On November 1, Bestune T99 was officially launched. It is understood that the new car has launched a total of five models, the price range is 149,900 -189,900 yuan (US$21,322 – US$27,012) in Chinese market. It is worth mentioning that the Bestune T99 is the third product after the FAW-Bestune rebranding, and also the new flagship model in Bestune brand.
Appearance, Bestune T99 continues the design concept of “light and shadow”, the overall line is tough, digital raindrop-style air intake grille is exquisite and three-dimensional. The horizontal and vertical headlights are paired with chrome trim strips to make the front face look wider. On the side of the body, a raised line from the front light eyebrows sliding to the front door, with the body waistline running through the taillights, makes the car look very compact. The tail lights feature bar-style taillight set, with a concave inner license plate shape and a total of bilateral exhausts on both sides, so that the overall has a good sense of layering.
The length and height of the car are 4800/1915/1685mm and the wheelbase is 2870mm. The new car comes standard with 20-inch wheels, panoramic sunroofs, LED headlights, exterior mirror heating/locking and automatic folding. The high-end models also include induction tailgates and matrix headlight control.
In terms of interior, the most eye-catching aspect is the three large-size screens in the shape of “7” style, which are the full LCD instrument, the central control LCD screen, and the screen responsible for air conditioning control in front of the gear-lever, reducing a large number of physical buttons.
The new car also comes standard with leather seats, steering wheel four-way adjustable, main driving 6-way electric adjustment / co-pilot 4-way manual adjustment, front seat heating, automatic air conditioning, rear exhaust air outlet and other equipment. The high-trim models also provide four-way electric adjustment, front seat ventilation and other equipment.
For safety configuration, the car comes standard with front side airbags, reversing radar/images, push-button start/keyless entry, traction control system, electronic stability system, steep slope descent, automatic parking and other equipment. , lane departure warning, panoramic image, lane keeping, cruise assist, front parking radar, front and rear air curtains and other equipment. In terms of technology configuration, it is equipped with fixed-speed cruise, 8-inch LCD instrument and other equipment, high-trim models to provide streaming media rearview mirror, interior ambient light, network multimedia system, 12.3-inch full LCD instrument / 12.3 inch central control screen, etc. equipment.
In terms of power, Bestune T99 is powered by a 2.0T turbocharged engine model CA4GC20TD-32 produced by FAW with a maximum power of 224 hp and maximum torque of 340 Nm. The transmission system matches Shengrui’s second-generation 8-speed automatic transmission, there will be also available in the future with Aisin 6-speed automatic transmission.
