Gee, I never really considered the PT Cruiser to be anywhere near the same market as the Protegé5 ... don't think I agree with the view there. Maybe Mazda was looking at the Volvo V40 and updated Impreza wagons .. but PT Cruiser? Why did Mazda wait so long if they were trying to compete against that? Meh.
PT Cruiser is for old men who want to feel like they're driving a chromed-up hotrod like the days of their youth.