Proton has amassed 7,157 bookings for the 2026 Proton S70 MC1 since the order books for the updated sedan opened in February, the carmaker has revealed. Overall, 40,111 units of the Proton S70 have been delivered since the model made its debut in November 2023.
“Surpassing the 40,000-unit milestone since its debut is a significant achievement for Proton and demonstrates the continued confidence Malaysians have in the model. We will remain committed to build on this momentum while ensuring customers continue to benefit from the strong ownership experience supported by Proton’s nationwide network,” said Proton Edar CEO Datuk Abdul Rashid Musa.
From launch, the S70 MC1 is offered in four variants – the S70 1.5TD Executive at RM68,800, the S70 1.5TD Premium at RM74,800, the S70 1.5TD Flagship at RM84,800, and the S70 1.5TD Flagship X at RM89,800.
The biggest update in the revised S70 is the 1.5 litre BHE15-EFZ i-GT turbocharged, direct-injected four-cylinder engine that outputs 181 PS at 5,500 rpm and 290 Nm from 2,000 rpm to 3,500 rpm, driving the front wheels through a seven-speed wet dual-clutch transmission. This powertrain succeeds the previous GEP3 three-cylinder unit, which was paired with the same transmission.
The new engine brings both stronger performance as well as improved fuel economy, according to Proton; the 0-100 km/h run is elapsed in 7.5 seconds, improved from the 9.6-second time of the original S70, while fuel consumption is now a claimed 5.7 litres per 100 km, or 8.1% improved from before.
Safety kit on the S70 MC1 consists of six airbags, lane change assist, door opening warning, rear collision warning and rear cross traffic alert as standard on the Standard and Premium variants. Level 3 ADAS is limited to the Flagship and Flagship X, which get adaptive cruise control, lane centring assist and autonomous emergency braking.
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Congrats you’ve delivered 2x more S70s than you did Inspiras
Ping me again when you’re surpassed the 70k units accomplishment with the Preve
At least proton don’t do side ah long business like Perutdua leasing
Don’t forget when Proton was selling the Inspira and Preve C-segment sedans accounted for a large portion of the market. Today, volume sellers are B-segment sedans and hatchbacks, A-segment sedans and SUVs. Only the S70, Civic and Altis remain as C-segment offerings.
Can someone tell me either this car is good or not?
Did you realised over 2 years, only can push out 40k vehicles. according to last published figure if fully developed locally, it will take 200k units to breakeven. that means at this rate of volume, it will take 10yrs. This goes to prove that our local market alone proton cannot sustain full development of new model so easily. the rate of new model or updates is so fast in china that we can’t keep up. As such proton needs to use Geely designed and developed model for it’s production. Saga is the only unique case…
The new Jaguh Kampung is now King of Sedan sales now. Among the top tier.
Despite berbaloi along with big rebate giving by proton The s70 wont laris like perodua car due to it’s c segment size not compact for the liking of petite or a lady driver. Overpowered but clumsy and not fuel friendly for city driving. We shall foresee proton to produce future model size like persona or emas5 with the saga igt na engine.
fuel is not a concern as malaysians enjoy budi95 RM1.99 cheaper even than saudi arabia , so malaysians can afford to drive to office eight days a week for work.
Well, this didn’t age well.
what didnt age well? budi95 at RM1.99 is still applicable for all malaysians ?
Proton offers Emas 5 for petit, lady driver. no issue about petrol consumption, no hassle maintenance at workshop, drives great and cute looking car.