The Mazda EZ-6 – an electrified sedan expected to replace the long-standing 6 – will be sold outside of its home market of China, with a European launch now confirmed.
It’s not yet confirmed whether the Mazda EZ-6 will come to Australia, as the model is understood to currently only be available in left-hand drive.
Revealed at the Beijing motor show in April, the EZ-6 is built by Changan Mazda in China for the local market, with its rear-wheel drive platform supporting electric and plug-in hybrid powertrains.
While Mazda hasn’t provided specific details about what powers the EZ-6, it has previously claimed the electric version would have up to 600km of driving range based on China’s lenient CLTC lab test standards, while the plug-in hybrid could travel up to 1000km without a recharge or refill.
Measuring 4921mm long, 1890mm wide and 1485mm tall, the EZ-6 is 56mm longer, 50mm narrower, and 35mm taller than the current Mazda 6 sedan. It’s closely related to Changan’s Deepal SL03.
Mazda has confirmed the EZ-6 will go on sale in China around September or October, before then rolling out to Europe.
The carmaker added “experts from Mazda’s European R&D centre had completed dynamic performance tuning and validation of the Mazda EZ-6 at the Chongqing Automobile Testing Grounds” prior to the announcement.
While it’s expected to retain the EZ-6 name in Europe, Mazda trademarked the name ‘6e’ on the continent, suggesting the sedan – at least its electric version – could be marketed as a direct successor to the 6.
Despite the current-generation petrol and diesel-powered Mazda 6 nearing 12 years on sale in Australia, the brand is no closer to announcing its demise, even going as far as keeping it in local showrooms after production for Japan ceased.
Multiple reports from Japan have also suggested the next-generation Mazda 6 would finally go rear-wheel drive and be based on the Large platform which underpins the new CX range of SUVs, however this has been shot down multiple times by the company.
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