FAW Besturn B70

Which FAW Besturn B70 to buy: version and generation compared

If the question is which FAW Besturn B70 to buy, the data split the choice into three generations and one restyling of the third, all FWD, all Gasoline, all 4 Inline with 4 valves per cylinder and Front, transverse engines. 1 generation (2006-01-01–2015-04-30) is a Sedan with 2.0 AT, 2.0 MT and 2.3 AT. 2 generation (2015-05-01–2020-07-31) is still a Sedan, with 2.0 MT, 2.0 AT and 1.8 AT.

If the question is which FAW Besturn B70 to buy, the data split the choice into three generations and one restyling of the third, all FWD, all Gasoline, all 4 Inline with 4 valves per cylinder and Front, transverse engines. 1 generation (2006-01-01–2015-04-30) is a Sedan with 2.0 AT, 2.0 MT and 2.3 AT. 2 generation (2015-05-01–2020-07-31) is still a Sedan, with 2.0 MT, 2.0 AT and 1.8 AT. 3 generation (from 2020-08-01, stop not measured) is a Liftback with a single 1.5 DCT. 3 generation, restyling 1 (from 2023-11-01, stop not measured) keeps the Liftback and adds two 2.0 AT engines that must be told apart by power: 2.0 AT 224 hp and 2.0 AT 217 hp, plus the same 1.5 DCT name as the pre-restyle car. There are no prices in this catalogue, so “extra money” here means extra displacement, extra horsepower, extra kilograms, extra litres of fuel, or a slower 0–100 — arithmetic on the measured figures only.

Generations: what actually changes if you skip a generation

1 generation ran the longest window in the file (2006-01-01 to 2015-04-30). It is the only generation with a measured 0–100 on every version, the only one with a 64 L tank, and the only one with ground clearance at 148 mm (2.0 AT, 2.0 MT) or 145 mm (2.3 AT). Rear brakes on 2.3 AT are Drum; the two 2.0 versions use Disc. Boost on all three is No. Injection is Distributed injection (multi-point).

2 generation (2015-05-01–2020-07-31) keeps the Sedan and the 147 hp 2.0 pair, but the 2.0 displacement is 1999 cm³ instead of 2000, torque is 184 Nm instead of 183 Nm, the tank is 58 L (6 L less), and clearance is 95 mm — 53 mm below the first-generation 2.0 cars and 50 mm below 2.3 AT. The 2.3 disappears; 1.8 AT at 186 hp becomes the top engine. Fuel use is measured here and not in 1 generation. 0–100 is not measured on any 2 generation version. Injection is not measured.

3 generation (from 2020-08-01) is the body change: Liftback, one engine, 1.5 DCT, 169 hp / 124 kW from 1498 cm³, Robotic 7, boost No. Torque, rpm, 0–100, top speed, fuel use, tank, kerb weight, gross weight, clearance, wheels, injection and eco class are not measured. Rear suspension is still Independent, spring.

3 generation, restyling 1 (from 2023-11-01) is not a fourth generation. Same Liftback. 1.5 DCT stays at 169 hp / 124 kW and 1498 cm³, still Robotic 7 FWD, but injection is now Direct injection (direct) and boost is not measured (it was No before the restyle). Rear suspension English label in the file is Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem — that is the catalogue string, not a paraphrase. The restyle is also where peak power jumps: 2.0 AT 224 hp (164 kW, 340 Nm, 1998 cm³, Turbo, Automatic 6) and 2.0 AT 217 hp (159 kW, 340 Nm, same 1998 cm³, Turbo, Automatic 6). Weight, tank, clearance, 0–100, top speed and mpg for all three restyle versions are not measured.

Engines and specs (every named version)

Power per litre (hp ÷ litres): 1 generation 2.0 AT / 2.0 MT 73.5 hp/L; 2.3 AT 72.1 hp/L (163 ÷ 2.261). 2 generation 2.0 MT / 2.0 AT 73.5 hp/L (147 ÷ 1.999); 1.8 AT 103.6 hp/L (186 ÷ 1.796) — the densest first- and second-generation engine, even with boost labelled No. 3 generation 1.5 DCT 112.8 hp/L (169 ÷ 1.498). Restyle 2.0 AT 224 hp: 112.1 hp/L (224 ÷ 1.998); restyle 2.0 AT 217 hp: 108.6 hp/L (217 ÷ 1.998). The 1.5 and the 224 hp 2.0 sit within 0.7 hp/L of each other; the 217 hp 2.0 is 3.5 hp/L behind the 224 hp twin.

Performance, mpg and what the gearbox actually costs

Only 1 generation has a 0–100 figure. 2.0 AT: 12 s to 100 km/h, 199 km/h top. 2.0 MT: 11 s and 200 km/h — 1.0 s quicker and 1 km/h higher, on the same 147 hp and 183 Nm, with kerb weight 35 kg lower (1405 vs 1440). 2.3 AT: 8.9 s and 207 km/h. Versus 2.0 AT that is 3.1 s and 8 km/h; versus 2.0 MT it is 2.1 s and 7 km/h. The 2.3 uses a 5-speed Automatic against the 6-speed boxes on both 2.0 cars. Fuel use, CO2 and eco class on all three 1 generation versions are not measured.

2 generation 0–100 is not measured on 2.0 MT, 2.0 AT or 1.8 AT. Top speed is measured: 2.0 MT 200 km/h (same as 1 generation 2.0 MT), 2.0 AT 196 km/h (3 km/h below 1 generation 2.0 AT’s 199), 1.8 AT 215 km/h — 15 km/h above 2.0 MT and 19 km/h above 2.0 AT. Mixed mpg: 2.0 MT 7.5 L/100 km (city 10.7, highway 5.9); 2.0 AT 7.6 (city 11.1, highway 5.9) — Automatic costs 0.1 mixed and 0.4 city, highway identical. 1.8 AT mixed 9.4, city 11.6, highway 8.1: +1.9 mixed versus 2.0 AT, +1.9 versus 2.0 MT; highway is 2.2 L/100 km above either 2.0. CO2 and eco class are not measured.

3 generation 1.5 DCT: 0–100, top speed, city, highway, mixed, CO2 and eco class not measured. Same blanks on restyle 1.5 DCT, 2.0 AT 224 hp and 2.0 AT 217 hp. You cannot rank the Liftback cars on sprint or mpg from this file.

Torque shape, where measured, is a buy criterion. 1 generation 2.0 pair and 2.3 AT, and 2 generation 2.0 pair, all peak torque at 4000 rpm. 2 generation 1.8 AT peaks 235 Nm from 2000–4500 rpm — 51 Nm more than the 184 Nm 2.0s, available 2000 rpm earlier. Restyle 2.0 AT 224 hp and 2.0 AT 217 hp both list 340 Nm; rpm for that peak is not measured. 340 − 235 = 105 Nm over 1.8 AT; 340 − 184 = 156 Nm over 2 generation 2.0 AT; 340 − 183 = 157 Nm over 1 generation 2.0 AT.

Dimensions, weight, clearance, tank

Wheel size is not measured on any version.

Kerb kg per hp, where both numbers exist: 1 generation 2.0 AT 1440/147 = 9.80 kg/hp; 2.0 MT 1405/147 = 9.56; 2.3 AT 1470/163 = 9.02. 2 generation 2.0 MT 1460/147 = 9.93; 2.0 AT 1480/147 = 10.07; 1.8 AT 1545/186 = 8.31 — lightest per horsepower in the measured set. 3 generation and restyle kerb weights are not measured, so kg/hp is not measured there.

Gross weight exists only on 1 generation 2.0 AT (1890 kg) and 2.0 MT (1855 kg). Payload on both is 450 kg (1890−1440 and 1855−1405). 2.3 AT gross is not measured. All later versions: gross not measured.

Tank: 64 L on every 1 generation version; 58 L on every 2 generation version (−6 L). 3 generation and restyle: tank not measured.

Clearance is the sharpest generation split that is fully measured. 1 generation 148 mm on 2.0 AT and 2.0 MT, 145 mm on 2.3 AT. 2 generation 95 mm on 2.0 MT, 2.0 AT and 1.8 AT. 3 generation and restyle: not measured. If the car must sit 148 mm off the ground, the file only supports 1 generation 2.0 cars; 2.3 AT is 3 mm lower. If 95 mm is acceptable, 2 generation is in play. You cannot claim a Liftback clearance from this data.

2 generation 2.0 MT is 55 kg heavier than 1 generation 2.0 MT (1460 vs 1405) at the same 147 hp. 2 generation 2.0 AT is 40 kg heavier than 1 generation 2.0 AT (1480 vs 1440). 1.8 AT is 65 kg heavier than 2 generation 2.0 AT and 85 kg heavier than 2 generation 2.0 MT.

Brakes: front Ventilated disc on every version. Rear Disc except 1 generation 2.3 AT (Drum). Suspension front Independent, spring everywhere. Rear Independent, spring through 3 generation; restyle rear label Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem.

Which version to choose

Need a measured sprint and a 64 L tank: stay in 1 generation. Buy 2.0 MT if the 11 s 0–100 and 9.56 kg/hp matter more than an Automatic: it is 35 kg lighter than 2.0 AT and 1.0 s faster, same 147 hp, same 183 Nm, same 148 mm, same 64 L. Buy 2.0 AT if Automatic 6 is the constraint: you pay 12 s, 199 km/h and 1440 kg. Buy 2.3 AT if 8.9 s and 207 km/h are the target: +16 hp and +21 Nm versus the 2.0s, 72.1 hp/L, 9.02 kg/hp, but Automatic 5 not 6, clearance 145 mm, rear Drum, gross not measured, and 30 kg more than 2.0 AT.

Need measured fuel use: only 2 generation. 2.0 MT is the lowest mixed figure in the whole model (7.5 L/100 km) and matches 2.0 AT on highway 5.9. 2.0 AT adds 0.1 mixed and 0.4 city for Automatic, and loses 4 km/h on top speed versus 2.0 MT (196 vs 200). 1.8 AT is the performance pick inside 2 generation: 186 hp, 235 Nm from 2000 rpm, 215 km/h, 103.6 hp/L, 8.31 kg/hp — 39 hp and 51 Nm above the 147 hp / 184 Nm 2.0s — at 9.4 mixed and 1545 kg. All three sit at 95 mm and 58 L.

Need the 2.0 name with the most horsepower in the catalogue: 3 generation, restyling 1 2.0 AT 224 hp (224 hp, 340 Nm, Turbo, Direct injection (direct)), not the older 2.0 AT cars at 147 hp. The other restyle 2.0 AT is 217 hp with the same 340 Nm, same 1998 cm³, same Turbo and Automatic 6 FWD — 7 hp less, 3.5 hp/L less. Neither restyle 2.0 has measured 0–100, top speed, mpg, weight, tank or clearance, so you are buying peak power and torque labels, not a sprint time.

Need the smallest engine and a 7-speed Robotic: 3 generation 1.5 DCT or restyle 1.5 DCT, both 169 hp / 124 kW from 1498 cm³, 112.8 hp/L, FWD. Pre-restyle boost is No and injection is not measured; restyle injection is Direct injection (direct) and boost is not measured. Torque, 0–100, mpg, tank, weight and clearance are not measured on either 1.5 DCT. Versus 2 generation 1.8 AT, the 1.5 has 17 hp less on paper (169 vs 186) and 298 cm³ less (1498 vs 1796), in a Liftback instead of a Sedan.

Need maximum ground clearance: 1 generation 2.0 AT or 2.0 MT at 148 mm. 2.3 AT is 145 mm. Do not pick 2 generation for this (95 mm). Do not pick 3 generation or the restyle for this (not measured).

Need lightest kerb in the file: 1 generation 2.0 MT at 1405 kg. Heaviest measured: 2 generation 1.8 AT at 1545 kg (140 kg more).

Same name, different car — do not mix them. 2.0 AT is 147 hp in 1 generation and 2 generation, then 224 hp and 217 hp in 3 generation, restyling 1. 2.0 MT is 147 hp in 1 generation and 2 generation only. 1.5 DCT is 169 hp in both 3 generation and the restyle; distinguish them by start date (2020-08-01 vs 2023-11-01), injection (not measured vs Direct injection (direct)), boost (No vs not measured) and rear suspension (Independent, spring vs Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem).

Reliability, used-market prices, Pakistan list prices, 2012 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024 trim colours (black, silver) and owner reviews are not in this dataset; they are not measured here. The numbers that are measured already separate the field: 8.9 s only on 1 generation 2.3 AT, 7.5 L/100 km mixed only on 2 generation 2.0 MT, 215 km/h only on 2 generation 1.8 AT, 224 hp / 340 Nm only on restyle 2.0 AT 224 hp, 148 mm only on 1 generation 2.0 cars.