A trade-plated Proton S70 has been spotted on the Klang-Banting Highway by Khairul Adelee Mangadi, who shared the photo on the paultan.org Automotive/Car Discussion Facebook Group. Is Proton testing an S70 equipped with the new 1.5 litre i-GT four-cylinder turbo engine from the X50 facelift?
This new BHE15TD (‘TD’ for turbo-direct injection, not turbodiesel) engine is widely expected to eventually go to the S70, X70 and X90, while the upcoming Saga MC3 will get a non-turbo port-injected BHE15PFI version of the engine.
The S70 is currently powered by a 150 PS/226 Nm 1.5 litre GEP3 port-injected three-cylinder turbo engine (left). The new direct-injected i-GT engine in the X50 facelift (right) develops 181 PS and 290 Nm of torque, so if it isn’t down-tuned in any way for the S70, that’s a considerable 31 PS/64 Nm jump.
Can we expect the updated S70 to launch this year? Engine aside, which of the X50 facelift’s many new features would you like to see in this sleek sedan?
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