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Article: Mazda's Protege // Sedan Accents Space, Speed
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- April 17, 1995
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Mazda's revamped Protege front-wheel-drive sedan has plenty of
power and gobs of interior room, which are two key assets many
subcompact cars lack.
Tucked under the hood of the $12,295 DX and $13,695 LX Protege
models is a new, peppy 1.5-liter, 92-horsepower four-cylinder.
The engine is any car's heart, and the quiet, smooth 1.5 has
dual overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder - instead of the
usual two - for more efficient operation.
That engine can almost make you a stranger at gasoline stations
because it delivers an EPA-estimated 31 m.p.g. in the city and 39 on
highways with the standard five-speed manual transmission.
However, the engine is small, and thus calls for ...