TopGear: Top Gear car data
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The data set contains information on cars featured on the website of the popular BBC television show Top Gear.

1	data("TopGear")

A data frame with 297 observations on the following 32 variables.

Maker: factor; the car maker.
Model: factor; the car model.
Type: factor; the exact model type.
Fuel: factor; the type of fuel ("Diesel" or "Petrol").
Price: numeric; the list price (in UK pounds)
Cylinders: numeric; the number of cylinders in the engine.
Displacement: numeric; the displacement of the engine (in cc).
DriveWheel: factor; the type of drive wheel ("4WD", "Front" or "Rear").
BHP: numeric; the power of the engine (in bhp).
Torque: numeric; the torque of the engine (in lb/ft).
Acceleration: numeric; the time it takes the car to get from 0 to 62 mph (in seconds).
TopSpeed: numeric; the car's top speed (in mph).
MPG: numeric; the combined fuel consuption (urban + extra urban; in miles per gallon).
Weight: numeric; the car's curb weight (in kg).
Length: numeric; the car's length (in mm).
Width: numeric; the car's width (in mm).
Height: numeric; the car's height (in mm).
AdaptiveHeadlights: factor; whether the car has adaptive headlights ("no", "optional" or "standard").
AdjustableSteering: factor; whether the car has adjustable steering ("no" or "standard").
AlarmSystem: factor; whether the car has an alarm system ("no/optional" or "standard").
Automatic: factor; whether the car has an automatic transmission ("no", "optional" or "standard").
Bluetooth: factor; whether the car has bluetooth ("no", "optional" or "standard").
ClimateControl: factor; whether the car has climate control ("no", "optional" or "standard").
CruiseControl: factor; whether the car has cruise control ("no", "optional" or "standard").
ElectricSeats: factor; whether the car has electric seats ("no", "optional" or "standard").
Leather: factor; whether the car has a leather interior ("no", "optional" or "standard").
ParkingSensors: factor; whether the car has parking sensors ("no", "optional" or "standard").
PowerSteering: factor; whether the car has power steering ("no" or "standard").
SatNav: factor; whether the car has a satellite navigation system ("no", "optional" or "standard").
ESP: factor; whether the car has ESP ("no", "optional" or "standard").
Verdict: numeric; review score between 1 (lowest) and 10 (highest).
Origin: factor; the origin of the car maker ("Asia", "Europe" or "USA").