speed protege?

[Firecracker]

ok, my cousin recently got a new speed protege, and according to her its a special edition 2003 1/2, and only 250 were made? i really have no idea, anyone care to give me a little more info on this? much appreciated :)

[DUBBED]

http://www.jsonline.com/graphics/wheels/img/nov03/mazdaspeedbig111203.jpg

Pretty sweet little ride. 2000 were made for North America though.

[FiveFreshFish]

15 more pics (http://www.canadianautoreview.com/mazdaspeed_protege.htm)

[cocoabrova]

There were 250 Orange MazdaSpeed Proteges for Canada (2003). Probably double that for the Yellow and Titanium MSP's.....

[Hakkola]

My buddy got a Titanium one (kinda silver-blueish right?), cool cars.

[lint]

If it's an orange MSP, it's 2003. The 2003.5 models were either blazing yellow or titanium grey. Very nice cars if you can find them

[M_Power]

Pretty cool little car IMO
Main features include:
Garrett T25 Turbo
Tokico Dampers
Sparco Pedals
Racing Hart Wheels
Kenwood Stereo

[Firecracker]

it was a yellow one, so 2003.5 i guess? how much does it go for?

[cobber112879]

Appx $28000 with freight and PDI. Good Luck finding one though.

[RiceCake]

Actually It seems like every mazda dealer in cowtown still has at least one kicking around on the lot. Nice fun and quick cars :thumbsup:

[turbo444]

mazdaspeeds are friggin AWESOME... i wish i can afford one

[LancerShelby]

Spend another $1000 and get the Dodge SRT-4 and really have some fun.

[tegdream]

Originally posted by LancerShelby
Spend another $1000 and get the Dodge SRT-4 and really have some fun.

i would edit that before you start another domestic vs. import debate!

[Loose]

Hey, my friend picked up his Mazdaspeed 2 weekends ago. The dealer sold it to him for $4000 below sticker, since they wanted to get rid of the car (to make way for the new 3).

It was brand new, Titanium. Big jump from the $2000 above sticker that everyone wanted a month ago.

Are any new ones still available in the dealerships?

[cocoabrova]

Originally posted by LancerShelby
Spend another $1000 and get the Dodge SRT-4 and really have some fun.
You can have fun with the MSP after about $100 in mods;)

[tegdream]

yes and the bottom line is the mazda fans will still stay mazda, and the "2 power windows" likers will stay domestic!
MSProtege is damn nice though

[LancerShelby]

Originally posted by cocoabrova

You can have fun with the MSP after about $100 in mods;) Ok, you're an exception to my biased opinion;)

[Sai]

isn't mazda owned by ford? doesn't that make it domestic? who knows?!
:whocares:

[1badPT]

Some mazda's are rebadged fords and almost all mazdas for sale in North America are assembled at either current or former Ford plants.

In any case the mazdaspeed protege is a nice set of wheels, and comparing it to the SRT-4, it may not be as powerful, but the fit and finish is much nicer. It all depends on what you want. Most people don't realize how powerful the SRT-4's are and most would find it too harsh as a daily driver - the MSP on the other hand is polished enough to drive every day and powerful enough to blow the doors off most stock vehicles.

[cocoabrova]

Originally posted by LancerShelby
Ok, you're an exception to my biased opinion;)
Haha, if the SRT was here in Canada at that time, I would've bought it instead:D

[CRXguy]

Originally posted by cocoabrova

Haha, if the SRT was here in Canada at that time, I would've bought it instead:D

Pfft! :rolleyes: :rofl: :whocares: