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.
Bentung A 501 Revealed as Besturn B50
Besturn B50 sedan
By Brian Potter
April 15, 2008 5:18 PM
Filed Under: General
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odysseus
April 15, 2008 5:57 PM
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.
xLumino
April 15, 2008 5:59 PM
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... ;)
joelynn
April 15, 2008 6:03 PM
Yawn,I agree odysseus- no soul. Back is slightly interesting. Not really exciting in any way though.
ck314
April 15, 2008 6:23 PM
This is just a start. Over time more serious and attractive stuff should follow. Remember Hyundai back in the 80s.
designerr
April 15, 2008 11:45 PM
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.
thylastbreath
April 16, 2008 4:04 AM
Does anyone else think this looks almost exactly like a Hyundai Elantra?
DeRay
April 17, 2008 1:50 PM
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.
sensei
April 27, 2008 6:43 PM
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.
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