Review written on 6/1929.
The Town Car segment is not for everyone. But the New Haven may be the vehicle for you. Philadelphia Motors sure hopes it is. So this week I took a trip down to Philadelphia Motors's headquarters to test out the New Haven. Luckily we've also tested the Maeander and the X this year. So we should be able to give you a verdict on how it stands in the Town Car community.

Normally we take the vehicles out to the track as our first test. And to be honest we tried, but the Philadelphia Motors New Haven is so slow that it took us nearly 3 hours just getting out of the parking lot. And that shows you how dreadful this Town Car is. The 12 hp @ 1345RPMs 815 cc V4 engine is grossly underpowered. Interestingly enough if you waited all week you could power the New Haven up to a top speed of 32 mph and accelerate full throttle with a Not Applicable time. The 39 lb-ft of torque can tow around 859 lbs. Which is great if you want to hitch up your son's little red wagon to haul around town. While testing the Philadelphia Motors New Haven's handling on the track, we found that this Town Car drives like a brick. Many times we were confronted with a corner that the vehicle just couldn't handle. At speed this vehicle may be deadly. So in a nut shell the New Haven is as slow as a rock. The only way to make it move is to push it off a cliff.

We were mortified when we began our interior testing of the Philadelphia Motors New Haven. This vehicle lacks basic features you'd expect in a toy car, let alone a vehicle that costs this much. The flint stones had more comfortable rides. It is because of the abhorrent lack of oversight by Philadelphia Motors that we have no reason to recommend this vehicle when it comes to comforts.

The Philadelphia Motors New Haven gives you a sense of home away from home. With 39 cu-ft of cargo and passenger space the New Haven feels like a second living room. Which was what Philadelphia Motors was probably thinking when they made this vehicle. "Lets make a vehicle that people could live in." Well Philadelphia Motors thank you, because after my wife threw me out, this is my new home. And let me tell you, it rocks!

The team at Philadelphia Motors cut a lot of corners when it came to building the New Haven. It is apparent in everything from the interior to the body panels to the paints to the molding. Its not designed to last. But its not exactly the worst car on the market. You can do better.

When it comes to dependability, if you squeeze the Philadelphia Motors New Haven hard enough, you'll get lemonade.

The folks over at Philadelphia Motors did a good job when it came to fuel economy. The New Haven gets a 15.6 mpg city and which is nothing to scoff at. While it may not be best in class, it is well above average.

The Philadelphia Motors New Haven is the kind of vehicle a mortician recommends and an insurance man says to never buy. In this respect we have to agree with the insurance man for once. We can't lose anymore subscribers! Avoid New Haven at all costs!

In summation, the Philadelphia Motors New Haven is not a Town Car you should spend money on. Hell, we don't even recommend it if you got it for free. It's a giant hunk of junk.