
NHTSA recall history Fluid leakage could occur on certain vehicles, causing brake performance to be degraded (’00-’01) This is one of the 4,500 Mazdaspeed versions of the Proteg released for the 2003 model year, and from its blue color you can tell it came from the later mid-year updated batch (the early cars were available in black or orange, later cars got a different body kit and were yellow, titanium, blue, or silver). NHTSA crash-test results Front impact (out of five:) driver/passenger 5/4.

Proteg badge, rear trunk lid (driver side) - satin. Mazda logo, rear trunk/hatch lid (center) satin.
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TRANSMISSIONS Five-speed manual, four-speed automatic Safety Driver and passenger air bags, ABS (optional on some models) 2003.5 - Rear spoiler (larger, light weight) - MAZDASPEED unique with center high mount stop lamp. TYPE OF VEHICLE Front-wheel-drive sedan/wagonĮNGINES 1.6L four-cylinder, 105 hp, 107 lb-ft of torque 1.8L four, 110 hp, 122 lb-ft of torque 2.0L four, 130 hp, 135 lb-ft of torque 2.0L four, 140 hp, 142 lb-ft of torque turbocharged 2.0L four, 170 hp, 160 lb-ft of torque Like the lovable Bimmer, the Protege is nimble, quick, fun to drive and can still carry four and their booty in SPECS If you love to drive and can look past the Civic and Corollas clogging up most used car lots, the ’99-’03 Mazda Protege is much like the original compact sports sedan, the ’68-’. With a ride stiffer than that of any Protege to date, the MP3 cornered flat and begged to go apex hunting around every corner. with the right platform rather than trying to make a Protege a Skyline. Mazda was trying to appeal to the then-fresh Fast and Furious tuner crowd with a slightly more powerful engine, low-profile rubber on 17-inch Racing Hart wheels, exclusive Laser Blue or Vivid Yellow exteriors and a come-and-get-me-copper body kit with a gaping front air dam and a rear wing on which a 747 could land. Personally 250+hp in a FWD car isnt even fun, a 500whp Mazda Protege defies.
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A five-speed manual transmission was standard and a four-speed automatic was available.Īlong with a front fascia redesign for 2001, Mazda launched the MP3 model named for the Kenwood MP3-capable audio system. Topline Protege SEs received a 1.8L four with 122 hp. Initially, the 1999-2003 Protege’s base engine was a 105- horsepower, 1.6-litre four-cylinder, with 13 more hp than the previous-generation’s 1.5L mill. Edmunds says Mazda gives its MP3 a much appreciated horsepower injection, turning an already capable. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 2003 MAZDASPEED® Protegé TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS After last year’s introduction of the highly acclaimed Mazda MP3, with its first-ever factory application of an MP3 audio player, Mazda engineers have turned up the heat and created an even more potent sport compact sedan: the turbocharged MAZDASPEED® Protegé. What’s new Mazda introduces a new sport-tuned version of its Protege, dubbed Mazdaspeed.
