Review written on 3/1940.
Competition in the Sports segment has just gotten a little more heated. Philadelphia Motors has launched the Cobra. Is this Sports enough to unseat the Black Mamba or will it be worse than the Yeovil Donna. Don't worry! We have the answers.

I was giddy when I heard we were testing Philadelphia Motors Cobra. On the track this thing is fast. How fast? Notice there are no pictures on this page? That fast! This is one of the fastest Sports I've ever been in. As impressive as that sounds, the 236 hp @ 3952RPMs 6132 cc V8 engine is even more impressive. Peddle to the metal, this baby will do 149 mph easily. And in a straight line we hit a 6.827s 0 to 60 mph! If that wasn't enough with the 251 lb-ft of torque will melt the tires off the rims. When hooked to a trailer, this baby will haul an amazing 8163 lbs! The good thing about the Philadelphia Motors Cobra is that it's actually handles better than your typical Sports. Its cornering abilities surpass the norm. So if it's weaving through cars in traffic or trying to do a lap around our track. The Cobra is a good choice. Mommy can I keep it? Please?!

The Philadelphia Motors Cobra is the definition of basic transportation. The seats feel like they're chiseled out of concrete. The dash isn't much better. And features? What features?

For this type of vehicle, the cargo space and practicality of this vehicle is sub-standard. At 14 cu-ft the Philadelphia Motors Cobra is bested by several models in this segment. If you need space, look elsewhere.

The Philadelphia Motors Cobra has just enough labor of love in it to make it better than most other vehicles. Even though it came off an assembly line you can tell that the employees at Philadelphia Motors love their job. This is reflected in the quality of material and workmanship used to finish the product.

The Philadelphia Motors Cobra did very well on our dependability tests. We did not have any major issues in long term testing. The minor issues we did have were easy to resolve and not very costly. We believe that the Philadelphia Motors Cobra is dependable enough for even the most unknowledgeable owner. It proper care and maintenance, even if done by a shop, the Philadelphia Motors Cobra should last a very long time.

At this point in testing we would normally take the Philadelphia Motors Cobra out on the roads. However our test driver barely made it out of the parking lot before running out of fuel. The Cobra's ghastly 13.7 mpg means you'll need to take a few jerry cans, scratch that, a few barrels of fuel just to make it to the grocery store.

With that said, I would not trust the Philadelphia Motors Cobra with my kids. The risk adverse should avoid this vehicle due to its horrible safety features. This is probably why the dealership makes you sign a wavier before driving it.

All in all, the Philadelphia Motors Cobra is a good choice among its peers. It checks just enough boxes in our Sports tests for us to give it our recommendation. There are a few other Sports that are better than the Cobra. But for some buyers, the Cobra is still a good choice.