Mazda has announced plans to introduce five models into the Thailand market between 2025 and 2027. The quintet comprises two battery EVs (BEV), one plug-in hybrid, and two hybrids. Among those, the Mazda 6e has now been confirmed to be one of the BEVs set for debut in Thailand, marking its first market introduction outside of China and Europe.
A public unveiling of the Mazda 6e for the Thai market will be held sometime this year. Mazda promises that the transition towards electrification will not compromise its strengths of the Jinba-ittai driving experience, as well as in design and craftsmanship.
The Mazda 6e will be produced by Changan Mazda Automobile, a joint venture between Mazda and Chongqing Changan Automobile in China. First unveiled exclusively for the Chinese market (as the EZ-6), the Mazda 6e was announced for the European market last year and will go on sale later this year as the marque’s “first global new energy vehicle”.
Based on Changan’s Deepal L07, the Mazda 6e will be offered exclusively as a fully electric vehicle (EV) for its global markets. In Europe, the electric sedan will be offered in two different powertrain options. The first, dubbed “Long Range”, sports an 80 kWh nickle manganese cobalt (NMC) battery pack offering up to 552 km of range (WLTP), while the second, base model gets a smaller 68.8 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack with 479 km (WLTP) of range.
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Both of these variants get a single motor on the rear axle for drive, but curiously enough, the base model actually has a slightly higher output at 258 hp (190 kW) and 320 Nm, compared to the Long Range variant’s 245 hp (180 kW) and 320 Nm.
Performance wise, the Mazda 6e ‘Long Range’ can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 7.8 seconds, compared to the 7.6 seconds on the base variant. Top speed, meanwhile, is the same across both variants at 175 km/h.
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Interestingly, it’s also the “lower-end” base variant that gets the faster DC charging support of up to 200 kW, translating to a 10-80% charge in about 22 minutes. The more expensive Mazda 6e Long Range in Europe only supports up to 95 kW of DC power, requiring approximately 45 minutes for the same amount of charge.
It’s unclear if these European specifications will mirror those of the Thailand car, although we don’t expect it to be too different.
The news was made together with an announcement that Mazda will be enhancing Auto Alliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Mazda’s manufacturing base in the kingdom, with a THB5 billion (approx. RM660k) investment to further develop it as a manufacturing hub for new compact mild hybrid SUVs with an annual production capacity of 100,000 units.
Essentially, the move will solidify the plant’s role as an export base focused on Japan and the Asean market which is expected to grow steadily.
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