jwhall
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Hi!
I'm new here. I have an '07 Jeep Commander, which I really like despite its limitations (3rd row is for people with no legs. Mileage is worse than my budddies F-150...)
I live in Northern Michigan and use the Commander for two tracking, and drive on alot of pretty nasty roads in the winter, often before they are plowed. I also use it to tow my boat thats about 4K lbs. It has Quadra Drive II with a good brake traction control system as well as low range. It can send most of its torque to either axle then use the TC system to (kind of) apportion it side to side.
I'm interested in the Explorer after borrowing a buddy's ST for a trip (oh man....) but while I don't need the ST I am curious about what the AWD system is like on the explorer. I don't expect it to do the things off road my Commander can, but I do want to know what its AWD system is like. How much torque can it send to either axle? Does it use traction control to get power side to side? Is there a low range option? I've looked on the internet and while I can find a ton of stuff on Jeep (I'm cross shopping against the Highlander and JGC-L) I can't find anything on the Explorer other than 'It sends power where it needs to go'. It makes a difference. Jeeps Quadra-Drive I system won't really work for me because it's limited in how much torque it can send to each axle, and I'm curious if Fords system is like that.
Any help would be appreciated. I really like the Explorers '20 and beyond.
I'm new here. I have an '07 Jeep Commander, which I really like despite its limitations (3rd row is for people with no legs. Mileage is worse than my budddies F-150...)
I live in Northern Michigan and use the Commander for two tracking, and drive on alot of pretty nasty roads in the winter, often before they are plowed. I also use it to tow my boat thats about 4K lbs. It has Quadra Drive II with a good brake traction control system as well as low range. It can send most of its torque to either axle then use the TC system to (kind of) apportion it side to side.
I'm interested in the Explorer after borrowing a buddy's ST for a trip (oh man....) but while I don't need the ST I am curious about what the AWD system is like on the explorer. I don't expect it to do the things off road my Commander can, but I do want to know what its AWD system is like. How much torque can it send to either axle? Does it use traction control to get power side to side? Is there a low range option? I've looked on the internet and while I can find a ton of stuff on Jeep (I'm cross shopping against the Highlander and JGC-L) I can't find anything on the Explorer other than 'It sends power where it needs to go'. It makes a difference. Jeeps Quadra-Drive I system won't really work for me because it's limited in how much torque it can send to each axle, and I'm curious if Fords system is like that.
Any help would be appreciated. I really like the Explorers '20 and beyond.