NAME:  2004 New Car and Truck Data
TYPE:  Sample
SIZE:  428 observations, 21 variables

DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACT:
Specifications are given for 428 new vehicles for the 2004 year. The variables recorded include price, measurements 
relating to the size of the vehicle, and fuel efficiency.

SOURCE:
Kiplinger's Personal Finance, December 2003, vol. 57, no. 12, pp. 104-123, http://www.kiplinger.com 

VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS:

Column	Variables
  1	Vehicle Name
  2	Sports Car? (1=yes, 0=no)
  3	Sport Utility Vehicle? (1=yes, 0=no)
  4	Wagon? (1=yes, 0=no)
  5	Minivan? (1=yes, 0=no)
  6	Pickup? (1=yes, 0=no)
  7	All-Wheel Drive? (1=yes, 0=no)
  8	Rear-Wheel Drive? (1=yes, 0=no)
  9	Suggested Retail Price, what the manufacturer thinks the
	vehicle is worth, including adequate profit for the
	automaker and the dealer (U.S. Dollars)
 10	Dealer Cost (or "invoice price"), what the dealership pays
	the manufacturer (U.S. Dollars)
 11	Engine Size (liters)
 12	Number of Cylinders (=-1 if rotary engine)
 13	Horsepower
 14	City Miles Per Gallon
 15	Highway Miles Per Gallon
 16	Weight (Pounds)
 17	Wheel Base (inches)
 18	Length (inches)
 19	Width (inches)
 20     Vehicle Type (Sports Car, SUV, Wagon, Minivan, Pickup or Other)	
 21     Drive Type (FWD, AWD, RWD) these mean front, all or rear wheel drive respectively


Values are aligned and delimited with tabs (in the .dat file).
Missing values are denoted with MISS.