Mazda launches its new global electric SUV in China for under $17,000, but there’s a catch

Mazda calls the EZ-60 a “dream car.” The electric SUV is now available in China with prices starting under $17,000. Starting next year, Mazda will launch the new electric SUV in other global markets, including Europe and North America.

Meet the Mazda EZ-60, a new global electric SUV

Wait, Mazda has a real electric SUV? Well, sort of. Following its global debut at the Shanghai Auto Show on April 23, Mazda’s joint venture partner in China, Changan Mazda, announced that the EZ-60 had secured over 10,000 preorders within 24 hours.

By May 16, Mazda’s electric SUV had garnered over 20,000 orders, which it claimed made it the fastest new energy SUV to reach the feat.

Changan Mazda officially launched the EZ-60 on September 26 in China, starting at just 119,900 yuan, or about $16,800. However, that’s for the extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) version.

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The EZ-60 is available as a purely electric vehicle (EV) and EREV. Buyers can choose from a total of six variants, three EV and three EREV, with prices ranging from 119,900 Yuan ($16,800) to 160,900 yuan ($22,600). The all-electric EZ60 is priced from 139,900 yuan ($19,600).

Mazda’s new electric SUV is about the size of a Tesla Model Y, measuring 4,850 mm in length, 1,935 mm in width, and 1,620 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,902 mm.

You can clearly see the EZ-60’s design is a big upgrade from the Mazda vehicles we see on the road today. Featuring the brand’s new “Soul of Motion” design, the electric SUV boasts a redesigned Mazda logo at the front, sporty new headlights, and a full-length LED light bar that spans the entire front.

Inside, the cabin is packed with “a number of world-first technologies,” Mazda said, including a 26.45″ floating infotainment, which the company claims has “the largest size, thinnest body, and narrowest frame in its class.”

A 50″ AR head-up display is also standard on all trims, while buyers can upgrade to a massive 100″ naked-eye 3D head-up display (HUD).

The EZ-60 EV is powered by a 77.94 kWh lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery, providing a CLTC range of 600 km. The EREV versions feature a smaller 31.73 kWh LFP battery and a 1.5L gas engine, providing an electric range of approximately 200 km. Combined, the EZ-60 EREV is expected to offer over 1,000 km (620 miles) CLTC range.

Mazda said earlier this month that the EZ-60 had seen “continued market interest” since its debut, with orders now exceeding 40,000.

The EZ-60 is Mazda’s second EV, following the EZ-6 electric sedan, to launch in China as part of its new generation of vehicles. Like the EZ-6, the electric SUV will be rebadged and sold under the name Mazda CX-6e in other global markets, starting in 2026.