The Bestune B30 (formerly Besturn B30) is a compact sedan produced by the FAW Group under the Bestune brand.
FAW Group's main products are automobiles, buses, and light, medium, and heavy trucks.
Overview
The Besturn B30 was launched on the Chinese car market in November 2015 with prices ranging from 72,800 yuan to 92,800 yuan.[1] The Besturn B30 was previewed by a concept car during the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show named the Besturn A-Class concept, as in the A-class segment of the Chinese car market equivalent to the B-segment in foreign markets or subcompact cars.[2] The final production version of the B30 debuted on the 2015 Chengdu Auto Show in September 2015,[3] with the market launch in November 2015.[4]
The Besturn B30 is powered by a 1.6-litre DOHC inline-4 engine producing 109 hp and 155Nm. The transmission is a 6-speed automatic transmission.[5]
The FAW Besturn brand also launched a Besturn B30 Concept during the Shanghai Auto Show in 2011 previewing a small family car under FAW's Besturn brand based on the Volkswagen Jetta/ Bora named the Besturn C30 sedan.
SiTech MEV
The SiTech MEV is the second vehicle of SiTech, which came out in 2020. It is an electric vehicle based on the Bestune B30 sedan with dimensions of 4632 mm/1790 mm/1500 mm, with a wheelbase of 2652 mm, and a weight of 1463 kg. It has a range of 402 km, and is powered by a 51 kWh battery.[6] The MEV comes in the 60 edition, 70 edition, 80 edition, 90 edition, and the 100 edition.[7] The MEV100 is a model jointly manufactured by SiTech and FAW. The SiTech MEV100 is essentially a rebadged Bestune B30 with the overall design based on the B30.[8]
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References
- This is the Besturn B30 sedan for China 22 October 2015^
- FAW Besturn A-Class Concept launched on the Shanghai Auto Show 24 April 2015^
- FAW Besturn B30 will launch in China in November 22 July 2015^
- FAW Besturn B30 hits the Chinese car market 25 November 2015^
- Besturn B30 specs^
- Sitech MEV100 wattev2buy.com, 27 August 2019^
- Rich product matrix sitechdev.com, retrieved 2021-02-18^
- SITECH DEV Released New Brand "TongChuang" and New EV MEV100 chinapev.com, 11 July 2023^