Bentung A 501 Revealed as Besturn B50

Besturn B50 sedan

Just after recent spy photos, FAW has revealed their Mazda6 based sedan at the Beijing Motor Show, the Besturn (also Bentung) B50. The B50 gets a 1.6-liter powerplant to start with a hybrid engine to follow later. Since FAW manufactures in China the Prius on behalf of Toyota, surely a hybrid engine will be a natural next step for China's first auto manufacturer.

Source: ChinaCarTimes.com and Jalopnik.com

FAW Bentung A 501 Spied
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odysseus

it seems that the chinese only build cars to make cash. they have absolutly no sense for what a good car should be. there is no style, no perfection, no history, no passion. nothing. i can't see the engineer who love cars more than his wife - i can only see the greedy chinese businessman.

April 15, 2008 1:57 pm

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xLumino

will it be available outside China? The Car seems to be interesting. FAW has much more experience then other chinese brands and with Mazda-basics it might be an quality alternative. I like the reardesign... ;)

April 15, 2008 1:59 pm

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joelynn

Yawn,I agree odysseus- no soul. Back is slightly interesting. Not really exciting in any way though.

April 15, 2008 2:03 pm

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ck314

This is just a start. Over time more serious and attractive stuff should follow. Remember Hyundai back in the 80s.

April 15, 2008 2:23 pm

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pole_mccoy

Boring

April 15, 2008 4:12 pm

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designerr

its a really good start for china auto industry.maybe sombody hate its design but please let them to work more and more and more.

April 15, 2008 7:45 pm

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thylastbreath

Does anyone else think this looks almost exactly like a Hyundai Elantra?

April 16, 2008 12:04 am

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The_woo_factor

very dull.... no style? such a budget piece of crap

April 16, 2008 9:01 am

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DeRay

I think it is a handsome vehicle. if you compare this to some of the cars on the american market like say a chevy malibu sedan from 2006 then yeah they are off to a good start.

April 17, 2008 9:50 am

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sensei

Post the crash testing footage and then they might be able to interest people....if it becomes the firts Chinese car to survive a crash and protect the occupants.

April 27, 2008 2:43 pm

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ben

I just bought one and am very pleased. Very smooth ride.

July 16, 2009 5:35 am

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