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Cars BlockPy Library

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.

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