At the 2024 Beijing Auto Show in April, Changan Mazda unveiled an electrified coupe called Mazda EZ-6. The new car is the result of a collaboration between Mazda and Changan Automobile, and can be seen as the successor to Mazda's classic model, the Mazda6 (Atenza).
Although it made its world debut at the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, the Changan Mazda EZ-6 only revealed its exterior and interior design, and its vehicle parameters were not announced. A few days ago, with the announcement of the declaration information of Changan Mazda EZ-6, we can also get a glimpse of its performance in advance.
In terms of appearance, Changan Mazda EZ-6 continues the Mazda brand's "soul of motion" design language, with sharp headlamps and illuminated grille design, vaguely revealing traces of Mazda6 (Atenza Atez). However, the new design elements make the new car have a sense of technology and trendiness that leads the times. As an electrified four-door coupe, Mazda still uses skillful techniques to create a luxurious and dynamic temperament for the EZ-6 by building rich body light and shadow curves. At the rear, the through-type LED with circular elements not only has the brand's heritage, but also highlights the recognizability of the rear. In addition, the concealed lifting and lowering reinforces the sporty feel of the new car.
In terms of details, the appearance of the Mazda EZ-6 range extender and the pure electric version is almost the same. However, the EV version will be marked with the "EV" label on the left side of the rear under the EZ-6 label. The extended-range variant, on the other hand, is equipped with an active grille at the front bumper.
In the interior, the cockpit of Changan Mazda EZ-6 adopts a minimalist design, equipped with a full LCD instrument screen + 14.6-inch floating center control screen and a two-spoke sports steering wheel. The number of physical buttons in the cockpit of the vehicle has been greatly reduced, and the new car will be equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip as standard to provide computing power, so as to facilitate users to control the operation of various functions in the car through AI intelligent voice. In addition, in order to create a luxurious and comfortable driving atmosphere, Changan Mazda EZ-6 is also equipped with: zero-gravity seats, panoramic canopy with sunshades, wireless charging of mobile phones in the front, 64-color interior atmosphere lights, rear air conditioning vents and control screens, 14-speaker SONY audio system and other configurations.
In terms of size, according to the declaration information, the body measurements of Changan Mazda EZ-6 are: 4921/1890/1485mm, wheelbase 2895mm, positioning an electrified medium-sized sports coupe.
In terms of power, Changan Mazda EZ-6 is available in two power forms: pure electric version and extended range version. Among them, the all-electric version adopts rear-wheel drive, has a maximum power output of 190kW, and is equipped with a lithium iron phosphate battery pack. The extended-range version is equipped with a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated engine with a maximum output of 70 kW, and a drive motor on the rear axle with a maximum output of 160 kW and a lithium iron phosphate battery pack.
As Mazda's first rear-wheel drive four-door coupe, in order to highlight the Mazda brand's consistent driving pleasure characteristics, Changan Mazda EZ-6 not only adopts rear-wheel drive, but also has a body-in-white with a high-strength steel ratio of 66.25% and an axle-to-load ratio of 50:50, which can inherit Mazda's driving spirit of "integration of people and horses".
It is worth mentioning that in order to benchmark the industry's leading level in an all-round way, Changan Mazda EZ-6 is also equipped with a number of high-definition cameras and radar sensors to achieve perfect active safety protection functions and L2 intelligent driving assistance, which has 100+ high-frequency intelligent driving scenarios and can identify 150+ different parking scenes, so as to make it easier and simpler for users to drive in daily life.
Comments: For Changan Mazda, the birth of the Mazda EZ-6 not only represents the attitude of Mazda and Changan Automobile to continue in-depth cooperation, but also shows the determination of the Mazda brand to embrace electrification. In the era of fuel vehicles, consumers and the market have always had a very high demand for Mazda to launch a rear-wheel drive version of the coupe product. With the advent of the new energy era, Mazda has completed the electrification of the EZ-6 while also giving it rear-wheel drive attributes. In a way, the Changan Mazda EZ-6 can be regarded as a new generation of rear-wheel drive electrified Mazda6 (Atenza), which not only inherits the outstanding "soul of motion" design of the Mazda brand, but also continues the essence of Mazda's driving spirit. For consumers who like to be keen on driving, Changan Mazda EZ-6 is not to be missed.