We had no complaints in the realm of noise, vibration, and harshness - "no rattles and buzzes, no quivers and thrums" - but Mazda has installed yards of sound-damping material on the floorpan, underhood, and behind the fire wall, and a damper has been added to the front engine mount that inhibits torque motions related to throttle response. We praised the structure of that 2000 Protegé ES - "as solid as the vault at Wells Fargo" - but this 2001 update entails extensive suspension pickup-point reinforcements and heavier suspension subframing. Nevertheless, here's Mazda, fixing something that didn't seem to be broken. You may have to select a menu option or click a button.It's been less than a year since the ES version of the Protegé raced to the head of the transportation appliance class here at C/D by dusting a dozen rivals in a definitive small-sedan shootout (" Little Cars 6.1," June 2000). Follow the instructions for disabling the ad blocker on the site you’re viewing.You may have more than one ad-blocker installed. You’ll usually find this icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. Click the icon of the ad-blocker extension installed on your browser.When it turns gray, click the refresh icon that has appeared next to it or click the button below to continue.Click on the large blue power icon at the top.Click the UBlock Origin icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.It will turn gray and the text above will go from “ON” to “ OFF”. Click on the “ Ad-Blocking” button at the bottom.Click the Ghostery icon in the browser extension area in the upper right-hand corner.Switch off the toggle to turn it from “ Enabled on this site” to “ Disabled on this site”.
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