Mazda unveiled the all-new EZ-6 at Auto China last month, yet it remained tight-lipped about specific powertrain details. That’s changing today as China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has revealed the model will be offered with two different powertrains. The first is a fully electric variant that has 255 hp and a top speed of 170 km/h. The government was coy on additional information, but confirmed the model has a lithium iron phosphate battery.
Mazda has previously said the rear-wheel
drive EV will have a CLTC range of approximately 600 km. The car is
made by Chongqing Changan Automobile, which isn’t surprising since it borrows
heavily from the Deepal SL03 including all of its powertrain options. Customers
concerned about going the distance can get a (range-extended) hybrid variant,
which has a 1.5-liter engine that produces 94 hp. It’s joined
by a lithium iron phosphate battery and a 215 hp electric
motor.
While this particular variant also has a
top speed of 170 km/h, Mazda has said it should have a range in
excess of 1,000 km. Some reports have identified this version as a
range-extended EV, but the automaker itself has said “two versions of the Mazda
EZ-6 will be available, a battery electric vehicle (BEV) and a plug-in hybrid
electrified vehicle (PHEV).”
The EZ-6 will be launched in China before
the end of the year and the company has previously said the model has LED lighting
units and a zero-gravity seat. They’ll be joined by a 14.6-inch infotainment
system, a 64-color ambient lighting system, a 14-speaker Sony audio system, and
a panoramic glass roof.
