After the compact front-wheel-drive Protegé sedan received a front-end face-lift for the 2001 model year, Mazda strived to revive the small hatchback body style with its new Protegé5 sport wagon, which launched as an early 2002 model, and only available through the 2003 model. Both model years of the Mazda Protege 5 have keyless entry remote fob smart keys that are onboard programmable, which means a person can program the keyless entry remote fob smart key with no special equipment other than the keyless entry remote fob smart key programming instructions.