![]() All winter tires applied should be the same speed rating.If winter tires are applied to the rear axle of any vehicle, it is recommended (but not required) that they be installed on the front axle.Do not apply winter tires to only the front axle - this applies to all passenger cars, SUVs and light trucks, including front wheel drive, 4X4 and all-wheel drive vehicles. If winter tires are applied to the front axle of any vehicle, they must also be installed on the rear.Winter tires are best applied to all wheel positions.Some vehicles have specific recommendations regarding winter tires and their usage always check and follow the vehicle tire placard and/or the vehicle owner’s manual. For this reason, winter tires are best applied to all wheel positions. In winter driving conditions, vehicle control - and safe operation - under braking and cornering is especially dependent upon the rear tires. It is important to drive with care, not only on snow and ice, but on dry and wet roads as well. The use of winter tires while improving traction performance in snow and ice - requires special care with regard to acceleration, braking, cornering and speed. NOTE: Winter driving presents special challenges for vehicle mobility. If you have any questions regarding the correct product for your vehicle, please contact a Customer Service Advisor at your local store who will assist you in selecting the correct size. Some variables, including vehicle modifications, “Plus Size” fitments or search menu selection errors, may result in incorrect data. NOTE: We make every effort to ensure that the following search results are up-to-date and accurately presented. Replacement of tires with a speed rating less than the original equipment tires may reduce performance and handling. Please verify the size listed matches the tire size listed on your vehicle (usually found in the door jamb) or in the Owner’s Manual. Variations based on options or changes by the manufacturer may change the original equipment size on your vehicle. Original equipment sizes are based on the best information currently available to us. rim width options or if the vehicle is currently equipped with non-original equipment rims. PRICE Low end: ’99 DX, 140,000 km, wholesale $2,000, retail $3,625.NOTE: Verification of the vehicle’s rim size must be completed if the vehicle model is available in one or more NHTSA recall history Fluid leakage could occur on certain vehicles, causing brake performance to be degraded (’00-’01) NHTSA crash-test results Front impact (out of five:) driver/passenger 5/4. TRANSMISSIONS Five-speed manual, four-speed automatic Safety Driver and passenger air bags, ABS (optional on some models) TYPE OF VEHICLE Front-wheel-drive sedan/wagonĮNGINES 1.6L four-cylinder, 105 hp, 107 lb-ft of torque 1.8L four, 110 hp, 122 lb-ft of torque 2.0L four, 130 hp, 135 lb-ft of torque 2.0L four, 140 hp, 142 lb-ft of torque turbocharged 2.0L four, 170 hp, 160 lb-ft of torque Like the lovable Bimmer, the Protege is nimble, quick, fun to drive and can still carry four and their booty in SPECS If you love to drive and can look past the Civic and Corollas clogging up most used car lots, the ’99-’03 Mazda Protege is much like the original compact sports sedan, the ’68-’. With a ride stiffer than that of any Protege to date, the MP3 cornered flat and begged to go apex hunting around every corner. Mazda was trying to appeal to the then-fresh Fast and Furious tuner crowd with a slightly more powerful engine, low-profile rubber on 17-inch Racing Hart wheels, exclusive Laser Blue or Vivid Yellow exteriors and a come-and-get-me-copper body kit with a gaping front air dam and a rear wing on which a 747 could land. A five-speed manual transmission was standard and a four-speed automatic was available.Īlong with a front fascia redesign for 2001, Mazda launched the MP3 model named for the Kenwood MP3-capable audio system. Topline Protege SEs received a 1.8L four with 122 hp. Initially, the 1999-2003 Protege’s base engine was a 105- horsepower, 1.6-litre four-cylinder, with 13 more hp than the previous-generation’s 1.5L mill. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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