The Intermediate SUV is roughly comparable in internal size to an Intermediate 4 door car hire. Bot

Sport Utility Vehicles or SUV s are proving really popular as hire cars in the USA.  The variety of the SUV s available is much wider than a few years ago where the standard offering was a Jeep Cherokee.  We can now offer as many as seven different online travel reservation SUV s for hire in the US and the differences online travel reservation can be both subtle and confusing, so here we will try to clarify what is available and generally where they are available.
The Intermediate SUV is roughly comparable in internal size to an Intermediate 4 door car hire.  Both of these are generally online travel reservation suitable for families or groups of 4, without excessive luggage.  As an example of luggage capacity, most of our suppliers indicate 2 suitcases online travel reservation and 2 hand luggage bags.  A family with younger children requiring travel cots and pushchairs for instance, may struggle to get those, plus luggage, into the bag.  The Intermediate SUV is usually available to hire in most locations, certainly all airport locations, but may not be available in some very small hotel locations.  It is not available in Alaska.  Some of the models within this category are:
The Standard SUV is the original SUV category that has been offered by US car hire companies for years, and is generally comparable inside to a full size car hire, but with more headroom.  Suitable for families or groups of 5,  luggage capacity runs to roughly, 2 suitcases and 3 smaller bags.  Standard SUV s can be hired from all US airport locations and the majority of downtown locations, but as above, very small hotel locations may not carry larger fleet cars. Some of the models available within this category are:
Seven Seat SUV s are sometimes known as Premium, Luxury or Full size SUV s, but really, they have the distinction of  offering 7 seats.  It is very important to remember, that in nearly all cases, the 2 rear seats are convenience seats, located in the rear (luggage) space of the vehicle.  Therefore, when in 7 seat mode, the luggage capacity online travel reservation is severely impacted.  The seats are not suitable for adults or large teenagers unless they are particularly fond of travelling with their knees around their ears!  I would only recommend the 7 seat SUV category online travel reservation to families with 5 or 6 passengers, where the rear seats will be occupied by older children car seats of course could not be easily fitted or accessed in these seats. online travel reservation  For a family or group of 5, these are great vehicles for giving you additional luggage space on your arrival, and then some fun musical seats or flexibility for children during your stay obviously not while the car is in motion!  Because they are a bit bigger than the standard SUV, fuel consumption can be a bit higher, but as fuel generally seems much cheaper in the US than the UK for one, this is not usually too much of a problem. online travel reservation  The 7 Seat SUV is usually available at airport locations, and a few, larger downtown locations.  It is not available in Alaska, online travel reservation or Manhattan with Alamo.  Some models in the category include:
Many of the larger  SUV s often feature 7 or 8 seats depending on the precise model.  Different locations have different models which means the suppliers (Budget online travel reservation and Avis in this instance) are unable to guarantee that an 8 seat version will be issued.   Therefore the category is now marketed as a 7 seat category, it is slightly larger than the category above on this page (7 seat SUV), but may actually have 8 seats.  This option should only really online travel reservation be chosen by those looking for plenty online travel reservation of room in a vehicle, rather than the number of seats offered.  This category is generally only available at larger airport online travel reservation locations around the USA. The example model for this category is:
The 8 seat SUV is a guaranteed 8 seat  car hire.  This is currently offered only by Budget and Avis, and are large enough to accommodate 8 adults along with 2 suitcases and 3 hand luggage bags according to both suppliers.  This is rather a beast of an SUV, and not for the fainthearted!  However, it does live up to the mantra that regular visitors may have everything is bigger in the US !  Once again, only available at certain larger airports, particularly Orlando and Miami. The models in this category can include:
This 5 seat SUV category provided by Sixt Rent-a-car in Florida only, is for those looking for a touch of luxury on their trip.  The models available probably tell you more about what you are paying for than mere words can:
We hope that this article has helped demistify the many models and categories found within the term SUV .  One more thing to remember when looking at any of these vehicles is that the designation SUV or Sport Utility Vehicle does not necessarily mean 4-wheel drive! online travel reservation  You may, or may not receive a vehicle online travel reservation that has 4-wheel or all-wheel drive and availability of such cannot be guaranteed.  You may also receive a cross-over which is a car that has been styled on the SUV look.
The larger 7 and 8 seat SUV s are often on limited availability to try and keep control of the fleet, however, occasionally it can happen that your chosen vehicle online travel reservation is not available.  If three 8 seat SUV s are due to be returned on one-day but one client does not return theirs in time, then that can cause an availability issue for a client arriving later.  What would happen then, is that you would receive a different category of vehicle that will hold the required number of seats.  So if you have booked a 7 seat SUV, and one wasn t there you might be given an 8 seat SUV or, a 7 seat people online travel reservation carrier.  If you book the 8 seat SUV but that is not available, then you may be offered an 8 seat people carrier if one is available, or the larger 12 seat van.  It is important therefore to make sure you have booked your minimum number of seats.
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