Build, Configure, & Deploy a Ford Medium Duty Truck to Tackle The Toughest Jobs in West Michigan

The Ford F-Series of Trucks have been hauling materials, towing trailers, moving supplies, carrying tools, and plowing snow in some form or another in West Michigan for decades. However, when there’s a big, dirty, or difficult job that comes along, the Ford Medium Duty Trucks answer the call.

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Borgman Ford is always pleased to share the unique and highly-customized vehicles Ford produces with fans in Grand Rapids and West Michigan. These vehicles are usually sold at charity auctions to benefit relevant causes, and this latest one, an F-22-inspired Ford F-150 Raptor, raised $300,000 for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program.

This totally tricked-out Ford F-150 Raptor pickup was inspired by the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet and features a number of customizations from Ford Performance Design Team. Some of the modifications were purely aesthetic or thematic, such as the red and green position lights on the mirror skull caps, and others were to push the truck’s capabilities to the limit, like the Whipple-intercooled, high-output 3.5l twin-turbo EcoBoost engine, which delivers 545 horsepower and 660 lb.-ft. of torque.

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The team at Borgman Ford is more than excited for the launch of the 2018 Ford Mustang GT, which arrives in Grand Rapids later this year! Although the sweet, glorious sound of a Mustang GT’s powerful V8 engine is something Mustang fans savor, their neighbors in quiet West Michigan suburbs might not feel the same way about it – especially in the mornings and evenings.

Because respecting your neighbors is the right thing to do, and loud engine noises have made Ranker.com’s list of “Most annoying noises neighbors make,” Ford has introduced Quiet Start – an available feature on the New 2018 Ford Mustang GT. This allows drivers to set their Mustang GT’s V8 engine to a schedule of when it will roar and when it will merely purr. This article below describes the feature in greater detail.

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Borgman Ford is celebrating the 100th Birthday of the Ford Truck, which has been delivering packages, hauling supplies, and doing other tough jobs in Grand Rapids and West Michigan since 1917. Starting with the Model TT, Ford has made many different types of trucks over the past century, with lessons being learned with each iteration – whether they be from listening to the needs of customers, building the toughest trucks possible for the pre-war military and bomber engines during WWII. Today, the Ford F-Series reigns as the best-selling truck in America for 40 straight years.

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West Michigan Mustang Fans: Pony Appearance Package Announced

Borgman Ford is pleased to share a fun bit of news with eagle-eyed Ford Mustang fans in Grand Rapids and West Michigan. The recently-announced Pony Appearance Package for the upcoming 2018 Ford Mustang will include a neat little throwback to the Mustang’s roots: an enclosed Mustang badge on the front grille. This logo was first used back in the sixties when the Mustang was still a concept car, and has occasionally been used in various special editions of the car.

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Watch out – there’s a new sheriff in town and he’s packing a high-performance engine, all-road capability and police-calibrated brake system. Meet the Ford F-150 Police Responder truck, the first of the industry’s kind. The F-Series of trucks are super sellers for Borgman Ford in metro Grand Rapids, so we know just how unstoppable the quality-built F-150 can be. Add to that rugged build a pursuit-rated capability of 100 miles per hours with a a powerful and efficient 3.5-liter EcoBoost® engine and Ford SelectShift® 10-speed transmission, plus four-wheel drive for all-terrain police performance, and let the chase begin. The truck offers 375 horsepower and 470 lb.-ft. of torque – more than any other pursuit-rated police vehicle.

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Build & Configure a Ford Transit as Unique as Your Business

One of the most customizable vehicles that Borgman Ford Commercial offers to businesses in West Michigan is easily the New 2017 Ford Transit. Saying that it serves as a utility vehicle or a passenger van is a gross oversimplification, as the choice of three roof heights, three lengths, three engines, two wheelbases, and the sheer number of upfitting options allow it to be dialed right into whatever job you need it to do.

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2018 Ford F-150: Coming Soon to Grand Rapids & West MI

Borgman Ford has been keeping a trained eye on the upcoming 2018 Ford F-150, and this latest bit of news reveals that the new Ford truck will the lightest, strongest, and toughest yet. Sometime this fall, the New 2018 Ford F-150 will arrive at Borgman Ford and Borgman Commercial, bringing with it 5 different engines to choose from!

This is especially great news for West Michigan businesses that are looking for more flexibility when choosing a truck, weighing out power and efficiency. Plus, if you’ve been keeping your fingers crossed for a diesel Ford F-150, those will arrive at our dealership in Grand Rapids next spring!

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So the saying goes in West Michigan: if you don’t like the weather, wait 15 minutes. Sometimes it can be pretty funny, but when you’re driving along I-96 and some severe weather develops right over your head – not so much.

Because the beautiful weather in West Michigan can sometimes turn ugly out of nowhere, Borgman Ford has put together a list of driving tips from MyFordMag.com that can help. The best thing you can do in heavy rain is to pull over and wait it out, but just in case that’s not an option, here are 7 driving tips for navigating a bad rainstorm:

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Borgman Ford Mazda in Grand Rapids has been providing high-quality New and Used vehicles to West Michigan since 1960. An important part of what makes our service the Best in the West is making sure you get matched with the perfect auto for your lifestyle and needs. In order to help our West Michigan SUV shoppers make an informed decision, Borgman Ford Mazda is putting two of the most versatile SUVs on our lot head to head: the 2017 Ford Escape and the 2017 Mazda CX-5.

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