Cars CSV File
From the CORGIS Dataset Project
By Austin Cory Bart acbart@vt.edu
Version 2.0.0, created 11/3/2015
Tags: cars, vehicles, fuel
Overview
This is a dataset about cars and how much fuel they use.
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Key Descriptions
| Key | List of... | Comment | Example Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions.Height | Integer | Unknown values are stored as 0. Unfortunately, many cars do not report this data. | 140 |
| Dimensions.Length | Integer | Unknown values are stored as 0. Unfortunately, many cars do not report this data. | 143 |
| Dimensions.Width | Integer | Unknown values are stored as 0. Unfortunately, many cars do not report this data. | 202 |
| Engine Information.Driveline | String | A string representing whether this is "Rear-wheel drive", "Front-wheel drive", or "All-wheel drive". | "All-wheel drive" |
| Engine Information.Engine Type | String | How many cylinders are in this engine. Most cars are either a 6-cylinder or an 8-cylinder. | "Audi 3.2L 6 cylinder 250hp 236ft-lbs" |
| Engine Information.Hybrid | Boolean | Whether this is a hybrid engine or not - that is, if it uses both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. | True |
| Engine Information.Number of Forward Gears | Integer | The number of forward gears. If no information is available, it is coded as 0. | 6 |
| Engine Information.Transmission | String | The full name of this type of transmission, based on its Classification and number of forward gears. | "6 Speed Automatic Select Shift" |
| Fuel Information.City mpg | Integer | The miles-per-gallon this car gets on average in cities. | 18 |
| Fuel Information.Fuel Type | String | Whether this car takes "Gasoline", "Diesel fuel", "Electricity", "Compressed natural gas", or "E85" (a term that refers to high-level ethanol-gasoline blends containing 51%-83% ethanol). If it is unknown, it is left blank. | "Gasoline" |
| Fuel Information.Highway mpg | Integer | The miles-per-gallon this car gets on average on highways. | 25 |
| Identification.Classification | String | Whether this is a "Manual transmission" or an "Automatic transmission". If it is unknown, it is left blank. | "Automatic transmission" |
| Identification.ID | String | A unique ID for this particular car, using the year, make, model, and transmission type. | "2009 Audi A3 3.2" |
| Identification.Make | String | The maker for this car. | "Audi" |
| Identification.Model Year | String | The specific name/year for this car. | "2009 Audi A3" |
| Identification.Year | Integer | The year that this car was released. | 2009 |
| Engine Information.Engine Statistics.Horsepower | Integer | A measure of the engine's power. A unit of power equal to 550 foot-pounds per second (745.7 watts). | 250 |
| Engine Information.Engine Statistics.Torque | Integer | The torque of the engine, measured in lb/ft. When an engine is said to make "200 lb-ft of torque", it means that 200 pounds of force on a 1-foot lever is needed to stop its motion. | 236 |