Aside from announcing its sales for the month of February, Proton has also provided an update on how many S70 sedans have left dealer lots. The national carmaker sold 2,314 units of the new four-door last month, an increase of 60.5% over the 1,442 units sold the previous month as production continues to ramp up.
Those numbers mean that the S70 now leads the C-segment sedan market, says Proton – although quite whether it belongs in that segment is a debate that rages on to this day. What’s not up for debate is that after a slow start, the company has now registered 3,865 units (including in Brunei) since its November launch, proving that demand for sedans remains strong.
In fact, the S70 is already the second best-selling Proton behind only the Saga (6,212 units sold), beating the established X50 and X70 SUVs. With the Persona taking the final podium spot with 1,859 units sold, the top three in the standings are all sedans, making up a significant portion of the 13,602 vehicles the company sold last month. Who would’ve thought?
Proton says it expects demand to remain strong in March, with the month of Ramadan leading into the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive season. To recap, the S70 is available in four variants – the Executive at RM73,800, the Premium at RM79,800, the Flagship at RM89,800 and the Flagship X at RM94,800.
Setting the top two trims apart are driver assistance systems such as autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control and lane centring assist, with the Flagship X adding a sunroof and front dashcam (no more bodykit, given the 3,000 unit quota has passed). All variants are powered by a 150 PS/226 Nm 1.5 litre turbocharged MPI three-cylinder engine, paired with a seven-speed wet dual-clutch transmission.
Check out our written review here, as well as Hafriz’s exhaustive video review down below.
GALLERY: Proton S70 1.5T Flagship X
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plotong service centres gonna be more full, world class aftersales
Like usual lah…bang…spare parts belum arrive dari China. Sabar…lah.We try to push hard for parts b4 Raya.
X abis2 dgn spare parts.. buka facebook la bro, grup s70.. ade yg 3 minggu dh setel kes accident
Bro,
This is B size car bro. Stop calling it C size. There is C size of Gelly ICE car, which we do not know why has yet to be introduced in Malaysia.
Specs are also quite similar to City,Vios,Almera, except it got 1.5T engine and few other gadgets.
Everyone knows the City and Vios is in a class of its own.
The only reason s70 can sell is simply …PRICING.
Protong is a “Chinanise” import,protected by taxing the Japanese marques.
In football,it is Premier league Vs Division One.
Hardly surprising when the floor is not even. Come out and play. Don’t scream out loud if you are just one jaguh kampung.
If Proton is a really good brand, the X70, X50 and S70 would be a hit in Indonesia Thailand and Australia. Proton can’t even sell 1 unit, doesn’t bother or doesn’t dare?
Well said. Jaguh kampung for many decades to come. If it still survive that long…lol.
I had been driving x70 for the past 5 years, it’s still in tip top condition. Btw, Oz can’t even make lousy car nowadays.
if compare with B segment, S70 is not the top. so compare with C segment to look like it is top selling. what a way to twist things around.
Hahahaha!!
Ketawa sampai kencing pun keluar lah!!
C segment!
Hahahaha!
I am C segment, not B segment.
Just like madey, don’t want to claim or deny his Indian roots.
This not even C segment. Scam
Good. More new cars coming n more jam. Bc bruk above 20yrs must scrap
Jaguh kampung mentality. B-segment sure cannot fight. So, syok sendiri “migrate” to C-segment. Shameless.
Then what?! Release another C-segment and then “migrate” to D-segment. Face palm.
Notice its “C-segment”. same as UFO “exist”. same as flat earth is “real”
Haha, love to see the quotation marks on C-segment. Are they making fun of the car?
I’ve rode in one, to be honest, I don’t think it’s a “C-Segment” car. The Honda Civic is a C-Segment car.
It’s a more sub-C-Segment or B+ Segment car.
The interior space, quite similar to the Vios, but the most favourite part for me is the cavernous foot well, that is good design.
We open our booking on Nov, then we hold delivery until Feb nex year.
Wow! We had the best selling C segment.
So booking from March we hold for June delivery.
Wow! Another stellar performance.
of course best selling, atok hike up the price of non local brand. they have no choice but to offer high price with less spec. otherwise, pelotong never survive. also, this model is outdated emgrand but sells at latest price. lol