Proton X70

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X70
Production period: since 2018
Class : SUV
Body versions : Station wagon
Engines: Petrol engines :
1.8 liters (135 kW)
Length: 4519 mm
Width: 1831 mm
Height: 1694 mm
Wheelbase : 2670 mm
Empty weight : 1635-1725 kg
Rear view

The Proton X70 is a sports utility vehicle from the Malay car manufacturer Proton . The SUV is almost identical to the Boyue from the Chinese car manufacturer Geely , which was designed by Peter Horbury , the former designer of Volvo . The biggest difference between the vehicles is the grille . In addition, the X70 is built exclusively as a right-hand drive.

history

On May 24, 2017, DRB-HICOM announced that 49.9 percent of Proton would be sold to Geely. It was also announced that the first Protons SUV would be based on the Geely Boyue. In April 2018, Proton started an online poll to vote for the name of the new SUV. The choices were PX7 , X7 , X70 and X700 . In June 2018, the manufacturer announced that the vehicles would initially be imported from China. Since February 2020, the production has been carried out as a CKD kit in Tanjung Malim, Malaysia . The vehicle and the official name were presented in September 2018. From October 17, 2018, the X70 could be reserved for RM 99 ; the market launch was finally on December 12, 2018. Between October and December 2018, over 15,000 vehicles have already been ordered.

In August 2019 Proton presented the special model Merdeka Edition, limited to 62 pieces .

From 2019 the Proton X70 will also be offered in Indonesia .

Technical specifications

Like the Geely Boyue, the car has a 135 kW (184 hp) 1.8-liter petrol engine . The vehicle is also available with a 6-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive .

With the introduction of the CKD model in February 2020, the all-wheel drive version was no longer available. In addition, a 7-speed dual clutch transmission is now used instead of the 6-speed automatic transmission .

1.8 TGDi
Construction period 12 / 2018-02 / 2020 since 02/2020
Engine characteristics
Engine type R4 petrol engine
Displacement 1799 cc
Engine charging turbocharger
Max. Power at min −1 135 kW (184 PS) / 5500
Max. Torque in min -1 285 Nm / 1700-4400 300 Nm / 1750-4000
Power transmission
Drive, as standard Front wheel drive
Drive, optional ( Four-wheel drive ) -
transmission 6-speed automatic transmission 7-speed dual clutch transmission
Readings
Top speed 190 km / h
(n / a ) 		k. A.
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h 10.5 s
(n / a) 		k. A.
Fuel consumption over 100 km
(combined) 		7.8 l super
(n / a) 		k. A.
Tank capacity 60 l
  • Values ​​in round brackets for models with all-wheel drive.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerard Lye: Geely's head of design Guy Burgoyne discusses the design of the Proton X70, working with Proton Design. In: paultan.org. December 7, 2018, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Jennifer Kallweit: Volvo mother Geely takes over Proton to almost 50 percent. In: automobil-produktion.de. May 24, 2017, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Gerard Lye: Proton SUV to be based on Geely Boyue. In: paultan.org. May 24, 2017, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Danny Tan: Vote for your favorite Proton SUV name and win RM100k worth of prizes - X7, PX7, X70 or X700? In: paultan.org. April 4, 2018, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  5. ^ A b Danny Tan: 2020 Proton X70 CKD - ​​full spec-by-spec comparison. In: paultan.org. February 12, 2020, accessed June 12, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b Matthew H Tong: 2018 Proton X70 SUV - official details finally released! In: paultan.org. September 7, 2018, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Danny Tan: Proton X70 online booking now open - pay just RM99. In: paultan.org. October 17, 2018, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Jonathan Lee: Proton X70 SUV launched in Malaysia, from RM99,800. In: paultan.org. December 12, 2018, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Gerard Lye: Proton X70 SUV - between 200-300 bookings daily since launch; CKD production could start in Oct 2019. In: paultan.org. December 28, 2018, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Danny Tan: Proton X70 Merdeka Edition launched - 62 units only. In: paultan.org. August 16, 2019, accessed on August 17, 2019 .
  11. ^ Gerard Lye: Proton X70 to make its debut in Indonesia next year. In: paultan.org. December 10, 2018, accessed December 30, 2018 .

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