The Mazda 6e, one of the more interesting EVs in the market, will be launched at the year-ending 2025 Thai Motor Expo, which opens at the end of this month. Mazda’s electric sedan was previewed at the 2025 Bangkok International Motor Show in March this year, so its impending launch in the kingdom is no big surprise.
It’s described by Mazda Thailand as the first ‘100% electric vehicle (BEV) developed by Mazda under the multi-solution technology approach,’ That would be ignoring the MX-30 and the fact that the 6e is actually a reskinned Deepal L07. Mazda and Changan (brand owner of Deepal) are long-time partners in China.
The local claims include 50:50 weight distribution, an 80 kWh battery that delivers 552 km of range and ‘fast charge’ technology, allowing it get from 30-80% SoC in just 15 minutes. “The car also embodies the powerful driving performance for which Mazda is known, developed by Mazda’s engineers who meticulously attended to every detail,” the statement adds. Whoever developed the 6e, it’s a fact that China is leading the EV charge and they’re pretty good at this.
Anyway, the Mazda 6e (EZ-6 in China) is a fine looking car with a nice interior. The 6e is made by Changan in Nanjing, China and the right-hand-drive car for Thailand is expected to hail from there as well (the BIMS showcar was LHD).
In Europe, all variants of the 6e are powered by a single rear motor, with the base model pushing out 258 PS (190 kW) and 320 Nm, good for 0-100 km/h in 7.6 seconds. A 68.8 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery provides a range of 479 km on the WLTP cycle and accepts up to 165 kW of DC fast charging – 10 to 80% SoC in 24 minutes.
The Long Range variants get a 80 kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) pack that boosts range to 552 km. Here, the motor is slightly detuned to 245 PS (180 kW) and 0-100 km/h is slightly slower at 7.8 seconds. Because it’s an NMC pack, DC charging drops to a paltry 90 kW, taking 45 minutes from 10 to 80% SoC. The onboard AC charger is 11 kW.
Interestingly, the Mazda 6e is more expensive than a Tesla Model 3 in Europe. It’s priced from €44,900 (RM215,858) to €48,500 (RM233,166) in Germany, while the TM3 can be had there from €39,990 (RM192,246) for the base rear-wheel-drive to €44,990 (RM216,260) for the Long Range RWD model that’s not offered in Malaysia. This is despite the Teslas offering significantly more range, model-for-model. We’ll see how much it costs in Thailand.
How about Malaysia, you ask. Bermaz, the Malaysian Mazda distributor, welcomed the Deepal brand into its fold earlier this year, so after-sales would not be a problem should the Mazda 6e eventually make its way here. However, there has been no news on Deepal since that January preview.
Anyway, what do you think of this sharp-suited, Mazda-badged electric sedan and do you want to see it in Malaysia? The hardware might be from Deepal, but trust Hiroshima to infuse its driving characteristics into the 6e, which looks good.
GALLERY: Mazda 6e at BIMS 2025
GALLERY: Mazda 6e, European specs
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