This is something never told to Ford dealers and we are finding it out now that some owners are getting their vehicles and when out in highway situations they figure out that there is a 81 MPH limiter on the Transit Trail models. I had a customer whose Transit Trail got cancelled through our dealership and I located one that was available at another dealership. He made the trip to get it and on his drive back to CA, he discovered in trying to pass a truck that the Trail seemed sluggish in trying to make the pass. Later on when on the open road, he floored the accelerator to find out this 81 MPH speed limit.
This may have been done by Ford as a safety feature with the lifted Transit and the larger tires and wheels. But Ford should have WARNED buyers of this situation so you would not get placed in a situation trying to pass another vehicle and end up in a head-on collision.
At least place a decal on the dash of this situation so drivers know this. How about coming up with something we can offer to forum members and maybe get Ford to start adding to the Transit Trail model so we don't end up having a totaled Transit Trail as well as a death from a head-on collision.
This may have been done by Ford as a safety feature with the lifted Transit and the larger tires and wheels. But Ford should have WARNED buyers of this situation so you would not get placed in a situation trying to pass another vehicle and end up in a head-on collision.
At least place a decal on the dash of this situation so drivers know this. How about coming up with something we can offer to forum members and maybe get Ford to start adding to the Transit Trail model so we don't end up having a totaled Transit Trail as well as a death from a head-on collision.