The Besturn B70 is a mid-size sedan or Large family car produced by the Chinese car manufacturer Besturn FAW Group. The engine of this car was made by Mazda.
The first-generation B70 is technically based on the first generation of the Mazda6. The car was introduced in 2006 was revised in 2012.
The car is optionally powered by a 2.0 litre engine with 108 or a 2.3 litre engine with 120 kW and both engines are sourced from Mazda. 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. Airbags for driver and front passenger are as standard as Tire-pressure monitoring system, 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.
On May 8, 2014, the second generation Besturn B70 came onto the market. It is based on the second generation Mazda6.
The design of the second generation Besturn B70 was also done by Giorgetto Giugiaro.
A RS variant of the B70 was also available.
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