AWD = a GX when the CDL is unlocked. 4WD/4x4 = A GX where the CDL is locked, or a part-time 4x4 vehicle in 4x4 low or high range.I don't understand either of these statements? Explain to me like I'm retarded (I am).
When I'm in 4lo and unlocked it is just as difficult to make a tight turn as in a part time 4wd vehicle that is in 4lo. I also don't understand how activating the center lock would change turning radius for the better?
Turns unlocked/AWD mode and in 4LO should be no different than unlocked and in 4HI, only the vehicle is geared down more.
It's a feature I use all the time, BUT my GX also gets a lot of towing duty. When moving into our not-quite-finished house, we rented a cargo trailer and pulled it with the GX. Loaded, it was probably 5,000 pounds or so. Backing up to my garage to unload it at the time involved a cramped 90 degree turn, then a steep gravel-covered slope to the garage door itself. It's not possible to back a trailer up that with a 2WD vehicle, as a ton of contractors who worked on the house struggled with the same slope with their 2500 trucks.
My GX....no problem. 4-LO gave it plenty of torque and allowed me to go slow on the maneuver, while running it in AWD mode let me make the sharp turn with no steering binding. Kind of funny as my cabinet guy couldn't get up it at all with his Ford PSD and a similar-sized trailer. He just spun out, then his hitch dug into the gravel.
I also run in 4-LO with the CDL unlocked often when wheeling on non-technical things where I want to go slow. I'd have a hard time going to a part-time 4x4 vehicle after getting spoiled by the functionality of the AWD GX. Not to mention how much better the AWD on the GX is on gravel, snow, and wet roads (where it's basically drives like a big, heavy Subaru) than a part-time vehicle is.