Today, the high performance version is only offered in this configuration. Mazda abandoned the wagon look in it’s new design for the 5 door hatchback. By this time Mazda seemed to be moving away from the Protege name, as the replacements for the 5 were simply called the “3”. It’s highly tuned 2.0 L turbo engine made 170 hp and ran on premium gasoline. In saving the best for last, a second limited edition Mazdaspeed MP3 was introduced in 03, this time using the station wagon body style of the 5. Mazda’s popular “Zoom Zoom” campaign kicked off with this car and is still in use as of 2009. Inside, it was well equipped with tasteful fabrics and plastic surfaces accented with brush aluminum and carbon fiber accents. The cars light weight and independent suspension contributed to it’s reputation as being a real driver’s car, despite being modestly priced. The modest power was put to good use with the available 5 speed manual transmission. It was offered in bright colors, including yellow.Īll 5’s were powered by a 2.0 L DOHC 16 valve 4 cylinder engine with 130 hp. Sharing it’s chassis with the regular sedan, the new 5 door wagon had a sporting profile, enhanced by tasteful aerodynamics and 16 inch five star rims. The one off MP3 was followed by a new model that combined many of the sporting attributes of the limited edition car with the practicality of the station wagon form factor. The car was further distinguished from regular Protege’s by it’s aero kit and bright color options. The MP3, called such due to it’s MP3 playing Kenwood stereo, was a tuned 1.8 L putting out 140 hp with a Racing Heart tuned suspension, 17 in wheels and larger 4 wheel disc breaks. In 2001 Mazda sport tuning division Mazdaspeed, introduced a short lived variation called the Mazdaspeed MP3. The Protege was always a capable and dependable small car, if not always the most exciting. One of my favorites currently is the Mazda 3, a car that evolved from the exciting, but short lived Protege5 “sportwagon”. CrazyTheGod Protege BJ 1998-2003 Sedan/Wagon CORNER LIGHT. It’s built so many quirky, fun to drive cars over the years and continues to do so. CrazyTheGod Protege BJ 1998-2003 Sedan/Wagon CORNER LIGHT SIDE INDICATOR Repeate CHROME for MAZDA. PO Box, APO/FPO, Afghanistan, Alaska/Hawaii, American Samoa, Anguilla, Aruba, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Montserrat, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Republic of the Congo, Russian Federation, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, US Protectorates, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands (U.S.Lately it seems that I’ve been on a Mazda rush.
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