- Advertisement -
Spy shots from the new FAW-Besturn B70, it will debut on the Shanghai Auto Show in April next year. After a many half baked facelifts the B70 finally gets a completely new bodywork, with sharper lines and a gigantic chrome grille.
- Advertisement -
The current FAW-Besturn B70, price starts at 119.800 yuan and ends at 188.800 yuan. The Besturn B70 is based on the FAW-Mazda 6. Engines: FAW 1.8 and Mazda 2.0 & 2.3. The new Besturn B70 is based again on the Mazda 6. The 1.8 and 2.0 will continue but the older 2.3 will not return.
- Advertisement -
Sportback design. Compare with current:
Via: iFeng.
Well the bits that we can see look pretty good. The car needs a MASSIVE improvement in perceived quality too though. The interior is currently unacceptable for a car with pretentions of being in any way “premium”.
Here’s what they do, kill Besturn and Tianjin-Xiali and have these brands form their corporate lineup.
Olay: Cheap and cheerful
Haima: Mainstream
Hongqi: Premium/Luxury
Then all the stillborn projects they can sell off to other Chinese or foreign brands for a profit to create money to develop their own platforms and engine lineup.