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Article: Mazda's MP3 puts more pizazz into Protege lineup.(Auto Plus)
- Article from:
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- July 30, 2001
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Byline: Dave Boe
While Mazda has been hard at work promoting its all-new, 2001 Tribute sport utility, in television commercials utilizing the catchy "zoom-zoom" theme, another new, 2001 arrival to the Mazda family has been receiving much less attention. The dawn of the 2001 model year saw the debut of Mazda's MP3 sport sedan, a five-speed manual transmission offering with just as much zoom- zoom intensity as its more pampered Tribute sibling.
The all-new, Japanese-built MP3 is actually part of the Protege family. Protege is Mazda's sedan-exclusive compact car. No two door coupe or hatchback versions are currently offered, a break from traditional ...