Mazda CX-6e – international EZ-60 is EV-only with 190 PS, 484 km WLTP vary, 195 kW DC quick charging

Debuting at Auto Shanghai final April, the Mazda EZ-60 will lastly be exported outdoors China this 12 months – and as anticipated, it wears a brand new identify, the Mazda CX-6e. Not like within the Center Kingdom the place it’s out there with a variety extender, the automotive is obtainable globally in pure EV type solely.

Meaning you get only a single powertrain possibility – a single rear motor producing 190 kW (258 PS) and 290 Nm of torque, juiced by a 78 kWh LFP battery for a claimed WLTP-rated vary of 484 km; manner off the 600 km quoted on China’s wildly optimistic CLTC cycle. Efficiency figures embrace a zero-to-100 km/h time of seven.9 seconds and a prime pace of 185 km/h.

You additionally get help for as much as 195 kW of DC quick charging, topping up the battery from 10 to 80% in 24 minutes. The automotive additionally accepts as much as 11 kW of AC charging, taking 8.5 hours for a full cost. As per the 6e sedan, the CX-6e was collectively developed with Changan and takes a lot of its {hardware} from the Deepal S07, albeit with an even bigger battery and sooner charging.

Though the automotive was designed and inbuilt China, the MacPherson strut entrance and multilink rear suspension has been extensively retuned by Mazda’s European R&D centre in Oberusel, Germany for extra partaking dealing with and optimised energy steering help. The brakes have additionally been tweaked to offer a smoother transition between regenerative and friction braking.

The remainder of the automotive is as we’ve seen earlier than, together with the placing design that appears all of the world like an enlarged Mazda 3 hatch. Particulars embrace slim and sharp higher daytime working lights, illuminated shark nose-like closed-off grille, chiselled flanks, swooping low-slung glasshouse, slim L-shaped taillights and a gloss black floating roof.

The CX-6e additionally options a minimum of 9 ducts to channel air by the automotive, together with on the vanguard of the grille and even the “flying buttress” C-pillars. Ending off the look is the Dusk Violet hero color, with range-topping fashions that includes side-view cameras and fetching 21-inch “petal” alloy wheels which have the impact of decreasing vary barely to 468 km.

Inside, one can’t assist however be drawn to the large 26-inch infotainment touchscreen that spans the centre and passenger sides of the dashboard, with the driving force as an alternative getting a head-up show. The massive display integrates most vehicular controls such because the aircon and options wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, plus a “Hey Mazda” voice management system.

If want be, the CX-6e may be put into one among 4 car modes, together with a Pet Consolation mode if you could step out whereas a pet or groceries are nonetheless inside. There’s additionally the power to make use of hand gestures such because the “okay” signal to navigate residence and even a “finger coronary heart” to avoid wasting a tune to your favourites.

Talking of which, music is piped by a 23-speaker, 1,280-watt sound system that features headrest audio system for each the driving force and entrance passenger. Distinctive to the trade, you’ll be able to join every headrest speaker to separate Bluetooth gadgets, permitting the entrance occupants to play their very own media and make telephone calls with out disturbing different passengers.

The remainder of the cabin is impressed by the mathe Japanese idea of unfavorable area, with silvery trim, gloss black touches and Maztex fake leather-based upholstery – the latter out there in black, beige or a two-tone Amethyst and White to go with the purple exterior possibility. The illuminated wing-shaped strip types a part of the ambient lighting system with 256 colors.

As customary, the CX-6e comes with a panoramic glass roof with a visual mild transmittance (VLT) of 35% and heat-reflective coating that rejects as much as 99.7% of ultraviolet mild. The boot is comparatively small at 363 litres however you’ll be able to fold down the rear seats to spice up baggage capability to 1,434 litres, and there’s additionally an 80 litre entrance boot.

Security-wise, the CX-6e comes as customary with a collection of driver assists equivalent to autonomous emergency braking, lane preserving help, blind spot monitoring with collision prevention, rear cross visitors alert with auto brake, a door opening warning, pace restrict help and a door opening warning. There’s additionally a rear seat reminder with camera-based baby presence detection in step with EU rules.

The CX-6e may very properly make its strategy to our area, provided that the 6e is already on sale in Thailand. Whether or not it would make its strategy to Malaysia is one other story and can doubtless hinge on whether or not Bermaz is ready to assemble the automotive on the Inokom plant in Kulim, Kedah to learn from CKD EV tax exemptions.

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