Posted by Brian A. on Sunday, June 23, 2002 at 12:53PM :
In Reply to: Re: W500's & trailering posted by Kurt Hirte on Sunday, June 23, 2002 at 9:14AM :
It is indeed because they are geared so low, with 6.8 : 1 axle ratios they are not set up for highway cruising. The Michigan DNR put a sticker in all of their W500's claiming a top speed of 55 mph, but at that speed mine is running really hard.