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Mazda will be the next entrant in Australia's electric family SUV segment, with the CX-6e confirmed for local showrooms.
Mazda will field the next entrant in Australia's hotly-contested electric family SUV segment later this year.
The 2026 Mazda CX-6e, revealed at the Brussels motor show last week, will arrive in local showrooms this year, joining the related Mazda 6e sedan.
As anticipated, the Chinese-built, rear-wheel-drive CX-6e is the European and Australian version of the Mazda EZ-60 sold in China, which was developed by the joint venture between Mazda and Changan Automobile.
The CX-6e is based on Changan Automobile's EPA electric-car architecture and is closely related to the Deepal S07 mid-size SUV, which launched in Australia last year.
Mazda Australia said "more details, including pricing and specifications, will be revealed closer to launch".
The reveal of the CX-6e follows 12 months after the Mazda 6e sedan debuted at the last year's edition of the Brussels motor show, and nine months after the EZ-60 was revealed in Shanghai in April 2025.
In Europe, the CX-6e features a 78kWh lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery shared with the 6e, unlike the Chinese EZ-60 which offers 68.8kWh and 80kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) batteries in electric form.
It has a claimed driving range rating of up to 483km on the European WLTP lab-test standard, while DC fast charging at up to 195kW is available to top the battery from 10 to 80 per cent in a claimed 24 minutes.
The European CX-6e also produces 190kW and 290Nm – sent to the rear wheels – to match its 6e sibling, which results in a zero to 100km/h acceleration time in a claimed 7.9 seconds.
The Mazda CX-6e will face off against the Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7, which start from $58,900 and $54,990 before on-road costs, respectively, while its Deepal S07 twin costs $49,990.
However, it is unlikely to be cheaper than the Mazda 6e, which the brand has confirmed will cost less than $55,000 before on-road costs in Australia.
Measuring 4850mm long, 1935mm wide and 1620mm tall, the CX-6e is slightly larger but narrower and lower than a Tesla Model Y, and slots dimensionally between the Mazda CX-60 and CX-80.
The CX-6e's cabin is similar to the Hyundai Elexio with a combined infotainment touchscreen and passenger display, measuring 26.45 inches in the Mazda, but eschews an instrument cluster for a head-up display in the driver's line of sight.
Available features include 21-inch alloy wheels, electronically-controlled dampers, a 23-speaker audio system with speakers integrated into the headrests, and digital side mirrors with a live video feed.
Mazda offers range-extender versions of the EZ-60 and EZ-6 in China, but they have not yet been confirmed for other markets, where the CX-6e and 6e are currently electric-only.
The CX-6e is expected to be followed by an electric CX-5 equivalent, likely called CX-5e, currently under development using Mazda's own 'SkyActiv Scalable EV Architecture' ahead of an expected 2028 debut.
Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.
