Nowadays, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles on the market is already very high, and in many automobile cities, you will find that there are many new energy vehicle brands that have exceeded the sales of traditional fuel vehicle brands. This situation has a significant impact on Mazda, which focuses on the family car market. Therefore, in the past year, we have seen the Mazda 3 Ankesaila 2.0L model cut to 99,800 yuan, and the Mazda CX-50 line that has grabbed the market with domestic new energy SUVs, but no matter how attractive the price is, the sales of these two cars in the terminal market have always been mediocre.
So much so that now Mazda's living environment in the country is gradually compressed, last year in order to survive, Mazda made a decisive decision to "break the wrist of a strong man", FAW Mazda and Changan Mazda merged together, and now only Changan Mazda is left. Of course, this does not mean that Mazda has lost its competitiveness in the market. As a partner of Changan Automobile, like Ford, Mazda has also begun to accept Changan Automobile's reverse technology output, with the aim of saving R&D costs and using its brand appeal to "lie down" and make money.
No, at the Beijing Auto Show, a new Mazda brand car that looks like a dark blue SL03 caught my attention. It is the all-new Mazda EZ-6, the car has not yet been officially named, but according to the code name on the license plate, it is a representative work of Mazda's electrification journey. Next, let's take a look at the detailed static performance of this car.
It is reported that the new car is based on Changan's EPA hybrid platform, which is compatible with both pure electric and range extender power forms. In terms of appearance, the Mazda EZ -6 inherits the brand's signature large-size chrome dot matrix grille design style, but unlike the Mazda6 Atez fuel car on sale, the new car adopts a closed front face with a smaller drag coefficient. In addition, it is worth noting that the front grille of the new car is connected to the LED headlights, which has been shown in the teaser picture before, and the front grille can be illuminated, and the headlights form a through-effect after being lit, which is highly recognizable.
From the side, Mazda is the EZ-6 and Navy SL03 body design height is the same, both are swooping attitude, and the height of the rear is different from that of ordinary cars. The EZ-6 can be seen in chrome trim on the front doors, as well as chrome accents on the sill and lower edges of the windows, and with hidden door handles and low-drag rim shapes, it looks like a replica of the SL03. However, compared with the dark blue SL03, the Mazda EZ-6 has tighter details in the C-pillar position, and the extension of the chrome window line reduces the visual center of gravity upward at the rear of the car, and the posture is more coordinated and smooth.
However, judging from the rear of the car, there are still many clues. Mazda EZ-6 also adopts a through-type LED taillight layout, the luminous structure inside the lamp cavity retains the classic four-eye ring taillight design, the ring light is a white luminous structure inside, and the outside of the lamp shell is blackened, the overall look is smooth and exquisite, and I believe that the recognition will not be worse than SL03 after lighting. At the same time, the rear windshield also adopts a slip-back design, the entire sunroof glass is a panoramic sunroof design, and the rear surround is decorated with blackened material, with silver trim embellishment, which looks neat and generous, highlighting the sense of sportiness, but compared with the existing Mazda sedan, there is less exciting "soul-of-motion" design taste.
In terms of interior, the Mazda EZ-6 is still in the exhibition stage, so it is not possible to experience the interior of the car, and the interior details can only be obtained from outside the window. It is not difficult to see through the actual photos that the new car not only draws on the appearance of SL03, but also has a high degree of similarity in the interior mold, such as a double-spoke multi-function steering wheel, quadrangular recessed speaker cover, large-size suspended central control screen, AR-HUD head-up display, T-shaped central control cockpit layout, etc., but in terms of materials and color matching, it is more simple than SL03, and it is still a familiar joint venture brand taste.
In terms of power, the new car will continue to use the 1.5L range-extender power system of the Navy SL03, and the power layout will be rear-wheel drive. As for the power performance and fuel economy, and even the pure electric range, referring to the dark blue SL03, it is roughly not too much worse. At present, it depends on the sincerity of the pricing of the new car, after all, when it comes to product design, it is really not too sincere to "change the packaging". What do you think of the new car? Welcome to leave your own opinions in the comment area.