The Bestune B70 is a

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sedan or Large family car produced by the Chinese car manufacturer

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 ...

FAW Group China FAW Group Corp., Ltd. (First Automobile Works) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Changchun, Jilin.

. The first generation B70 was developed with the

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shared with the Mazda 6, and was produced from 2006 to 2014 with a mid-cycle facelift in 2012. The Second generation B70 was produced from 2014 to 2019 and was also built on the same platform as the Mazda 6 with an additional RS performance variant available with a Volkswagen-sourced turbo engine. the third generation B70 was produced from 2020. __TOC__

First generation (2006–2014)

The first-generation B70 is technically based on the first generation of the

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. The car was introduced in 2006 and the engine of this car was made by

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. was revised in 2012. The car is optionally powered by a 2.0 litre engine with 108 or a 2.3 litre engine with and both engines are sourced from

. For the 2.0 L version, a six-speed manual transmission and a five-speed automatic are available, while the 2.3 L version is automatic only. The facelifted B70 ran on a 1.8 litre engine from FAW. The security equipment is correspondingly much higher than the price of Chinese cars.

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s for driver and front passenger are as standard as

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, ABS and a traction control. For a surcharge there are numerous other airbags. Other equipment includes air conditioning as standard; for an extra charge, there are things like DVD player and navigation system. An FCV variant was unveiled as a concept car on 15 April 2010. File:2008 FAW-Besturn B70, front 8.5.18.jpg, Besturn B70 pre-facelift front File:2006 FAW Besturn B70 (rear).jpg, Besturn B70 pre-facelift rear

2012 facelift

The first generation B70 received a facelift in 2012 significantly changing the design of the front grilles and rear end. An additional 1.8-litre engine with 102kW was added to the lineup, while the 2.0-litre engine producing continues to be available. The 2.0-litre engine is heavier than the 1.8-litre engine, and the top speed is claimed to be for both variants. The facelifted B70 debuted at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show in April 2011 alongside the facelifted B50 sedan. File:Besturn B70 facelift 01 China 2014-04-24.jpg, The front view of the post-facelift Besturn B70 File:Besturn B70 facelift 02 China 2014-04-24.jpg, The rear view of the post-facelift Besturn B70

Second generation (2014-2019)

The second generation Bestune B70 was launched onto the market in May 2014. It is based on the same platform as the second generation Mazda6. The engines of the second generation B70 includes a 108kW 2.0 liter (LF) engine and a 120kW 2.3 liter (L3) engine. The engine options were dropped in 2012 and replaced by an 1.8 liter (ET3) engine shared with the B50 developed by FAW. The design of the second generation Bestune B70 was also done by

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. File:Besturn B70 II China 2015-04-13.jpg, Bestune B70 second generation File:2017 FAW-Besturn B70, rear 8.3.18.jpg, The rear view of the second generation Bestune B70

B70 RS

A RS variant of the second generation B70 was also available with the engine being a

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-sourced 1.8-litre turbo engine with and via the

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joint venture. File:Besturn B70 II RS China 2015-04-06.jpg, Bestune B70 second generation RS

Third generation (2020-present)

The third generation Bestune B70 is a 5-door liftback sedan that debuted during the 2020

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. The third generation Bestune B70 is the first car to be bult on FAW’s brand new FMA architecture. According to FAW, FMA stands for FAW Modular Architecture, while "F" also stands for both “Forward” and “Future”. File:Bestune B70 III IMG001.jpg, Bestune B70 third generation File:Bestune B70 III IMG003.jpg, Rear view The third generation Bestune B70 sedan is equipped with a 1.5-litre turbo engine, and the engine pairs with either a six-speed automatic transmission or a six-speed manual transmission.

References

External links

FAW Car Official site
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