Size of Car

[mommyto2girls]

I need any advice on what size car to rent for 3 people (2 teenagers 18 & 19 ) quite a bit of luggage since we arr going on a cruise first. I am totally ignorant on trunk size and I booked a luxury size..could I get by with a premium??? Please need any knowledge advice.
thanks.

 

[Werner Weiss]

If you're just looking for a big trunk (and a roomy back seat), I'd go with with the premium class.

At Hertz, a luxury class car is usually a Lincoln Towncar, and a premium class car is usually a Mercury Grand Marquis. Both have equally huge trunks (20.6 cu. ft.). One nice thing about these trunks is theris shape -- they're deep (with could height from the trunk floor to the trunk lid), allowing you to arrange luggage efficiently.

At Hertz, a so-called "full-size" four-door is usually a Ford Taurus or Mercury Sable (both 17.0 cu. ft.), though I recently got a Dodge Intrepid (18.4 cu ft.). These models all have surprisingly big trunks, but if you can to have a lot of luggage, they could be too small.

Car rental companies make no guarantees of particular makes or models. A Lincoln Continental (Luxury class) has a smaller trunk (18.4 cu. ft.) than a Mercury Grand Marquis.

By the way, I got the trunk specifications from http://www.citicapitalfleet.com/us/pdf/2002_cars.pdf

 

[mommyto2girls]

Werner, thanks so much for the info and the website it was a big help.



Andrea