Mazda in the new energy era is obviously a little unable to keep up with the rhythm, seeing that the Japanese three musketeers have come up with new energy products in China, and even Toyota, which has always been conservative, has cooperated with BYD to launch the bZ3. In such an environment, Changan Mazda finally reacted by taking out their new flagship sedan EZ-6 and making its debut at the Beijing Motor Show. On the eve of the auto show, we also took a sneak peek to experience this new car, let's take a look!
No matter what era it is, Mazda's design is the object of attention, and the EZ-6, as Mazda's blockbuster new car in China's new energy market, will only receive more attention. At the first glance of the EZ-6, I, a "horse fan", was deeply attracted by its appearance. If I were to sum up the design of the EZ-6 in four words, I would think it would be "Soul of Motion".
First of all, in the front part, the Mazda EZ-6 continues the overall idea of Mazda's previous generation of fuel vehicles, and at the same time adds more features that are in line with the new energy era. For example, in the middle grille part, the pure electric version we took is surrounded by a U-shaped light-emitting light bar, and in the middle is a closed paint panel, and the car logo can also be illuminated. On the outside of the U-shaped light bar, a light-emitting "wing" is also designed, which not only enhances the layering of the front face, but also makes the vehicle more temperamental in the new energy era.
In terms of headlights, the EZ-6 adopts the popular split structure, with the upper light clusters for daytime running lights and turn signals, while the LED headlights with integrated high and low beams are hidden in the black lacquered panel on the outer ring of the grille.
As the perspective comes to the side of the body, the EZ-6 shows the soul of Mazda's design aesthetics, and the colorful surface well integrates the soul of motion concept, which looks very elegant against the backdrop of light and shadow.
Viewed from the front, the EZ-6 has a pronounced swooping attitude, and the door profile is more graceful, making the whole car look quite slender and stretched. In terms of details, the EZ-6's headlight cluster, waistline, and taillights are in the same upward straight line, the window watercut line is supplemented by chrome trim strips, and there is a chrome skirt that surrounds the body below, combined with the additional black trim at the front door position, through these four almost parallel horizontal lines, the body is clearly divided. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the EZ-6 are 4921/1890/1485mm, and the wheelbase has not been officially announced at present, but it is more than 2900mm by visual inspection.
In terms of wheels, the all-electric version we shot in real life features 19-inch petal-shaped cut wheels and a low-drag trim cover. The tires are 245/45 R19 Michelin PS4, which is quite sporty.
Looking from the side rear of the vehicle, I thought this was the most beautiful angle of the EZ-6. The car's elegant profile and swooping stance are perfectly displayed, and the rear line has a clear sense of layering, which makes people sigh at Mazda's design skills.
The EZ-6's taillights are extremely recognizable, and Mazda's signature barrel shape has been added to the outside of the through-type taillights, which instantly opens up a gap with the current cookie-cutter horizontal light bar. At the same time, in order to reduce the visual thickness of the rear of the car, the EZ-6 uses a large area of black paint lower surrounding, supplemented by chrome trim strips, and there is also a sporty diffuser underneath, the overall combination is very harmonious.
In addition, the EZ-6 also offers an intelligent electric rear wing at the rear, which can be customized according to speed or user preference, and has an anti-pinch function. It is worth mentioning that the EZ-6 is also the first joint venture new energy vehicle equipped with an electric rear wing.
In addition to the electric rear wing, the EZ-6 also features an electric liftgate with a large opening that greatly enhances the practicality of the trunk. The liftback tailgate, coupled with the electric rear wing, is reminiscent of the classic Ma6 coupe of the past......
In order to further enhance the coupe temperament of the vehicle, the EZ-6 also adopts a frameless door design, which can be regarded as a collection of the three elements of a coupe (frameless, hatchback, and rear wing).
When you open the door and enter the EZ-6, you will be greeted by a strong atmosphere of the new era. The entire cockpit adopts a wrap-around design, and the door panels, instrument panel and other areas are covered with a large number of "red muntjac brown" long-pile suede, which is quite excellent both in terms of look and feel.
In the driving-related part, the EZ-6 retains the traditional LCD instrument cluster, and the steering wheel also adopts a flat-bottom design, and the panel panel is made of leather and suede, which has both a sporty and luxurious feeling. The size of the large touch screen in the middle has reached 14.6 inches, and it has a built-in Qualcomm 8155 car computer chip. It's just that the show car on site is not yet in the state of final mass production, so the car machine system cannot be experienced for the time being.
The central island area has a double-layer structure, with a wireless mobile phone charging panel with air cooling and two cup holders on the top, and a huge storage compartment and USB slots for USB and 12V cigarette lighter and TF card below. It is worth mentioning that the interior of the EZ-6 also provides 64 colors of ambient lighting, and adopts a hidden design, with light strips arranged in the center console, door panels, and center armrest area.
In the audio part, EZ-6 uses a 14-speaker Sony audio, and the specific listening performance is expected. In terms of intelligent configuration, EZ-6 is also equipped with ADAS intelligent assisted driving system, and supports remote parking, tracking reversing, and voice control parking outside the car.
For Mazda in the past, space practicality was indeed not what they were good at, but with the EZ-6, Mazda also began to pay attention to this aspect. First of all, in the seat part, the EZ-6 has a very wide seat shape, the seat cushion length is great, and the huge headrest can also effectively support and protect the head. In addition, the EZ-6 will also be available with zero-gravity seats, which is also the first joint venture new energy car to provide zero-gravity seats.
In the rear, thanks to the vehicle's size of more than 4.9 meters and the optimization of the pure electric platform, the EZ-6 has a flat floor, a very thick seat cushion, and a relatively moderate backrest angle. In addition, although the glass canopy of the EZ-6 has 99.9% ultraviolet isolation ability, it can still be equipped with a central dome electric sunshade to avoid the problem of summer exposure.
In the rear configuration, the EZ-6 provides electric sunshade switches, independent air conditioning, co-pilot boss buttons, air conditioning vents, and USB power supply. As for whether there will be rear seat heating and ventilation and other configurations, it will not be known until the vehicle is officially launched.
Thanks to the hatchback tailgate, the EZ-6 also has a considerable trunk volume, and the all-electric version also offers a large front trunk.
In terms of chassis, the EZ-6 adopts a pure electric platform design, and uses a front MacPherson and rear multi-link suspension. As can be seen from the actual shots, the chassis of the EZ-6 is very flat, and a large number of aerodynamic deflector grooves are designed, which can not only improve the stability of the chassis, but also reduce the noise of the chassis. In addition, Mazda's Japanese engineers also said that they have carried out a lot of chassis tuning work for the EZ-6, and this car will definitely meet everyone's pursuit of "human and horse" when driving. At the same time, the front and rear counterweights of the pure electric version reach 49.4 to 50.6, which is infinitely close to the balance of 50 to 50 front and rear.
As for the power part, there is not much official news at present, only that the vehicle provides a pure electric version and an extended range version of the power, all rear-wheel drive, to meet the pursuit of countless horse fans for rear-wheel drive cars, which is also Mazda's first domestic rear-wheel drive car. Due to the lack of sound in new energy vehicles, the EZ-6 also provides a new EV-SOUND sound simulation system, which can still allow users to experience the fun of "zoom zoom" in the era of electric vehicles.
In terms of battery life and charging, the pure electric version of the EZ-6 has a CLTC range of more than 600km, and 30-80% fast charging only takes 15min. The extended range version has a full fuel and full charge CLTC range of more than 1000km, and 30-80% fast charging only takes 20min.
For this answer sheet handed over by Mazda, I, a former horse fan, still like it very much, because it not only retains the soul of Mazda in design, but also pays attention to many details, which can be seen that Mazda really wants to build this car. And it should be noted that although the EZ-6 is the first model to be produced in China, it also has plans to export overseas and sell to the global market in the future, so it is not a special car for China. For the EZ-6, if you want to gain a foothold in today's fierce Chinese market, price is the most important thing!