00:00the chinese automotive industry is struggling with oversupply that's why brands from the middle
00:04kingdom names of which you previously never heard of are now eagerly entering the european market
00:10through all channels including japanese showrooms where this new mazda 6e is on display
00:16it is an ev developed in collaboration with china's changan how much mazda is in the changan
00:22or perhaps how much changan is in this mazda let's find out
01:14the chinese are entering europe today just as european and american car makers once entered china
01:19the mazda 6e based on the depal l7 and changan nevo a07 models is a product of a changan mazda
01:27joint venture formerly called changan ford mazda today mazda desperately needs electric cars because
01:33of climate regulations and the mx30 priced like the cx5 with the range of a only slightly cheaper bmw
01:40scooter somehow didn't quite catch on but if i hadn't known about the chinese influence looking at
01:48the 6e from the outside i would have never suspected it wasn't a project meticulously designed in
01:55hiroshima it's got kodo the soul of motion oozing from every angle and i say this without a hint of
02:02irony i'd even go as far as to say the mazda 6e looks like a late stage concept car so
02:07if you've
02:08always dreamed of driving off the showroom floor in a car that looks like you stole it off a car
02:14show
02:14stage you have a chance to buy the future of monitoring for the price of a well-equipped mazda cx30
02:24measuring 492 centimeters in length the mazda 6e is approximately 5 centimeters longer than the
02:29combustion engine model it replaces it's also 5 centimeters wider now measuring 189 centimeters
02:35height has increased by just three and a half centimeters to 148 and a half centimeters likely at the
02:41expense of ground clearance as the battery is located in the floor the wheelbase has grown by six and a
02:46half centimeters to 289 and a half centimeter in terms of dimensions the mazda 6e is very close
02:55to the audi a6 e-tron which has a wheelbase another six and a half centimeters longer but other dimensions
03:02are similar in china this model is called the mazda ez6 and in addition to the pure electric version there
03:10is
03:10also a variant with a petrol range extender which lives under the bonnet in europe we get the mazda
03:17six only as a rear wheel drive ev so there's a 72 liter frunk here mazda has placed a basket
03:26here made
03:27of something resembling felt the basket can be removed then the false floor can also be removed and then you
03:34get all of the 72 liters at the bottom is a drain plug so you can rinse the frunk after
03:40storing your
03:40dirty shoes here or fill it with ice and chill drinks or i don't know do you have any ideas
03:49moving on the boot which according to mazda has 336 liters in five seat configuration or 466 liters
03:57including underfloor storage however boot dimensions mazda provides suggest otherwise and they don't
04:05match my measurements either according to my calculations the boot volume is around 400 liters
04:11from the floor to the parcel shelf in five seat configuration if you need to carry something
04:16specific i suggest you take it with you for a test drive other than that there is not much going
04:22on here
04:22besides the aforementioned underfloor storage compartment which houses a repair kit there's
04:28also a button to close the tailgate only one because the chinese don't seem to like buttons
04:32however pressing this button twice closes the lid and locks the car and it kind of makes sense
04:41but you can also do the same thing using the mazda 6e app the app can also replace the key
04:46and you
04:48can use it for things like raising or lowering the spoiler the spoiler can also be programmed to raise
04:55to greet you as you approach the car and all porsche owners just got an erection
05:00in the vehicle settings you can also specify whether and under what circumstances the spoiler
05:06should open and close if at all leave it open like in a porsche
05:16what's happening in the rear seat there are door pockets there's plenty of leg room behind the
05:22driver's seat set to my driving position i'm 175 centimeters tall headroom is adequate for me but not
05:28necessarily for taller passengers the floor is flat in the center there is a single usb port controls for
05:35the third zone climate control and in the top trim you also get controls for the panoramic sunroof blind
05:41and a button to move the front passenger seat to increase rear legroom this is typical in chinese
05:48cars as being chauffeured is considered a sign of prestige in that market another chinese touch is
05:55the armrest which is difficult to pull out a short strap would suffice to pull it out rather than me
06:02having to squeeze my fingers between the armrest and the backrest backrest splits 40 60 ice fix anchor
06:09points are available not only on the rear seat but also on the front passenger seat
06:15the mazda 6e's cockpit is minimalistic to the extreme this again is clearly a chinese design as
06:22despite the abundance of leather and velour you operate virtually everything from the central display
06:29just because tesla does it doesn't mean it's a good idea from the beginning of 2026 in order to qualify
06:36for a five star euro and cap test rating a certain set of functions must be controlled by physical
06:40switchgear so this includes for example the hazard lights the horn or the windshield wipers
06:46but while the spirit of the recommendations is clear the implementation is less so the wipers
06:52in the mazda 6e can be activated by pressing a button on the turn signal stock which has been
06:59clearly taken from mercedes parts bin however controlling the wiper speed requires you using the
07:08touch screen alternatively the wipers can be assigned to one of the programmable buttons on the steering
07:16wheel or can be activated by voice control and what was wrong with a switch that allows you to change
07:25the
07:25mode and frequency manually same thing with saving the seat settings instead of memory buttons on the
07:33doors or the seat you have to click through an on-screen menu it's not so bad if a short
07:40driver
07:40gets in the car after a taller driver left it's worse if it's the other way around and it's certainly
07:46possible to assign seat memory positions to a profile and link it to a key or a phone or activate
07:51it with
07:52your voice but wouldn't be easier to do it with buttons instead on the plus side the climate control
07:58settings are always at the bottom of the screen along with shortcuts to the car settings menu the
08:05main screen has widgets for navigation recently used apps and media as well as a visualization of the car's
08:11exterior and interior making it easier to find various settings the voice assistant if activated
08:18intentionally usually understands what you're saying but it's all too easy to activate it accidentally
08:24and then before you know it the navigation system takes you to the first thing that sounds like
08:28something you said once you've played around with the infotainment system you'll probably get used to
08:34it even if some functions are awkwardly placed in menus where you'd least expect them the harder part
08:41however is getting used to constantly wiping the screen and the piano black buttons on the steering wheel
08:47besides that there are decent door pockets a powerful wireless charger good cup holders a large cooled
08:55storage compartment under the armrest and a medium-sized glove box there's a cubby under the console
09:01featuring two usb ports and a 12 volt outlet there is no push button start mazda 6e is ready to
09:09go the
09:10moment you unlock the doors
09:37and you'll see if you're an existing mazda customer considering the 6e you'll see if you're an existing mazda
09:41you may be wondering can one still feel jinba itai the horse and rider as one absolutely not
09:49while mazda does state in its press release that engineers in japan and germany refined the 6e with
09:55european customers in mind that only leads me to wonder how bad must the changan be if this is what
10:03we
10:03we get after the refinement i'm not saying the mazda 6e rides and handles below average especially when we
10:11include chinese car makers into the mix no it simply doesn't ride and handle like a mazda
10:18first of all the suspension is busy over bumps while reviewing the 6e i'm also driving the mercedes-benz
10:28cla a compact model also an ev and over there it doesn't feel like each wheel is trying to figure
10:35out how to behave relative to the rest of the car over bumps i know i'm exaggerating but that was
10:41my
10:41first impression when i drove the mazda 6e from the press office onto one of bumpy warsaw streets
10:48secondly the driver's assistance systems feel the same as those found in most asian brands a few years
10:55ago that is they disturb rather than help the horse and rider are not one because the horse can't
11:05decide whether to change lanes or stay in them by the way disabling isa requires a few clicks on the
11:14screen the easiest way is to disable all sign recognition in one go otherwise you have to disable
11:20the speed limit notification and the speed limit change notification separately leaving sign recognition
11:24enabled however the speed limits can also be displayed independently on the navigation map
11:31thirdly for such an advanced car there is no adaptive recuperation recuperation level can be set
11:36to strong or medium depending on the driving mode alternatively you can adjust some settings in the
11:41individual mode but not recuperation that adapts to traffic or the road ahead the soundproofing is
11:48average however visibility is surprisingly good both around the a pillars and to the rear especially
11:54considering the steeply sloping roofline the range is also good the mazda 6e is offered in two battery and
12:03powertrain options though these are unusual configurations typically a larger battery and range imply faster
12:12charging and better performance but in the mazda 6e the opposite is true the mazda 6e with standard range the
12:20one
12:21i'm reviewing has an lfp battery with a capacity of just under 69 kilowatt hours 258 horsepower and a range
12:29of up to 605 kilometers in the urban cycle or 479 kilometers in the combined cycle maximum charging power
12:35is 165 kilowatts and charging from 10 to 80 percent takes 24 minutes under optimal conditions the mazda 6e
12:43with extended range with extended range on the other hand has 80 kilowatt hours nmc battery 245 horsepower
12:48and a range of up to 692 kilometers in the urban cycle or 552 in the combined cycle the maximum
12:55charging
12:55power is only 90 kilowatts and charging from 10 to 80 percent takes 47 minutes
13:06the price difference is small enough to compensate for the poor charging performance of the extended range
13:11model but assuming the cars can travel 350 and 400 kilometers on the motorway respectively the extra
13:18range won't compensate for the time wasted by the charging station and how much real world range does
13:24the standard range mazda 6e have in my unscientific combined cycle i achieved around 16 kilowatt hours per
13:31100 kilometers which is consistent with the manufacturer's specifications this gives a real world range of
13:38around 430 kilometers without fast motorway driving the promised 0 to 100 kilometers per hour time is 7.6
13:47seconds in sport and normal modes i achieved plus or minus 7 seconds top speed is limited to 175 kilometers
13:55per hour but due to the driver assist systems you don't want to drive this fast anyway furthermore the
14:01adaptive cruise control only works up to 130 kilometers per hour
14:12price of the mazda 6e start at 44 900 euro for the standard range model extended range costs 1600 euro
14:20more
14:21better add another 400 euro and get the top trim like this one with optional paint this car costs 48
14:28100 euro
14:31in terms of design the mazda 6e shines when compared to logs like the vw id 7 or the mercedes
14:37-benz eqe
14:38range is okay at least in autumn when the weather is still moderate however as far as software is
14:43concerned you can feel the chinese engineering and software is what makes or breaks a deal with a car like
14:49this i'm not a fan but how do you like the mazda 6e do you think it's a step in
14:54the right direction or
14:55maybe it's a last moment to get an mx5 and enjoy what's left of jinbai tai let me know in
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