... if you can, make sure to request it as a preference.
Car rental companies vary in their make and model offerings for all car categories.
Some Examples of common compact car rentals include
Chevrolet Cobalt
Dodge Caliber
Ford Focus
Mazda 6
Nissan Versa
Kia Rio
Seating Capacity
The seating capacity of a compact car is 5 - 2 seat belts in front and 3 in the back.
While a compact car has a seating capacity of 5, if it's affordable, I would recommend a larger size rental car if there will be 5 people travelling in the car for any length of time.
There's often not much price difference between a compact, mid and full size car, and the difference in size of the back seat will be much appreciated by your passengers!
Average Luggage Capacity
The average luggage capacity of a compact car is
1 Large 2 Medium 2 Small -- pieces of luggage.
I find the average luggage capacity listed on most car rental comapany sites is lower ... certainly lower than what I can pack into a vehicle! If you have luggage capacity concerns, I recommend either checking with someone you know who has the same type of vehicle, or visiting a local car dealership to actually view the interior of a compact car, so that you'll know if it will meet your luggage demands.
Usual Features
The common standard features of a compact rental car include:
AM/FM stereo/Cassette
Air Conditioning
Power Brakes, Power Steering
Air Bags
Cruise Control
Intermittent Wipers
Average Fuel Economy
The average gas mileage calculations for a compact car are
26 mpg – city
34 mpg - highway
Note: In general categories, companies can rarely guarantee a make or model. That’s why you’ll usually see a make/model example with a notation of …or similar. That means you will get either that vehicle or something of similar size and with similar features.
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