Protege is one of the most spacious subcompact sedans, with relatively abundant front head room and rear leg room. Bodies are solid, and paintwork and exterior trim equal Honda/Toyota quality. The extra horsepower available in 2001 provides a modest but welcome improvement.
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Performance is adequate with manual shift, and a 5-speed ES scoots through traffic well enough, but automatic is disappointing. Acceleration does improve at about 20 mph, but passing power is lacking. Both engines offered in that period are slow from a stop. Tepid acceleration is the foremost flaw of 1999-2000 models. Although the ES sedan shares their suspension, its high-profile tires–which sharpen handling–don’t smother small road imperfections as well.
Still, DX and LX editions take most bumps with firm control and yield a supple ride, with adequate steering and agile handling. Offering sportier road manners than many rivals, Proteges give a generally favorable impression, though the tradeoff is a slightly stiffer ride and markedly higher level of engine, road, and wind noise. With the Protege, Mazda favors handling ability over ride comfort, unlike the tamer, softer Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla. ES and Protege5 get new alloy wheels and silver gauge faces for ’03. A “2003.5” version of the MazdaSpeed sedan appeared midyear with slightly altered exterior appearance, including dark silver wheels. MazdaSpeed sedans had a special sport suspension with 17-inch wheels, standard ABS, and unique exterior and interior trim. The MP3 version was dropped, but added was the MazdaSpeed Protege sedan with a 170-hp turbocharged 4-cyl engine. It used the standard 4-cyl engine and an optional automatic transmission with manual-shift feature. Only about 1500 were built, painted either Laser Blue or Vivid Yellow.Ī wagon called the Protege5 joined the lineup in 2002. The extras included low-profile tires on 17-inch Racing Hart wheels, a large front air dam with integrated driving lights, side sill extension, and a big rear spoiler. Not only did it feature a Kenwood MP3-capable audio system, but it included a higher-output (140-horsepower) engine and a host of performance components from racing suppliers. During the 2001 model year, Mazda launched a special MP3 edition of the Protege. Otherwise, the Protege was essentially a carryover. A 130-horsepower 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine became available, too. Proteges earned a front-end facelift for 2001, along with available 4-wheel disc brakes. Interiors added some chrome trim, but other changes were minimal. You can also call us or email us any time and we will be able to provide information you need.Front side airbags became available this year, as part of a Premium Package for the LX and ES. In addition you will use part number 20506 which will include the rest of wiring needed for electric brake controls. If there is not you can use part number 85343 trailer wiring adapter to convert any 4-Flat into a 7-Way. Simply do a search above to see if there is a 7 wire trailer wiring available for hooking up your 7 way. Tekonsha offers 7 pin trailer connector as well. If you have an RV Fifth Wheel or any other large type of trailer you will us a 7 pin trailer plug to control your electric trailer brakes. Typically those trailers will use the standard 4 flat plug which is what our Wiring Kits offer. Our connectors work great with boat trailer wiring and utility trailer wiring. Tekonsha manufactures a wider range of different products for hooking up trailer lights to your Car Truck or SUV.
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Trailer wiring kit comes with a 1 year warranty and everything necessary to install the trailer plug wiring. Thank you for choosing Tekonsha, the most powerful name in trailer light wiring and brake control system. Will not work with vehicles with low-side switch.All solid-state components in potted encapsulation.Designed not to send feedback thru the vehicle circuits.Has integrated re-settable Short Circuit and Overload protection, to safeguard itself and the tow vehicle from shorts and installation wiring mishaps.Will work with either LED/Incandescent bulbs (vehicle & trailer).Adapts import and domestic vehicles with separate turn and stop lights (3 wire system to standard trailer taillight wiring (2 wire system).This unit rated for up to 2.1 amps for Turns/Stops circuits and 7.5 amps for the Taillight circuit.A CUSTOM PLUG IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR YOUR VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL INSTALLATION WILL REQUIRE SPLICING OF THE WIRES. THE WIRING KIT INCLUDED IN THIS PURCHASE IS NOT A T-CONNECTOR.
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