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Mazda Protege

GasCompact Cars

The Mazda Protege has been sold in the US from 2000, in 1 model year covered here. The 2000 line-up has 4 trims with 23–27 MPG combined.

Model years

2000 Protege trims (4)

Protege

Gas

Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic 4-spd · Compact Cars

MPG combined
26
City / highway
23 / 30
Engine
1.6L 4-cyl
Fuel
Regular
Annual fuel cost
$2,600
Tailpipe CO₂
342 g/mi

Protege

Gas

Front-Wheel Drive · Manual 5-spd · Compact Cars

MPG combined
27
City / highway
25 / 31
Engine
1.6L 4-cyl
Fuel
Regular
Annual fuel cost
$2,500
Tailpipe CO₂
329 g/mi

Protege

Gas

Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic 4-spd · Compact Cars

MPG combined
23
City / highway
21 / 27
Engine
1.8L 4-cyl
Fuel
Regular
Annual fuel cost
$2,900
Tailpipe CO₂
386 g/mi

Protege

Gas

Front-Wheel Drive · Manual 5-spd · Compact Cars

MPG combined
25
City / highway
22 / 28
Engine
1.8L 4-cyl
Fuel
Regular
Annual fuel cost
$2,700
Tailpipe CO₂
355 g/mi

Source: U.S. EPA / DOE fueleconomy.gov. Annual fuel cost is the EPA estimate for 15,000 miles a year at national average fuel and electricity prices.