The Bestune T33 is a

subcompact Subcompact car is a North American classification for cars smaller than a compact car. It is broadly equivalent to the B-segment (Europe), supermini (Great Britain) or A0-class (China) classifications. According to the U.S. Environmental Prote ...

crossover SUV A crossover, crossover SUV, or crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is a type of automobile with an increased ride height that is built on unibody chassis construction shared with passenger cars, as opposed to traditional sport utility vehicles (S ...

launched in 2019 by

Bestune Bestune (), previously known as Besturn, is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker FAW Group. With products based on older Mazda sedans, Besturn targets upper middle-class Chinese consumers. FAW, Besturn's owner, also manufactures t ...

of FAW.

Overview

The Bestune T33 is launched in July 2019, and is originally based on the

Bestune X40 Bestune (), previously known as Besturn, is an automotive marque owned by the Chinese automaker FAW Group. With products based on older Mazda sedans, Besturn targets upper middle-class Chinese consumers. FAW, Besturn's owner, also manufactures t ...

shown at the 2016

Guangzhou Auto Show China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition (), also called Guangzhou International Motor Show () or Auto Guangzhou (), is an auto show held by Guangzhou Zhanlian Exhibition Service Co., Ltd, in November and December every year in the Gu ...

while the whole vehicle received a complete makeover to replace the X40.

Specifications

The front and rear of the Bestune T33 features the design language inline with the compact

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launched earlier, and is followed by the mid-size

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and compact

Bestune T55 The Bestune T55 () is a compact CUV produced by the FAW Group under the brand name Bestune. It was available in China starting from 2021. Overview The T55 is powered by a 1.5-litre turbo engine, and has and . It costs 150,000 yuan. It comes i ...

crossovers. The T33 also features 18-inch tires. The interior of the T33 is equipped with a full LCD 3D naked eye dashboard and a 10.25-inch central control LCD screen with FAW's D-Life 4.0 intelligent network connection infortainment system and a virtual assistant called YOMI which could be customized.

Powertrain

At the market launch, the car was powered exclusively by a 1.6-liter gasoline engine with intake manifold injection and a maximum output of 84 kW (114 hp) shared with the previous X40. The engine is optionally available with a 5-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed automatic transmission. At the end of 2020, this engine was replaced by a supercharged 1.2-liter gasoline engine with 105 kW (143 hp).

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