Following today’s announcement that the first Proton S70 sedan has rolled off the production line at the carmaker’s plant in Tanjong Malim, a photograph of what appears to be table of specifications across the C-segment sedan’s range of variants has surfaced on Facebook.
Four variants have been described in the image of the specifications table, and these are the 1.5T Executive, 1.5T Premium, 1.5T Flagship and the 1.5T Flagship X.
Key features highlighted for the base variant, the 1.5T Executive include 16-inch alloy wheels, halogen headlamps, push-button start and driver’s door smart entry, five USB ports and four speakers, cruise control, while infotainment starts with an eight-inch integrated head unit (IHU) that is Linux-based, with a 1,024 x 600 screen resolution. It also gets conventional analogue meters with a 3.25-inch monochrome display.
Proton S70
Safety kit on the base Executive variant brings six airbags, ABS, brake assist, electronic stability control, traction control and hill hold assist, while advanced safety features include rear cross traffic alert, rear collision warning, door opening warning and lane change assist.
Stepping up to the 1.5T Premium variant will add automatic LED headlamps, a full-width tail light bar, automatic air-conditioning with rear vents, and leatherette interior upholstery. Safety kit added to the Premium variant includes a reversing camera as well as front and rear parking sensors.
Moving on the the 1.5T Flagship, rolling stock is then comprised of 17-inch alloy wheels, a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), a fully digital 10.25-inch instrument cluster at 1,920 x 720 resolution and 10.25-inch infotainment head unit, power-adjustable driver’s seat, wireless phone charger and a 360-degree camera system.
Proton S70 interior
Also on the 1.5T Flagship is Level 2 ADAS as featured on the brand’s X90 SUV, save for the omission of emergency lane keeping assist and auto park assist. Infotainment functionality on the Flagship also adds voice command. Topping the quartet is the 1.5T Flagship X variant, which adds a sunroof.
While Atlas is mentioned in the specifications table here, conspicuous by absence in the Proton S70 are Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. This of course has been anticipated, as confirmed by Proton deputy CEO Roslan Abdullah in July this year, before the S70 name was confirmed.
Also important is that it appears all variants will get the 1.5L turbocharged engine, so it’s the same performance across the board. However, it looks like the S70 will get the port-injection 1.5T (same as in the lower-end X50) rather than the direct-injection 1.5TGDi engine in the X50 Flagship and X70, so expect it to get 150 PS and 226 Nm rather than 177 PS and 255 Nm.
So, what do you think? Which of these variants would best serve your C-segment sedan needs? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Proton S70 official images
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