australian, european, japanese p5 owners or people that know about them
huh?
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 871
From: Caracas,Venezuela
Originally posted by CaptainKRM
In Vietnam and a few other countries, the Protege and P5 are sold as a Ford Laser. Different front fascia and no roof rack. In Africa the car is sold as the Mazda Etude, as the above post mentions. Also of note - in Africa the old style 323 and 323 wagons are still being sold, early 90s styling and all!
In Vietnam and a few other countries, the Protege and P5 are sold as a Ford Laser. Different front fascia and no roof rack. In Africa the car is sold as the Mazda Etude, as the above post mentions. Also of note - in Africa the old style 323 and 323 wagons are still being sold, early 90s styling and all!
Here they sell both, Ford has the Laser wich is basically a Protege made by ford, the interior is the same as the Protege but the exterior front and rear look different, they also share the same engines.
The protege (called Allegro here) is sold by mazda, both as a sedan and as a hatchback, looks just like the US protege (The front bumper is a litle different) and it comes with 1.3l
, 1.6l and 1.8l (only with an auto tranny) engines. They also sell the old 90s style 323s, but they're mostly used as Taxi vehicles.
Protege Newbie
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 16
From: LONG ISLAND N.Y.
SP 20 BADGE
DIDN'T GET A PART # FOR THEM. DEALER I TALKED TO IS IN NEW ZEALAND. WHEN I GET A CHANCE AGAIN I'LL CHECK. OR JUST E MAIL A DEALER IN AUSTL. OR N.Z. . LOOK UP MAZDA SP20 AND CLICK ON A DEALER. 
Protege Enthusiast
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 292
From: Boston
Re: SP 20 BADGE
Originally posted by L O D I 3 Q T R
DIDN'T GET A PART # FOR THEM. DEALER I TALKED TO IS IN NEW ZEALAND. WHEN I GET A CHANCE AGAIN I'LL CHECK. OR JUST E MAIL A DEALER IN AUSTL. OR N.Z. . LOOK UP MAZDA SP20 AND CLICK ON A DEALER.
DIDN'T GET A PART # FOR THEM. DEALER I TALKED TO IS IN NEW ZEALAND. WHEN I GET A CHANCE AGAIN I'LL CHECK. OR JUST E MAIL A DEALER IN AUSTL. OR N.Z. . LOOK UP MAZDA SP20 AND CLICK ON A DEALER.
Protege Newbie
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 16
From: LONG ISLAND N.Y.
SP 20 PART #
I got a set of SP 20 badges last week from NEW ZELAND.Also the 323 ASTINA badge on the trunk. The Part # are,
#MZDADCSP20A For the L&R Doors
#MZDADCB For the REAR HATCH
#MZDA51AST1BJ For the 323 ASTINA
#MZDADCSP20A For the L&R Doors
#MZDADCB For the REAR HATCH
#MZDA51AST1BJ For the 323 ASTINA
Last edited by L O D I 3 Q T R; Jan 29, 2003 at 12:50 PM.
Clean-Up Crew
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,360
From: Pleasure Point, Ca.
Wow! Lemme get this straight:
-protege 5
-sport 20
-familia
-astinaNU/SP20
-323/F
-etude
-ford laser (isn't that a plymouth probe?)
-allegro
Now I know what kind of car to rent when I travel!
-protege 5
-sport 20
-familia
-astinaNU/SP20
-323/F
-etude
-ford laser (isn't that a plymouth probe?)
-allegro
Now I know what kind of car to rent when I travel!
Protege Newbie
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 4
From: sydney, australia
aussie sp20
in australia it is not called the austinaNU.
We have the Austina SP20 (hatch) and the Protege SP20 (sedan).
Ford also sells the equivalent of the Austina SP20 called the Laser SR2. You can also get the Laser SR (1.8L with all other SR2 parts, ie bodykit etc.) but they look massively ugly and miss out on little finishing touches like the aluminium kick panels on the panel under the door, and the button to change from recirculated to fresh air is a slide switch (which is cheap).
Also I believe we get different standard parts than the Us models.
I read in another thread that US P5 does not have 6 stack CD standard or ABS. Australian model has all of this and 2 airbags, but no cruise control standard.
We have the Austina SP20 (hatch) and the Protege SP20 (sedan).
Ford also sells the equivalent of the Austina SP20 called the Laser SR2. You can also get the Laser SR (1.8L with all other SR2 parts, ie bodykit etc.) but they look massively ugly and miss out on little finishing touches like the aluminium kick panels on the panel under the door, and the button to change from recirculated to fresh air is a slide switch (which is cheap).
Also I believe we get different standard parts than the Us models.
I read in another thread that US P5 does not have 6 stack CD standard or ABS. Australian model has all of this and 2 airbags, but no cruise control standard.
Registered User
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 827
From: Trinidad
Originally posted by LOS-323
Badges? Badges?.... We donīt need no stinkinī badges!
Couldnīt help it.
Badges? Badges?.... We donīt need no stinkinī badges!
Couldnīt help it.
Anyway, here in Trinidad, they're called 323. They were called 323F but not anymore. You can also see them with the FAMILIA badge but those are the ones imported from Japan. We also have the Sport20 here too, but I haven't seen any on the road yet. The Sport20's are also imported from Japan. The local dealers here would never bring them so whoever wants them would import them from Japan.
Last edited by amrit; Oct 2, 2003 at 11:07 AM.
Registered User
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 95
From: Japan
Re: PROTEGE 5 IN US
Originally posted by amrit
We also have the Sport20 here too, but I haven't seen any on the road yet. The Sport20's are also imported from Japan. The local dealers here would never bring them so whoever wants them would import them from Japan.
We also have the Sport20 here too, but I haven't seen any on the road yet. The Sport20's are also imported from Japan. The local dealers here would never bring them so whoever wants them would import them from Japan.
Last edited by Caretaker; Oct 4, 2003 at 05:39 AM.
