Proton S70
motor vehicle
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.
Design and engineering
Set to be the first sedan from Proton and Geely partnership, the S70 is based on fourth-generation Geely Emgrand. It was developed on B-Segment Modular Architecture (BMA) platform developed by Geely. Proton has re-engineered the Emgrand with 260,000 man-hours R&D design engineer and has developed 453 new parts with the involvement of 283 local suppliers for the S70. The S70 has 145 knocked down (KD) parts and 24 in-house Proton developed parts.
Design
The exterior design is similar from the donor car. It has coefficient drag of 0.27 cd, making it one of the lowest drag coefficient in Malaysia's c-segment market. The most striking element is the introduction of LED rear taillight-bar on its back which extend to the width of the car.
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