There are just two days to go before the official launch of the 2026 Proton X70, as announced by the national carmaker on social media.
Here, Proton’s social media posting shows the front end of the 2026 X70 that will soon officially emerge, which we can see is unchanged from that of the current model that was last updated in August 2024. The big change comes with its powerplant, which will be a new 1.5 litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine.
This already serves in its B-segment stablemate the X50, in which the engine produces 181 PS at 5,500 rpm and 290 Nm from 2,000 rpm to 3,500 rpm, up 4 PS and 35 Nm over the GEP3 three-cylinder turbo petrol unit. Transmission is expected to be carried over, that being the existing seven-speed, wet dual-clutch automatic gearbox that sends drive to the front wheels; AWD was discontinued from last year’s facelift.
While the 2026 X70 looks the same as before, the carmaker’s claim of “better ride and handling” suggests improvements have been made to the chassis of the soon-to-launch C-segment SUV. As for what changes in particular have been applied, those and more will be revealed at its launch on January 8.
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