Gearing on 86 4000 quattro sedan

["POWELL, GLEN" <GPOWELL@rimail.interlan.com>]

Why did they gear the 86 4000 quattro sedan so low? At 120 mph 
the revs are already well near 6000, and it would seem that it
wastes gas. I have an 84 non quattro coupe that I am selling,
and it has a similar 1st, 2nd, and third, but 4, and especially
5 on the coupe offer a lot more leway. I think it is at about
5000 rpm at 120 mph. 

Is there any simple mod to lower the highway revs in 5th gear?

-Steve
<selick@csa.bu.edu>

          I dunno why. Perhaps they just wanted better pickup and
          hillclimbing ability at highway speeds. Perhaps they 
          figured that with 55/65 in the US we'd be better off 
          with the extra accel with no need for top end.

          I wonder if the Euro 4000Qs are geared higher.....

          ???

          -glen