The Mazda 6 may soon be entering its teenage years in Australia, but its spiritual successor – the EZ-6 – is now on sale in China with a choice of electric and range-extender powertrains, bringing the brand’s flagship sedan into the modern age. Revealed at the Beijing motor show in April , the EZ-6 is built by Changan Mazda in China for the local market, and is a departure from the current 6 thanks to the adoption of rear-wheel drive. While it was first reported that the Mazda EZ-6 would be available both as a fully-electric vehicle (EV) and a plug-in hybrid (PHEV), the latter hasn’t eventuated and a range-extender (EREV) powertrain takes its place instead.
Mazda Australia hasn’t yet shared whether the EZ-6 is a part of its local product plan. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal.
Browse now . In the EZ-6, the range-extender features a 70kW 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine that helps to top up a 18.
9kWh or 28.4kWh battery pack, which in turn supplies energy to a 160kW electric motor driving the rear wheels. Without the engine helping to charge the batteries on the go, the batteries deliver driving ranges of 130km to 200km, respectively, and Mazda also says they can be topped up from 30 to 80 per cent in as little as 20 minutes.
However, with the engine on and petrol tank filled up, the EZ-6 can drive for up to 1300km on a single charge while consuming just 3.6L/100km, at least according to.
