Download SAMPLES (one make):
Car Models Database.XLS for general use
Car Models Database.CSV (BETA) for programming
Car Models Database.SQL (BETA) for web developers
Feel free to test CSV and SQL, if they are OK I will sell the full database in these formats beside Excel format.
Buy FULL database + FREE updates for one year:
Database contains separate row for each car body style, showing basic data:
Car dimensions (length, width, height, wheelbase, cube) with 99% completion for 1980-present and 75% for pre-1980.
Car weight range and cargo space with 99% completion for 1980-present.
Car engine range (displacement, horsepower and top speed), for 1980s-present (except for cars not sold in Europe).
Last release: 1 March 2017, including 33 models launched 2016 and 11 models launched 2017, see update history.
Coverage
European-produced cars 1945-present, Asian imports 1970/1980-present, American imports 1990-present, for more details see List of car manufacturers and years included.
Bonus: some Asian cars not imported in Europe, for example Malaysian cars (Proton’s all 15 models, not just the two imported in continental Europe, Perodua’s 10 models, none imported in continental Europe but few imported in United Kingdom). Add-on with cars produced in India, Brazil and Argentina (added during 2013).
This is NOT a database of Latin America / India market. I guarantee completion for European market ONLY. Indians and Latin Americans can buy European database + add-on of vehicles produced locally, delete yourself the vehicles not imported in your country and request me to add if there is any additional foreign models available in your country but not in European database!
Source of data: AutoKatalog for 1980s-present (99% data completion and accuracy guaranteed), and Wikipedia for older automobiles (expect some mess and missing data in pre-1980s). All data written manually in Excel, making an original product “Made by Teoalida”.
This vehicle database focus on model only and breakdown for body type (sedan, wagon, coupe, convertible, etc). There are NO list of car engines. For breakdown by individual engines, see Car Models & Engines Database.
Description & history
Started in 2005, originally a research-analysis to compare cars and study evolution in terms of dimensions, weight and engines. For example Golf 1 (3705 mm length, 1100-1800 cm³, 50-112 PS), vs Golf 5 (4204 mm length, 1400-3200 cm³, 75-250 PS). However, since started selling in 2012, its typical customers are car shipping companies pricing transport costs by car dimensions, or car cover manufacturers.
At least one customer bought this Car Body Specs Database (SURPRISE!) not for body specs, but just for list of car body types. Previously I was adding car models only when/if data of car dimensions was available, but since 2013 I choose as ultimate goal to add EVERY car manufactured after World War II, even if no dimensions are available, over time I may find the data and complete the table. Expect missing data ONLY in pre-1980s period.
Discontinued: Timeline database
Download SAMPLE: Car Models Database Timeline version.XLS
Same rows, but sorted by class and year instead of alphabetic by make, useful for my personal research but difficult to maintain and check for missing models.
This was the only database format since 2005 to December 2012, when I re-sorted database alphabetically and sold both versions in same package but the timeline had a lag in updates. I updated the Timeline version and offered of sale both versions separately at main yearly update of November 2013, but due of customers preference for alphabetic version, I no longer updated Timeline version since May 2014 and removed from sale at end of 2014.
Timeline version’s purpose is to visualize car evolution over years, and in 1 year NOBODY bought for this purpose.
Future of this database – I need your feedback!
I was thinking in March 2016 to offer a major update after Car Models & Engines Database will be fully expanded to 1970, this will happen most likely in 2017. I will recheck every car and add correct dimensions, weight and engine range from the expanded bigger database.
Until that, I will offer minor updates with new cars added and with dimensions only.
Some things that need to be decided:
– Cars that had a mid-life facelift that changed external dimensions only slightly do not have a separate row, instead they have in Notes column “Length X mm after year Y”, would be better if I make separate row for every slight variation of dimensions, or this will make unecessarily too many rows?
– Make & Model & Platform controversy: since I started this database in 2003, until I published on website and started selling in 2012, there was a single column “Car name”, starting from 2012 I made columns Make and Model, since 2014 I made 4 columns Make, Model-Platform, Model, Platform. MayI know how are you using these 4 columns? I am questioning if this is the best format or I can improve it even further, for example I am thinking to remove (facelift) from model names, and add instead production years to diferentiate pre- and post-facelift models
– If you have any better proposal, let me know!