This looks kind of cool! Racing Beat (for those who dont know) makes high quality parts for RX-7s and Miatas. Now Mazda R&D has asked them to improve the Protege with some factory supported upgrades. Final result is Protege MP3. A Protege with a nice suspension package cat-back exhaust and some paint scheme. Add headers and an intake and this could be a quick little car with great handling..

http://www.racingbeat.com/FRprotege.htm

Mazda could end up with a nice sports car line-up in the next couple of years: RX-8 Miata and Protege MP3...

-j0lt