We may be less than one month into the new year, but Proton’s roll-out of its new four-cylinder engine isn’t slowing down one bit.
A teaser on their Facebook page reveals that Proton has confirmed that the X70, its long-serving C-segment SUV, will be the next recipient of the new four-cylinder petrol engine.
Said engine has already found its way into the 2025 Proton X50 and Proton Saga MC3.
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Codenamed BHE15, this new four-cylinder engine was developed by Aurobay, a joint venture (JV) company between Geely and Volvo.
Power output is 181 PS and 290 Nm, marking a 4 PS and 35 Nm increase over the outgoing 3-pot unit.
The new engine will be mated to the same 7-speed wet-type dual-clutch automatic transmission, with power likely routed to the front wheels; the all-wheel drive variant may not return here.
We can also expect the upcoming 2026 Proton X70 to feature built-in support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto – something even the entry-level Proton Saga MC3 offers out of the box.
Apart from the X70, other Proton models, such as the X90 and S70 are also expected to receive this engine over the course of the next few months.
