At the Brussels Motor Show in January, Mazda showed the all-new Mazda 6e, the European version of the EZ-6, the already existing Chinese model developed in cooperation with Chinese car manufacturer Changan and based on the Changan Deepal SL03. The Japanese carmaker will perform the same exercise for its first entirely electric full-size SUV.

With the 6e, Mazda reintroduces a very smart-looking sedan in Europe, but SUVs are more popular, so the brand wants an electric one as soon as possible. To do so, it will reiterate the move it did with the aid of Changan.

The Chinese SUV on which the new Mazda EZ-60 (with its Chinese name; it will probably be renamed CX-6e here) is based is the Deepal S07, which will also come to Europe. The sedan and SUV from Deepal and Mazda share the same platform.

Only fully electric

In China, the Deepal S07 is available as a BEV but also as an EREV (extended-range electric vehicle), which is becoming very popular there. In Europe, we will only see the electric version of the Deepal S07, and Mazda will probably not offer an extended-range version of its future CX-6e.

The fully electric Deepal S07 has an 80 kWh battery pack and an electromotor that is the same as in the Mazda 6e sedan, driving the rear wheels. In the sedan, it develops 180 kW/245 hp in combination with the larger battery; in the Deepal S07, it’s 262 hp. The range of the CX-6e should be around 475 km, according to the WLTP standard.

Typical Mazda

As for the 6e sedan, the design of the CX-6e SUV is again very sleek and pure. It also has the typical design features of the small and independent Japanese car manufacturer, with its long hood (despite being fully electric and having the engine in the back), a muscular shoulder line, and a relatively short rear overhang.

The CX-6e undoubtedly wants to compete with a Tesla Model Y and the likes in Europe, and we suppose that prices (unknown yet) will be in the same price bracket. As the Chinese version EZ-60 has already been presented in China, we expect the European CX-6e to land here by the end of this year or, at the latest, in the beginning of 2026. They could have a European premiere again at the BMS in  January.