We’ve talked about the EZ-60 before. It initially popped up on our radar at the beginning of the month when Mazda teased it on China’s Weibo social media network. It then appeared on the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) website, where the government shows all future models homologated for local roads. The SUV is now finally ready for primetime at Auto Shanghai 2025.
The EZ-60 is not an all-Mazda product. It was developed by the local joint venture with Changan and is mechanically related to the Deepal S07. The new Tesla Model Y competitor is a rear-wheel-drive affair, echoing its sedan sibling, the EZ-6. The latter has already been confirmed for the European market as the 6e, and there’s a good chance the SUV is also planned for regions outside of China. It could be called the CX-6e, but the company isn’t confirming this report for now.
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Previewed by the Arata concept last year, the EZ-60 is primarily electric. Mazda claims a maximum range of approximately 373 miles (600 kilometers), although this is achieved in the less demanding CLTC cycle. Although the battery’s size is not mentioned, the Chinese SUV upon which the vehicle is based carries an 80-kWh pack for the longer-range version.
Echoing the EZ-6 we mentioned earlier, the new EZ-60 can also be had with a range-extending gas engine. It’s a 1.5-liter unit, so it doesn’t use the rotary found in the smaller MX-30 crossover. Mazda quotes a maximum driving range of over 621 miles (1,000 kilometers), but this number is also based on the CLTC cycle. This plug-in hybrid version still delivers a decent electric range of 100 miles (161 kilometers) courtesy of a 31.7-kWh lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery supplied by CATL.
Mazda remains tight-lipped about power, but we do know the EZ-60 is strictly rear-wheel drive. When the range-extending version emerged on MIIT, the rear-mounted electric motor was listed at 255 hp while the gas engine had 97 hp. The ICE’s role is purely that of a generator to recharge the battery, so it is not mechanically linked to the wheels.
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While the PHEV version has a perfect 50:50 weight distribution, the pure EV splits it 47:53 because of its larger battery. Changan Mazda has engineered the EZ-60 with a multi-link rear suspension and electronically controlled dampers. The newcomer in China’s hugely competitive car market rides on 21-inch wheels wrapped in 255/40 R21 tires.
How big is it? At 191 inches (4850 millimeters) long, 76.1 in (1935 mm) wide, and 63.7 in (1620 mm) tall, it has roughly the same footprint as the stretched Audi Q6L E-Tron made in China. It’s longer and wider than the Model Y but sits slightly lower. The EZ-60 is not a simple rebadge of the Deepal S07 since, aside from having a different design, it’s also bigger than the donor car.
Although Mazda has generally been against supersized screens, the newcomer represents a stark departure by featuring a humongous infotainment. The 26.45-inch display dominates the dashboard and is flanked by two small screens connected to the exterior side cameras. There’s also a head-up 3D display, and we’re wondering whether the rearview mirror is also a screen.
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As many as 23 speakers have been installed throughout the cabin, including in the front headrests, allowing the driver and passenger to listen to different music. Predictably, the cabin takes after the sedan’s interior, but now with an XXL display and a Mazda script on the steering wheel instead of the usual logo.
The EZ-60 goes on sale in China this year, but Mazda isn’t saying whether other regions will follow.
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