Mazda 323 Protege Review

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Mazda 323 Protege
3.6 stars
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redrebo's Review of Mazda 323 Protege

6th Sep 2008

Overall Rating

3.5 stars
  • Value for money
    3.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    6 months
  • Performance
    3 stars
  • Reliability
    4 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2003
  • Doors
    4
  • Practicality
    4.5 stars
Bad Points

The engine seems to be worked out a lot in the auto gearbox version and top speeds hardly seems to reach over 170 kph. The fuel consumption is not exactly on the sane side for a 2 liter engine especially with the above mentionned gearbox, and gear changes sometimes seem to come when they please.


General Comments

The Mazda 323 Protege comes in with plenty of equipment and has a nice interior trim. The ride is comfortable enough for four adults inside, and the driving position is both adaptable and good. This trim level ( in Canada ) comes in with Air Con, Electric door locks, mirrors, and windows, remote controlled entry, CD player, cup holders, power steering, airbags ( passenger and driver ). Alloys are an optional extra. Available in either 5 speed manual or 4 speed automatic gearbox. In general, this is a nice city car to move about all day, in essence. But then again, in essence, it can occasionally tackle the highway every once in a while with the occasional flooring it to get some sort of extremely childish adrenaline rush, if you must. And if you absolutely must, then opt for the five speed manual gearbox because it will save valuable fuel money, handle better, drive better, and go faster too. All in all, this Mazda is all zoom zoom unless you zoom too much then I'm afraid you won't like what you see. The finish details are fine up to a certain zoom level beyond which you get the feeling it's a LEGO car. The steering seems to be the only thing likeable about this car, everything else being simply 'there' and 'present'. But then again this doesn't cost as much as a C Class Benz and if it did, no one would buy it.

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