Originally Posted by
JanMM
Looks like the Protege morphed into the Mazda 3 around 2005. Mazda 5 microvan - based on Mazda 3 - seems sorta descended from the Protege5. Definitely more cargo room in the Mazda 5. I can easily lay one shortwheelbase recumbent in the back of ours - or one longwheelbase 'bent with some effort
Mazda 5 and Protege5 are completely different cars. The P5 is a hot rod station wagon (sorry, "five-door") version of the Protege sedan, discontinued I think in 2004. The Mazda 5 is a "crossover," whatever that means. Lots bigger.