Mazda Protegé History

Compact car · 1990–2003

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History

The Protegé was Mazda's mainstream compact through the 1990s and early 2000s, valued for solid handling and reliability.

Sportier variants — the MP3, the Protegé5 hatchback, and the turbocharged Mazdaspeed Protegé — built enthusiast appeal before the Mazda3 replaced it for 2004.

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