‘Mid-$50,000’ price teased for electric Mazda CX-6e, could undercut Tesla Model Y

Mazda’s Chinese language-constructed project with Changan Automobile is decided to welcome its 2d automobile to Australia in the third quarter of 2026, with a potentially Tesla-beating note.

The CX-6e medium SUV, a sibling automobile to the Deepal S07, has been teased to land with a ‘mid-$50,000’ checklist note, in step with Mazda Australia.

It follows the knowledge that Mazda’s 6e sedan would birth at supreme $49,990 (RRP) for the nefarious GT, going up to supreme $52,990 for the tip-spec Atenza, when it arrives in July this year.

With the CX-6e and 6e sedan sharing a platform, 78kWh battery and 190kW/290Nm motor, the SUV’s teased note level looks to be life like.

If the CX-6e landed useless-on $55,000, it could well perhaps well undercut the Tesla Mannequin Y RWD ($58,900), Zeekr 7X RWD ($57,900) and Kia EV5 Air FWD ($56,770). In the period in-between, the technically related Deepal S07 begins on provide from $46,990 driveaway.

Mazda has was the most up-to-date established nameplate, alongside the likes of Kia and Hyundai, to introduce a Chinese language-constructed electric automobile after in the starting up offering a automobile from its dwelling country – on this case, the MX-30 Electric – that noticed cramped sales, largely because of the its high note.

With more cheap manufacturing prices permitting a decrease buy note, alongside with a concentrated local take care of EVs, China is being viewed as a rush-to location to create fresh EVs.

What does the CX-6e consist of?

Whereas legit specification is yet to be confirmed, Chasing Automobiles lately got fingers-on with a left-hand-drive pre-manufacturing mannequin that represents what’s going to seemingly be outfitted on better grades.

Aspects integrated a huge 26-budge multimedia cloak cloak spanning from the centre to the passenger facet of the budge, a head-up note, 23 speaker sound gadget, leather upholstery, a panoramic sunroof with an impact sunshade and a wi-fi cellular phone charger.

The 190kW/290Nm electric motor will look off the 0-100km/h budge in 7.9 seconds, with fluctuate anticipated to be ‘bigger than 450km (WLTP), says Mazda.

DC charging speeds of up to 195kW could perhaps well additionally simply serene look the battery topped up from 30-80 percent in 15 minutes, with dwelling-vogue 11kW three-allotment AC charging is additionally readily accessible to clutch the CX-6e from flat to tubby in roughly eight hours.