Forget the 2025 Mazda CX-5 hybrid: 2026 Mazda EZ-60 range-extender electric car to launch globally as the CX-6e with impressive specs as brand moves to rival the BYD Sealion 6 and Leapmotor C10

Mazda’s recently revealed EZ-60 electric car has a range-extender hybrid sibling that’s set to boast an impressive electric driving range and a striking design.

The 2026 Mazda CX-6e, as it’ll be called in global markets, is the Mazda EZ-60 in China and details of a range-extender version have been uncovered via documentation on China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), which publishes approvals for new models.

As with many MIIT uncoverings by local media such as CarNewsChina, the model has not yet debuted, though the battery EV version and some details were revealed last week.

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The range-extender will utilise a 31.7kWh LFP battery manufactured by CATL-Changan, which makes sense given the CX-6e is a platform share joint-venture vehicle based on a car from Changan's Deepal range.

The relatively large battery for a hybrid will allow for a 160km EV-only driving range, but it’ll be charged by a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine with no mechanical links to the wheels in a series hybrid set-up, similar to Nissan's e-Power technology as opposed to Toyota's parallel hybrid 'synergy drive' technology.

The single electric motor driving the CX-6e (or EZ-60) is mounted at the rear axle and makes 190kW.

The mid-size SUV is about the size of a CX-5, coming in at 4850mm long, 1935mm wide and 1620mm tall, with a 2902mm wheelbase. Its kerb weight sits at roughly 2000kg, give or take depending on the grade.

Mazda EZ-60 range-extender (Image: MIIT via CarNewsChina)

It’s not yet clear what the model’s global presence will look like, but more details should be forthcoming from its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show on April 23 and onwards.