The Mazda CX-6e Is A Daring Electrical SUV Aimed At The Tesla Mannequin Y

• Mazda will start promoting a brand new electrical mid-size SUV in Europe this yr. It’s not coming to the U.S.
• The CX-6e will compete with fashions such because the Tesla Mannequin Y, BMW iX3 and Audi This autumn e-tron.
• It appears to be like sharp and will get a high-tech inside.

Mazda has been late to the electrical car occasion, but it surely’s lastly selecting up the tempo in a market that doesn’t reward laggards. After rolling out the smooth 6e sedan in Europe and China final yr, the automaker is again with one other sharp-looking EV, the CX-6e crossover.

First unveiled in China final yr, the place it goes by the title EZ-60the European-spec CX-6e debuted on Friday on the Brussels Motor Present. The CX-6e can be in-built China by Mazda’s joint-venture accomplice, Changan Vehicle, and it rides on the identical fundamental structure because the Changan Deepal S07.

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However Mazda has clearly labored onerous to offer it its personal id. On the design entrance, the CX-6e appears to be like way more Mazda than its Chinese language sibling.

The outside is clear and futuristic, with easy, rounded physique panels and little visible litter. Up entrance, slim daytime working lights are linked by a full-width LED mild bar that wraps across the closed-off grille, giving the crossover a particular face. The sharply raked rear windshield and sculpted rear finish look acquainted to anybody who’s frolicked with Mazda’s bigger SUVs just like the CX-60 and CX-90.

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The CX-6e will get a 78-kilowatt-hour lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery, good for a WLTP vary of 484 kilometers, or about 300 miles. That determine trails the Tesla Mannequin Y Premium in Europe, which might stretch to round 387 miles, however is on par with rivals just like the Audi This autumn e-tron.

Charging efficiency, nevertheless, seems to be a stronger level. Mazda says the CX-6e helps DC fast-charging speeds of as much as 195 kilowatts, enabling a 10-80% cost in roughly 24 minutes beneath very best situations. For house or office charging, it additionally helps 11 kW AC charging.

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Energy goes to the rear wheels, courtesy of a rear-mounted electrical motor producing 255 horsepower (190 kilowatts) and 214 pound-feet of torque. That setup needs to be good for a 0-62 miles per hour dash in about 7.9 seconds and a high pace of 115 mph. Nothing to brag about right here, however that needs to be loads for the target market.

Shifting on, the minimalist design on the skin bleeds into the cabin too. The middle console seems freed from bodily buttons and is dominated as a substitute by a large 26-inch display screen that serves as each the primary infotainment show and an leisure display screen for the passenger. Mazda says the system features a built-in voice assistant that helps 9 languages, together with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

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For now, although, none of this helps Mazda’s U.S. lineup. The model’s electrification technique stateside presently leans closely on plug-in hybrids just like the CX-70 and CX-90. There’s no devoted battery-electric Mazda on sale at this time within the U.S. The MX-30 electrical crossover was quietly discontinued in 2023 after an especially restricted run.

Mazda has been noticed testing a U.S.-specific EV in Californiahowever particulars on that mannequin stay scant. There’s nonetheless no clear timeline for when, or if, one thing just like the CX-6e may make the journey throughout the Atlantic.

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