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Automotive specs,
at warehouse scale.

We extract vehicle dimensions, engine specifications, performance metrics, and model histories from Autoevolution. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3 or BigQuery on your cadence.

Models extracted
84.2K /run
Spec sheets
312K /month
News articles
14.2K /week
Active pipelines
14
Uptime
99.96%
Data Dictionary

Every field we extract from autoevolution.com

Structured, schema-consistent data across all major object types — delivered clean, typed, and ready to query.

Complete list of extractable fields for Vehicle Specs objects from autoevolution.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

makemodelgenerationbody_stylesegmentproduction_yearsengine_typedisplacement_cchorsepower_hptorque_nmtransmissiondrive_type
vehicle_specs
● 200 OK
"make": "Porsche",
"model": "911 Carrera",
"generation": "992",
"body_style": "Coupe",
"production_years": "2019-Present",
"engine_type": "Twin-Turbo Flat-6",
"displacement_cc": 2981,
"horsepower_hp": 385
# makemodelgenerationbody_stylesegmentproduction_years
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Complete list of extractable fields for Dimensions objects from autoevolution.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

length_mmwidth_mmheight_mmwheelbase_mmtrack_front_mmtrack_rear_mmground_clearance_mmdrag_coefficient_cdcurb_weight_kgcargo_volume_l
dimensions
● 200 OK
"length_mm": 4519,
"width_mm": 1852,
"height_mm": 1298,
"wheelbase_mm": 2450,
"curb_weight_kg": 1505,
"cargo_volume_l": 132,
"drag_coefficient_cd": 0.29
# length_mmwidth_mmheight_mmwheelbase_mmtrack_front_mmtrack_rear_mm
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Complete list of extractable fields for Performance & Fuel objects from autoevolution.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

top_speed_kmhacceleration_0_100_sfuel_city_l100kmfuel_highway_l100kmfuel_combined_l100kmco2_emissions_gkmemission_standardfuel_capacity_lrange_km
performance_& fuel
● 200 OK
"top_speed_kmh": 293,
"acceleration_0_100_s": 4.2,
"fuel_combined_l100km": 9.4,
"co2_emissions_gkm": 214,
"emission_standard": "Euro 6d-TEMP",
"fuel_capacity_l": 64
# top_speed_kmhacceleration_0_100_sfuel_city_l100kmfuel_highway_l100kmfuel_combined_l100kmco2_emissions_gkm
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Complete list of extractable fields for Motorcycle Specs objects from autoevolution.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

brandmodelcategoryengine_cccooling_systemgearboxfront_brakesrear_brakesdry_weight_kgfuel_capacity_l
motorcycle_specs
● 200 OK
"brand": "Ducati",
"model": "Panigale V4",
"category": "Superbike",
"engine_cc": 1103,
"cooling_system": "Liquid",
"dry_weight_kg": 175,
"fuel_capacity_l": 16
# brandmodelcategoryengine_cccooling_systemgearbox
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Complete list of extractable fields for News & Reviews objects from autoevolution.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

article_idheadlineauthorpublish_datecategorytagscontent_bodyimage_urlsrelated_modelsurl
news_& reviews
● 200 OK
"article_id": "184920",
"headline": "2025 BMW M5 Touring Spied Testing on the Nurburgring",
"author": "Mircea Panait",
"publish_date": "2024-05-12T08:30:00Z",
"category": "Spyshots",
"tags": "['BMW', 'M5', 'Touring', 'V8', 'PHEV']",
"related_models": "['BMW M5']"
# article_idheadlineauthorpublish_datecategorytags
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Capabilities

Everything you need from Autoevolution - nothing you don't

Our Autoevolution scraper extracts the complete automotive database: from granular engine metrics and aerodynamic coefficients to historical model generations and daily industry news.

Full Vehicle Specs

Engine architecture, transmission details, performance metrics, and drivetrain configurations scraped for every model year.

Dimensional Data

Wheelbase, track width, cargo volume, ground clearance, and drag coefficients captured and normalised to standard metric units.

Fuel & Emissions

WLTP and NEDC ratings, CO2 output figures, and emission standards tracked across all internal combustion and hybrid variants.

Historical Model Generations

Track automotive lineage from inception. We map parent-child relationships between vehicle generations and facelifts.

Motorcycle Database

Complete two-wheeler specifications including engine displacement, braking systems, dry weights, and suspension setups.

Automotive News Corpus

Daily articles, spyshots, and industry updates scraped with full text, author metadata, and high-resolution image links.

Brand Timelines

Corporate history, brand acquisitions, and manufacturer milestones extracted from the dedicated brand pages.

High-Resolution Galleries

Extract raw image URLs for exterior shots, interior cabins, and technical diagrams across all model galleries.

Scheduled Updates

Run one-off bulk exports of the historical catalogue or configure continuous pipelines for daily news and new model releases.

// engagement pipeline

From vehicle list to warehouse record

Brief in. Clean data out.

Define Scope
d 0

Provide target manufacturers, specific model lines, or news categories. We design the extraction schema together.

Pipeline Build
d 2–4

We configure Scrapy crawlers, proxy rotation, session management, and table parsing logic for autoevolution.com.

Validation & QA
d 4–6

Schema validation, unit normalisation checks, and historical data gap detection before full launch.

Delivery
ongoing

JSON / CSV / Parquet pushed to your S3 bucket, BigQuery dataset, or Snowflake stage on agreed cadence.

Under the hood

How our Autoevolution pipeline handles the hard parts

Extracting deep automotive databases requires parsing complex nested HTML tables, handling historical data gaps, and normalising units across decades of vehicle records.

pipeline-monitor · autoevolution.com · live ● active
// fingerprinting
Identity rotation
TLS fingerprintrandomised
User-agentrotated
IP poolresidential
Challenges blocked0
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Page coverage
48,291 pages queued running
// observability
Pipeline health
99.9%
uptime
142ms
p99 lat
0.3%
null rate
2
alerts
Table parsing
Complex HTML table extraction

Autoevolution uses deeply nested and sometimes inconsistent HTML tables for specifications. Our parsers map specific row headers to schema fields, handling merged cells and missing data points without breaking the pipeline.

Data normalisation
Metric and Imperial standardisation

Vehicle specs often mix metric and imperial units depending on the target market. We normalise all outputs to strict metric formats (mm, kg, km/h, kW) or provide dual-field outputs based on your warehouse requirements.

Historical gaps
Handling null values for vintage cars

Data for a 1960s classic car looks very different from a 2024 EV. Our schemas accept sparse data gracefully, ensuring that missing fields like 'battery capacity' on a vintage V8 do not cause validation failures.

Rate limiting
Proxy rotation to avoid IP bans

Scraping tens of thousands of spec sheets triggers firewall blocks. We distribute requests across European datacenter and residential proxy pools, respecting rate limits while maintaining high throughput.

Change detection
Only re-scrape updated spec sheets

We maintain a hash index of last-seen values per model. Subsequent runs only push diffs for corrected specs or new facelifts, reducing compute cost and downstream processing load.

Applications

Who uses Autoevolution data - and how

Teams across industries use autoevolution.com data to build competitive products and smarter operations.

01
Automotive Portals

Car comparison websites and classifieds populate their backend databases with accurate, historical specifications.

02
Insurance Actuaries

Risk modellers correlate engine displacement, power-to-weight ratios, and top speeds with actuarial risk profiles.

03
Aftermarket Parts Manufacturers

Engineering teams validate track widths, wheelbases, and ground clearances to design compatible aftermarket components.

04
Fleet Managers

Corporate fleet operators track official fuel economy figures and CO2 emissions to optimise procurement and taxation.

05
AI Training Data

Machine learning teams use the vast corpus of automotive specs and news to train domain-specific LLMs.

06
Market Research

Analysts track industry trends, model lifecycles, and the shift towards electrification across manufacturer portfolios.

Why DataFlirt

"Autoevolution holds decades of precise automotive engineering data - but extracting it requires navigating millions of nested HTML tables and inconsistent spec formats."

Most teams underestimate the investment required: reliable Autoevolution scraping requires handling severe rate limits, normalising imperial and metric units, and parsing complex historical data structures. DataFlirt absorbs that complexity so your engineers can focus on the analysis - not the infrastructure.

Technical Spec

Autoevolution scraper - technical capabilities

Everything supported by our autoevolution.com scraper — rendered SPA elements, auth walls, rate-limit evasion and beyond.

Complex HTML table parsing
Maps inconsistent spec tables to strict JSON schemas
Supported
Metric/Imperial normalisation
Converts dimensions and performance metrics to standard units
Supported
Historical generation mapping
Links parent models to all subsequent facelifts and generations
Supported
High-res image URL extraction
Captures direct links to full-resolution gallery assets
Supported
Daily news synchronisation
Extracts latest articles, spyshots, and reviews as they publish
Supported
Change detection (diffs)
Hash-based diff: only emit records with changed fields since last run
Supported
Residential proxy rotation
Distributes load to bypass strict rate limiting and WAFs
Supported
User forum private messages
Requires authenticated user sessions and violates privacy guidelines
Partial
Dealership backend pricing
Not publicly available on the Autoevolution platform
Partial
Infrastructure

Infrastructure powering the Autoevolution pipeline

Open-source tooling on proven cloud infra — no vendor lock-in, full observability.

ScrapyPlaywrightPython 3.12RedisPostgreSQLApache AirflowAWS LambdaS3CloudWatch2CaptchaCapSolverResidential ProxiesDockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheus
Scrapy Orchestration

Scrapy handles high-concurrency crawl orchestration, deduplication, and retry logic. Perfect for navigating deep structural links across millions of model pages.

Custom Parsing Middleware

We deploy custom Python pipelines to clean strings, normalise units, and handle missing table cells before the data ever reaches your warehouse.

Cloud-Native Delivery

Pipelines run on AWS ECS. Airflow handles scheduling and dependency management. Data is written directly to S3 or BigQuery using efficient columnar formats.

Output & Delivery

Your data, your destination

Data delivered to where your team already works — no new tooling required.

JSON
Newline-delimited or nested - schema versioned per run
CSV
Flat file with typed columns - Excel/Sheets compatible
XLS
Legacy spreadsheet format for business analysts
Parquet
Columnar format for BigQuery, Snowflake, Athena
AWS S3
Direct bucket delivery - compatible with any data lake
Webhook
HTTP POST per record for real-time downstream processing
API
REST endpoints to query your extracted datasets
PostgreSQL
Upsert into your existing schema with conflict resolution
S3
Direct bucket delivery — compatible with any data lake
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Common questions.

About autoevolution.com scraping, legality, and pipeline operations.

Ask us directly →
Is scraping Autoevolution legal?

Scraping publicly available information from Autoevolution is generally permissible for factual data like vehicle dimensions and engine specifications. DataFlirt targets only public, non-authenticated technical specs and news articles. We do not circumvent authentication walls. Clients should consult legal counsel for specific commercial use cases.

How do you handle incomplete data for older cars?

Our schemas are designed to be flexible. If a 1970s vehicle lacks a CO2 emissions figure or digital infotainment specs, the pipeline outputs null for those specific fields rather than failing the entire record validation.

Can you normalise imperial and metric units?

Yes. We run custom parsing middleware that detects the unit type and converts it to a standard metric format (e.g., converting horsepower to kW, or inches to millimetres), ensuring your database remains clean and queryable.

Do you extract images of the vehicles?

We extract the high-resolution source URLs for gallery images, exterior shots, and interior views. We deliver these URLs in the JSON payload. If you require binary image downloads, we can configure an S3 sync job.

Can you scrape the motorcycle database as well?

Yes. The Autoevolution two-wheeler database is fully supported, including specific fields for dry weight, chain drives, and cooling systems.

What is the minimum viable engagement?

Our smallest packages start at a defined manufacturer list (e.g., all German brands) with weekly delivery. For the entire historical catalogue, we price based on initial bulk volume and ongoing update frequency.

$ dataflirt scope --new-project --source=autoevolution.com ready

Tell us what
to extract.
We do the rest.

20-minute scoping call. Pilot dataset within the week. Production within two. Whether you need a full dump of historical car specs or a daily feed of automotive news - we scope, build, and operate the pipeline. Tell us what you need.

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