About this Dataset

Explore Car Performance: Fuel Efficiency Data

Car Specifications and Performance Dataset

This dataset contains detailed information about 550 car models, focusing on essential performance metrics and specifications. It is particularly useful for analyzing fuel efficiency, engine configurations, and vehicle classifications across different manufacturers and years. With a broad range of features, it serves as a valuable resource for machine learning, data exploration, and automotive research.

Key Features:

city_mpg: Fuel efficiency in miles per gallon (mpg) for city driving, crucial for urban driving analysis.
highway_mpg: Fuel efficiency in mpg for highway driving, ideal for comparing long-distance performance.
combination_mpg: The combined fuel efficiency for both city and highway driving, a critical metric for overall vehicle performance.
cylinders & displacement: Engine specifications that help understand a car's power and fuel consumption.
drive: The type of drivetrain (e.g., FWD, AWD), key for determining the car's handling and terrain suitability.
fuel_type: The type of fuel (e.g., gasoline, electric), important for environmental impact studies.
make & model: Car manufacturer and model, enabling brand-specific analysis and comparison.
year: The production year of the vehicle, useful for tracking trends and technological improvements over time.

Dataset Highlights:

Shape: 550 rows and 12 columns, providing a sizable dataset for machine learning algorithms and statistical analysis.
Applications: This dataset can be used for predicting fuel efficiency, understanding the evolution of car features over time, and developing machine learning models for car classification or price prediction based on technical specifications.
Potential Use Cases:
- Fuel consumption prediction models.
- Comparative analysis of car models by fuel type, make, or year.
- Environmental impact analysis based on fuel efficiency and engine configurations.

This dataset is well-suited for automotive research, machine learning tasks, and data science projects focused on vehicle performance, environmental impact, or car market trends.

Tables

Car Data

@kaggle.arslaan5_explore_car_performance_fuel_efficiency_data.car_data

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550 rows
12 columns


CREATE TABLE car_data (
  "city_mpg" BIGINT,
  "class" VARCHAR,
  "combination_mpg" BIGINT,
  "cylinders" DOUBLE,
  "displacement" DOUBLE,
  "drive" VARCHAR,
  "fuel_type" VARCHAR,
  "highway_mpg" BIGINT,
  "make" VARCHAR,
  "model" VARCHAR,
  "transmission" VARCHAR,
  "year" BIGINT
);