First Auto Works rolled off Besturn B50 yesterday
The long-awaited Besturn B50 sedan model of FAW Car Co., a subsidiary of FAW Group, rolled off the production line in Changchun today. It is the second model of the FAW Besturn brand, after the 2009 Besturn B70. The Besturn B50 will go on sale by early May.
Last April, the Besturn B50 made its debut at the 2008 Beijing auto show. It is based on the previous generation Mazda6 platform, and equipped with a 1.6L gasoline engine with peak power of 76/6000 (kW/rpm), available with manual and automatic transmissions.
The Besturn B50 stands on a modified Mazda 6 chassis, as FAW and Mazda produce the Mazda 6 in their joint venture operation. A hybrid version of the Besturn B50 is expected to be available later.
Since FAW manufactures in China the Prius on behalf of Toyota, surely a hybrid engine will be a natural next step for FAW Group, who has seen Besturn as one of its own brands, like the HQ (Red Flag) brand.
The Besturn B50 will be delivered to the market in late April or early May this year, at a price between 110,000 yuan ($16,100) and 150,000 yuan.
source: gasgoo
Tags: 1.6L gasoline engine, 2008 Beijing auto show, FAW Besturn B50, FAW Besturn B70, FAW Group, HQ, Mazda6 platform, Red Flag
Alex Gee
April 3, 2009 11:46 am
Finding the photos of new cars is much easier than finding a dealer that can sell you the model that you have picked out.
I have wanted one certian model of GW Safe for more that 4 years, but it is so difficlt to find a dealer that will not cheat a person from a different country.
Next I was treated with less respect from a SAIC dealer selling Roewe even though I was ready to purchase.
Next was BMW but the dealers hold tradition and would speak or offer any information. Now I am looking at the new BAW B60 which I hope to buy soon as my old used vehicle has had a rebuilt engine and is slowly rotting away.
Too bad no dealers care to sell a car as all get paid to sit and nevr worry of needing a commission in order to eat