Check out the June 2002 issue of CAR & DRIVER Magazine, they have a COMPARISON TEST between: the PT Cruiser, Ford Focus ZX5, Toyota Matrix, Pontac Vibe, Suzuki Aero SX and the Mazda Protege5 models.

And the WINNER is: The MADZA PROTEGE 5 !!!!!

The article is 10 pages long and has some excellent spec's to compare.

REQUIRED READING

Later, Speedbump

2002 Protege5
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vivid yellow/ 5Speed
17x7.5 Rota Sub-Zero/Gun Metal
215/40HR17 Kumho 711 BK Ecsta
H & R Sport Springs
Bosal cat-back exhaust system
OBX alloy pedal kit
MoMO Shifter/ Belt covers

Future Mods
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B & M Quick Shift kit
AutoEXE carbon-fibre spliter

B & m

 

now that's what i like to hear

 

truely kick ***, as always car and driver goes for the best car! lol the one i own

but i have the article too..... if everyone else wants to see it, it is on car and drivers website at www.caranddriver.com

 

to me ZX5 and Pro5 are two best cars out of that bunch, and P5 may get my final vote only because it is build in Japan and ZX5 is just slopped by Ford N.America.

 

Yeah! The Protege has won three times, one review of small
economy cars in Summer of 2000, The MP3 won the sport compact
catagory in Fall 2001, and now the P5 won. proteges kick ***