Because the Proton S70 approaches its official launch date, the brand new sedan has been revealed to make use of a turbocharged engine that’s the 1.5 litre, port-injected three-cylinder petrol unit that’s supplied within the non-FLagship variants of the Proton X50 B-segment SUV.

Given its engine specs that will give it a bonus over its rivals that will compete with the S70 on worth, it begs the query: why not specify the extra highly effective, 177 PS/255 Nm direct-injection 1.5 TGDi engine as used within the X50 Flagship and X70, as a substitute?

Primarily based on Proton’s calculations, the carmaker has discovered that the 1.5 litre port-injected turbocharged engine “is appropriate for the S70,” stated Proton deputy CEO Roslan Abdullah.

“Once we developed this automotive, we’ve targets to fulfill, when it comes to gas consumption, efficiency, and dealing with. Going by means of these targets, we’ve realised that the [port-injected] 1.5T is enough in assembly our targets for this car. That’s why we [have chosen] the 1.5T, and every other choices [would be] a plus for us sooner or later,” Roslan stated.

This might imply that whereas Proton deems the 1.5T engine enough for the S70, a door may very well be open for the S70 to obtain a unique engine specification sooner or later.

Conversely on the extra reasonably priced finish of the S70 worth spectrum, paultan.org requested if there had been any consideration for a less expensive engine – may Proton have used the naturally aspirated 1.5 litre unit just like the one used within the Geely Emgrand, which may carry its beginning worth to RM60k, particularly since Proton has even increased gross sales quantity targets of late?

“Right now, if we [use] a 1.5 NA (naturally aspirated) engine, there’s a concern when it comes to its suitability for the C-segment, when it comes to the car’s weight. In Malaysia, our roads have many inclines [uphills]. We consider that the 1.5T engine, together with the seven-speed dual-clutch automated transmission will present a greater driving expertise,” Roslan responded.

“By way of [local] manufacturing, there’s the 1.5T and the 1.5[TGDI]. To make use of the 1.5 NA engine, that’s to say, with out turbocharging, the specification of the engine [prepared for turbocharging]. If we don’t [offer the turbocharged engine], the aftermarket will provide turbos. As an alternative of gifting away the [turbo segment] enterprise, it’s higher we sapu (deal with the market) first,” he added.

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