Lincoln Town Car Review

2009 Lincoln Town Car Price Range: $45,295 - $51,485

Utility
The Town Car will definitely prove handier than the typical luxury sedan for those of you with frequent child-cargo. The typical luxury sedan outpulls the Town Car by a big margin.

Performance
As far as horsepower, the average luxury sedan packs quite a punch and will knock the Lincoln Town Car down a few rungs. However, note that high horsepower engines often command higher insurance premiums. With that kind of horsepower, the typical luxury sedan is a veritable sportscar. With its super low horsepower-to-weight ratio, the average luxury sedan will knock you back into your seat when you hit the gas pedal.

Dimensions
The Lincoln Town Car is a tad more ponderous than the average luxury sedan. The Town Car's tank is approximately the same size as the typical luxury sedan's, though the typical luxury sedan's is a little more capacious. The typical luxury sedan and the Lincoln Town Car compete for the same parking spaces.

Convenience
You'll most definitely take the Lincoln Town Car for a fill-up approximately as often as the typical luxury sedan.

Cost
The destination charge is a standard charge for transporting the vehicle from its point of origin to the dealer. It costs approximately the same to get the average luxury sedan to the dealership as the Lincoln Town Car. As far as MSRP, the Lincoln Town Car costs tremendously less than the average luxury sedan.

Handling
The typical luxury sedan and the Town Car have roughly similar tires. With their comparable turning radiuses, the typical luxury sedan and the Lincoln Town Car indubitably handle roughly the same into and out of tight spots.

Drivetrain
The Lincoln Town Car's engine is considerably larger than the typical luxury sedan's. Remember that more sizeable engines may use more gas than smaller ones. Torque is the force that lets you accelerate quickly, and in this respect, the typical luxury sedan is markedly more powerful than the Town Car. The Lincoln Town Car could learn a lesson or two from the typical luxury sedan regarding torque.

Comfort
While the front cabin in the Town Car offers a bit more head room than the typical luxury sedan, there really isn't much of a difference. The Lincoln Town Car offers more head- and leg-room to your passengers than the typical luxury sedan does.

Overview
Although the basic after-sale protection that comes with the typical luxury sedan is slightly longer than the Lincoln Town Car's, the difference isn't too significant.

Other
The Town Car produces fewer smog-forming pollutants per 15,000 miles than the average luxury sedan.