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Mazda6-based Besturn B50 to appear at Beijing Show

Mazda6-based Besturn B50 to appear at Beijing Show

Viknesh Vijayenthiran April 15th, 2008 Viknesh Vijayenthiran By Viknesh Vijayenthiran Author April 15th, 2008
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December 31st, 1969 Another new model scheduled to be unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show has been revealed less than a week out from the show, the latest from First Automobile Works’ (FAW) Besturn brand. The new sedan is called the B50 and is based on the previous generation Mazda6, although it features a completely new look and interior. FAW has been in partnership with Mazda since the early 1990s and has produced a number of Mazda-based vehicles over the years for sale in China. As already mentioned, its latest car is based on the Mazda6 but it sports its own unique powerplant – 1.6L four-cylinder petrol engine as well as a petrol-electric powertrain due later in the year. The carmaker already has a hybrid model in the form of a locally built Prius, which FAW produces under a joint-venture with Toyota, and it’s just one of many local carmakers that have hybrid models on sale in China.FAW Besturn B50
Mazda6-based Besturn B50 to appear at Beijing Show

Mazda6-based Besturn B50 to appear at Beijing Show

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Another new model scheduled to be unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show has been revealed less than a week out from the show, the latest from First Automobile Works’ (FAW) Besturn brand. The new sedan is called the B50 and is based on the previous generation Mazda6, although it features a completely new look and interior.

FAW has been in partnership with Mazda since the early 1990s and has produced a number of Mazda-based vehicles over the years for sale in China. As already mentioned, its latest car is based on the Mazda6 but it sports its own unique powerplant – 1.6L four-cylinder petrol engine as well as a petrol-electric powertrain due later in the year.

The carmaker already has a hybrid model in the form of a locally built Prius, which FAW produces under a joint-venture with Toyota, and it’s just one of many local carmakers that have hybrid models on sale in China.
FAW Besturn B50
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  1. By mlevere1992 #1, Posted: 4/15/2008

    At least there is one Chinese car that doesn't copy its looks from a car that is already in produciton.

  2. By chris #2, Posted: 4/15/2008

    right, they just take some one else's car and reskin it. and poorly too. here's an idea; lets take a mazda and make it LOOK like a hyundai. BRILLIANT!

    that being said its probably the best looking, highest quality car that china makes (somewhat) on their own.

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