Strip the Proton S70 back to its specification sheet and the character is already there: Petrol engine, 110 kW (148 hp. Proton built from 2023, in the decade the industry is turning electric.
The background
The Proton S70 is a C-segment compact sedan produced by Malaysia's automotive company Proton in collaboration with Geely Auto. The vehicle was previewed on 20 November 2023, as it is marked the first sedan car produced by Proton following the 49.9% share acquisition by Geely in 2017. The S70 is marked as a successor to the Proton Prevé.
The engineering
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; it is rated at 110 kW (148 hp; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1300 -. Power-to-weight lands near 85 horsepower per tonne, which is unhurried — enough for the job, not for the bragging. The gearbox is a 7-speed dual-clutch. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2,627 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in Proton's history is not in doubt: the Proton Prevé / Proton Waja/Proton Wira (spiritual) / Proton Persona (indirect) came before it; it was built at Proton City, Tanjung Malim, Perak (PTMSB), Malaysia. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Kia EV6, the Buick Electra E5, the Lexus LBX. Its Proton stablemates include the Proton Perdana and the Proton Arena.