Luxury vehicle

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Luxury vehicle is a marketing term for a vehicle that provides luxury — pleasant or desirable features beyond strict necessity at increased expense (see: definition of luxury).

The term suggests a vehicle with greater equipment, performance, construction precision, comfort, design ingenuity, technological innovation, or features that convey brand image, cachet, status, or prestige—or any other discretionary feature or combination of features.

The term may be applied to any vehicle type—from minivan to convertible, crossover or sport utility vehicle and to any size vehicle, from small to large—in any price range.^[1]

Though widely used, the term is broad and highly variable: "What is a luxury car to some... may be 'ordinary' to others."^[1]

[edit] Global references

According to the European Comission, the "luxury vehicle" segment is classified as F-segment. However, the boundaries between the traditional segments are increasingly becoming blurred and diluted as features once exclusive to luxury vehicles become standard equipment on even small cars.^[2][3][4]

• ACRISS is a code system used by many car rental companies in the US for classifying vehicles (but not brands or marques). The system includes Luxury and Premium categories.
• Australia In Australia, for taxation purposes a luxury car is defined as a passenger car whose value exceeds a certain threshold^[5] (see: Luxury Car Tax).^[6]
• Germany: In Germany the term "Upper class" (German: Oberklasse) is used.^{[citation needed]}
• Russia: Russian markets use the term "representative class vehicle" (Russian: автомобиль представительского класса, also translated as "luxury vehicle").^[7]

[edit] See also

• Luxury good
• Veblen good

[edit] References

Car classification
American English	British English	Segment[1]	Euro NCAP	Examples
Microcar	Microcar, Bubble car	-	-	BMW Isetta, Smart Fortwo
-	City car	A-segment	Supermini	Daewoo Matiz, Renault Twingo, Toyota Aygo, VW Lupo
Subcompact car	Supermini	B-segment		Hyundai Accent, Ford Fiesta, Opel Corsa, Suzuki Swift
Compact car	Small family car	C-segment	Small family car	Ford Focus, Toyota Corolla, Opel Astra, VW Golf
Mid-size car	Large family car	D-segment	Large family car	Ford Mondeo, Opel Vectra, Toyota Avensis, VW Passat
Entry-level luxury car	Compact executive car			Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Class, Volvo S60
Full-size car	Executive car	E-segment	Executive car	Ford Crown Victoria, Holden Commodore, Opel Omega, Chrysler 300C
Mid-size luxury car				Audi A6, BMW 5 Series, Jaguar XF, Mercedes E-Class
Full-size luxury car	Luxury car	F-segment	-	Audi A8, BMW 7 Series, Jaguar XJ, Mercedes S-Class
Sports car	Sports car	S-segment	-	Chevrolet Corvette C6, Porsche 911
Grand tourer	Grand tourer		-	Jaguar XK, Maserati GranTurismo
Supercar	Supercar		-	Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari Enzo, Lamborghini Gallardo
Convertible	Convertible		-	Mercedes CLK, Volvo C70, VW Eos
Roadster	Roadster		Roadster sports	Audi TT, BMW Z4, Porsche Boxster, Lotus Elise
-	Leisure activity vehicle	M-segment	Small MPV	Peugeot Partner, Škoda Roomster
-	Mini MPV			Opel Meriva, Fiat Idea, Ford Fusion
Compact minivan	Compact MPV, Midi MPV			Mazda5, Opel Zafira, Renault Scénic, VW Touran
Minivan	Large MPV		Large MPV	Ford Galaxy, Toyota Previa, Renault Espace
Mini SUV	Mini 4x4	J-segment	Small Off-Road 4x4	Daihatsu Terios, Mitsubishi Pajero iO , Suzuki Jimny
Compact SUV	Compact 4x4			BMW X3, Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Subaru Forester, Toyota RAV4
-	Coupé SUV		-	Isuzu VehiCROSS, SsangYong Actyon, BMW X6
Mid-size SUV	Large 4x4		Large Off-Road 4x4	Ford Explorer, BMW X5, Jeep Grand Cherokee, VW Touareg
Full-size SUV				Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Suburban, Range Rover, Toyota Land Cruiser
Pickup truck	Pick-up	-	Pick-up	Ford F-150, Mitsubishi Triton/L200, Nissan Navara

1. ^ European Commission classification