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Who took that picture? Just curious since it is someone I know from Mazda corporate in the picture.

Its all he said, she said, but I wouldn't hold your breath on a Mazdaspeed Protege5. I bit earlier on the S4 sedan vs. RS4 (not sure what I was thinking) Audi part of this thread- the comparison should have rightly been S4 vs S4 Avant. However earlier posters indicating that a wagon is stiffer...

Mazda is not Audi, and Audi is really a different target audience. Mazda is really trying to become about affordable performance. I'll be happy to admit I'm wrong since I do not have any data to back me up, but I believe the point still stands that the s4 would be more performance oriented than...

I find it very hard to believe that Mazda will produce a Mazdaspeed Protege5, if for no other reason than that no one will pay more money for a Mazdaspeed Protege5 than a Mazdaspeed Protege- the sedan will handle better and go faster if for no other reason than it weighs less and is a more rigid...

I believe the reason Mazda corporate would give, Roger Foo notwithstanding, is that the sedan is a much tighter, more rigid platform to build around than the hatchback/sport wagon. A rear strut tower brace might fix that to a certain degree, but would also make the protege5 a bit less utilitarian.

I believe there was a study some time ago where Amoco, Mobil and Shell came out as the cleanest/best brands of gasoline. I'm personally a big believer in a bottle of Techron from Chevron at least a couple of times a year to really clean the injectors.

Anyone know of a protege club in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area of North Carolina? If there's not one, anyone interested in putting one together? If you can, please reply to the thread in the protege tech yahoo group so I can keep it all straight :-) -g

Its not cloth or tweed, but Wet Okole makes neoprene(?) seat covers that are waterproof (made of wet suit material) and custom fit per car. Not cheap, but you get your choice of insert color/pattern with black side bolsters. http://www.wetokole.com -g