Mazda 6 EV sedan spied on Aussie roads – rival to Tesla Model 3 and BYD Seal expected here in 2026

The Mazda 6e electrical sedan has been spied trying out on Australian roads, offering the strongest build yet that the Japanese build will provide a neighborhood rival to the Tesla Model 3.

The return of the Mazda 6 nameplate – the combustion model went out of production in 2024 – comes from a co-pattern between Mazda and Chinese automobile making companion Changan.

Chasing Autos’ avenue-take a look at editor John Regulations noticed the camouflaged 6e, which is identified because the EZ-6 in some markets, in Sleek South Wales.

The liftback-sedan body is embellished with a body-width rear gentle and two unmistakably Mazda-fashion tail-lights – obvious clues that here’s a 6e despite the conceal.

The automobile’s styling, form, dimension and brightwork completely mirror those of the Mazda 6e, which develop into once first released in China in leisurely 2024.

Mazda Australia instructed Chasing Autos the take a look at automobile develop into once allotment of its overview job for bringing the electrical sedan to local showrooms.

“The [6e test] automobile is in the point out time being extinct for local overview functions and can merely provide treasured solutions that counts in direction of the wider enterprise case for bringing the Mazda 6e to Australia in future.”

The 6e could debut subsequent one year. It is already earmarked to transfer into assorted appropriate-hand-power markets such because the UK in 2026.

In in one more country markets, the Mazda 6e is accessible as both a dedicated electrical automobile or as a shuffle-in hybrid – both powertrains are exclusively rear-wheel power.

The EV 6e, the perhaps powertrain for Oz, offers a series of 56.1kWh or 68.8kWh lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) battery, 190kW rear electrical motor, and an approximate vary between 450-600km, reckoning on battery dimension.

The Mazda 6e is increased than the discontinued petrol 6, measuring 4921mm long, 1890mm wide, 1485 mm high, and drives on a 2895mm wheelbase.

In Australia, the electrical Mazda 6e would mainly rival assorted medium-dimension EV sedans such because the Tesla Model 3, BYD Seal, and Hyundai Ioniq 6.

The Model 3 costs from $54,900, the Seal begins from $46,990, and the Ioniq 6 is priced from $67,300.