my friend has a 626

[SocialStealth]

im not sure of the model hierarchy...
like with hondas it goes from civic to accord to prelude

Is his 626 better than my protege?

 

[Knox Joe]

What is your definition of "better"?

 

[SocialStealth]

What is your definition of "better"?

well i dono, whats the difference between them?

 

[Knox Joe]

Well it's an entirely different car. That's a pretty big difference.

Better at what? Better for what?

 

[Flash5]

yea thats kinda like saying whats better, a ford focus or a taurus..they are two completely different cars.

 

[SeminoleMan]

im not sure of the model hierarchy...
like with hondas it goes from civic to accord to prelude

Is his 626 better than my protege?

What year? Is it a 4-cylinder or 6-cylinder?

 

[SocialStealth]

he said he thinks its a 2000 something, and 4 cylinder.

Whats the difference between the 626 and proteges?

 

[SeminoleMan]

The '02 4 cylinder 626 and the '00-'03 Protege/Protege5 both use the FS-DE 2.0l engine. The one used in the BJ Protege/ Protege5 makes a bit more horsepower N/A (5hp I believe) than the 626 did, and obviously more in Mazdaspeed trim.

I know the automatic transmissions in the 626 were horrible and failure prone, but I don't know enough about the manual used. I would imagine the manual in the later Protege/ Protege5 are stronger, especially since they were revised with stronger forks towards the end of production.

The 626 and Protege lines both use the McPherson struts with a twin-trapezoidal suspension geometry out back.

I think the Protege line has a small advantage in the engine and drive-train dept if comparing 4-cylinder to 4-cylinder (not enough to write home about) and it should stand out in the handling dept. since there are probably more parts available suspension-wise for the Protege line.

There are definitely a lot of similarities under the very different body work, but they are still in different classes as stated above (compact vs mid-size.)

 

[drgnzadiel101]

he said he thinks its a 2000 something, and 4 cylinder.

Whats the difference between the 626 and proteges?

im pretty sure you mean motor wise correct?

 

[magnumP5]

he said he thinks its a 2000 something, and 4 cylinder.

Whats the difference between the 626 and proteges?

This still makes no sense. What do you mean what are the differences? They're completely different cars! Protege is to Corolla is to Civic as 626 was to Camry is to Accord. The Protege was Mazda's small car, the 626 was the mid-size and the 929/Millenia was the full-size. So I don't see what you're asking here. Though they may share some drivetrain components in certain trims they are completely different in body, weight, handling, etc. I also don't understand your logic of Civic < Accord < Prelude. The Prelude doesn't even belong with the other two being a two-door, FWD sport compact.

 

[ghettoracingkid]

the protege is lighter and a small vehile
the 626 is a mid size sedan.

you can swap some engine parts but thats about it

 

[SocialStealth]

the protege is lighter and a small vehile
the 626 is a mid size sedan.

you can swap some engine parts but thats about it

Thats what I meant!

Like, Civic is the cheap small car, accord is slightly roomier etc, and prelude...well I guess I was just catagorizing them by price lol, but thats how I always thought of it.

But the answer I was looking for was civic is to accord as protege is to 626. And Thank you for the information on the 929 and millenia. I was unaware of the production line differences.

I didn't know his was a mid size sedan and mine was a compact.

 

[P-Funk!]

Yes, his car cost more when new, but it dang sure ain't better than P5!

626. Bleah!

 

[pr5owner]

from smallest to largest

Honda >> Fit > Civic > Accord > Legend
new Mazda >> 2 > 3 > 6 > ?
old mazda >> 323 > protege > 626 > 929/Millenia

 

[alexelie]

it depends on what you want, 626 is for old people...protege is a little sportier just like civic and accord. And i dont think the prelude is a better car than the accord.