Mazda Protege Engines by Year

The Protegé was the 323 sedan, later sold with the MP3 and the turbocharged Mazdaspeed Protegé.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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Protege gen1 (BG) (1990–1994): 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994

Protege gen2 (BH) (1995–1998): 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998

Protege gen3 (BJ) (1999–2003): 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003

Protege gen1 (BG) (1990–1994)

1990 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP SOHC 16V	103 hp net	Protege SE (1990), DX (1991+), 4WD (1990-91)
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP DOHC 16V	125 hp net	Protege LX

1991 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP SOHC 16V	—	Protege SE (1990), DX (1991+), 4WD (1990-91)
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP DOHC 16V	125 hp net	Protege LX

1992 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP SOHC 16V	—	Protege DX
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP DOHC 16V	125 hp net	Protege LX

1993 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP SOHC 16V	—	Protege DX
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP DOHC 16V	125 hp net	Protege LX

1994 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP SOHC 16V	—	Protege DX
1.8L / 112 inline-four BP DOHC 16V	125 hp net	Protege LX

Protege gen2 (BH) (1995–1998)

1995 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.5L / 91 inline-four Z5 DOHC	—	Protege DX, Protege LX
1.8L / 110 inline-four BP DOHC	—	Protege ES

1996 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.5L / 91 inline-four Z5 DOHC	—	Protege DX, Protege LX
1.8L / 110 inline-four BP DOHC	—	Protege ES

1997 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.5L / 91 inline-four Z5 DOHC	—	Protege DX, Protege LX
1.8L / 110 inline-four BP DOHC	—	Protege ES

1998 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.5L / 91 inline-four Z5 DOHC	—	Protege DX, Protege LX
1.8L / 110 inline-four BP DOHC	—	Protege ES

Protege gen3 (BJ) (1999–2003)

1999 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 98 inline-four ZM-DE	—	Protege DX, Protege LX
1.8L / 112 inline-four FP-DE	—	Protege ES

2000 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 98 inline-four ZM-DE	—	Protege DX, Protege LX
1.8L / 112 inline-four FP-DE	—	Protege ES

2001 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 98 inline-four ZM-DE	—	Protege DX, Protege LX
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	130 hp net	Protege ES, Protege LX 2.0
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	140 hp net	Protege MP3 (limited edition)

2002 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	130 hp net	Protege ES, Protege LX 2.0, Protege5

2003 Protege engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	—	Protege ES, Protege LX 2.0, Protege5
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo FS-DET	170 hp net	Mazdaspeed Protege

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