About and data sources

CarSpecHub is a reference for people who like to know exactly what they are looking at: how much power, how big, how heavy, and what the same car is called in another country.

Where our numbers come from

• Engines, power, CO₂ and economy: the European Environment Agency's monitoring data for new cars and vans, which records the type-approved figures for every vehicle registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland. We use the 2025 provisional release.
• Dimensions, kerb weight and body style: RDW, the Dutch vehicle authority, which publishes the registration details of every vehicle on Dutch roads as open data.
• US engines, fuel economy and electric range: FuelEconomy.gov, run by the US Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Versions, torque, 0–100 km/h, top speed, boot space and other trim-level figures: a licensed database of manufacturer specifications, covering current and past generations worldwide.
• Model histories, generations and identities: Wikidata, the open knowledge base behind Wikipedia.
• Photos: Wikimedia Commons. Each photo is credited to its author with its licence on the page where it appears.
• Sales rankings: official registration data for Europe, and published industry sales reports for the US, India and South Africa. Rankings marked approximate are estimates.

How we match cars across markets

Car makers often sell one car under several names. South Africa's Toyota Starlet is a Suzuki Baleno; the VW Polo Vivo is built on the previous-generation Polo. We map every local name to a single global model by hand and say on each page when a local version is a rebadge, a derivative or a different car that only shares a name.

What the figures mean

Specifications are typical values for the versions sold in each market. Power and economy come from type-approval tests, which differ from real-world driving. Dimensions are the most common values among registered cars and can vary by a few millimetres between trims. Always check with a dealer before you buy.

Coverage

We currently cover 100 models: the best sellers in Europe, the United States, India and South Africa. Data was last updated on 2026-10-28. Cars built mainly for India and China have fewer published figures, so some of their pages are shorter for now.

Contact

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