马自达EZ-6是我们想要的电动后轮驱动马自达运动轿车
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EZ-6 提供 EV 或 PHEV 两种车型，是一款极其美观且现代的运动轿车。嘿马自达，要把这个带到美国需要什么？
美国东部时间 2024 年 4 月 25 日下午1:03
作者：帕特里克·乔治
我是马自达的粉丝。我认为每个喜欢设计精良、驾驶乐趣的汽车的人都可能在某种程度上欣赏这个品牌。
这就是为什么看到马自达在电气化游戏中最终处于“非常晚”和“无实体”之间的状态尤其令人失望。当然，它有一些插电式混合动力车，而且还会有更多，但如果马自达真的下定决心发展电动汽车，会发生什么？
今天我们在北京车展上找到了答案。答案是马自达
EZ-6，它是一款合适的后轮驱动、全电动或插电式混合动力轿车，具有下一代马自达的精美外观。我已经是粉丝了。
马自达在电动汽车领域进展缓慢
马自达仅提供一款全电动汽车 MX-30，该车已在美国停产。这个以 Miata
等跑车而闻名的日本品牌，在电气化领域是一个极其迟到的。这种情况可能很快就会改变，特别是当马自达寻求保持在中国的销量时。
这个故事带有常见的警告，比如因为它是与
中国重庆长安汽车的联合项目，所以它极不可能来到北美海岸。考虑到随着本土竞争的加剧，“外国”品牌在中国受到的打击有多大，任何人都可以猜测它会取得多大的成功。
但这是一辆漂亮的电动后驱马自达四门汽车。我很喜欢。
这里的设计是“Kodo”设计语言的明显演变，这种语言对该品牌的其他汽车非常有吸引力。这也应该很有趣；马自达表示，“Jinba
Ittai”（意思是马和骑手合二为一）精神深深融入底盘，以实现运动操控和制动。EV 车型甚至具有 50:50
的重量分配和电动后扰流板。它还提供“智能停车技术”，甚至可以在车外工作，这对我来说意味着某种类似于
特斯拉召唤的功能。
马自达在这里没有提供任何关键的动力系统细节，例如电池尺寸、马力、零到 60 英里/小时的时间，甚至 PHEV
车型将使用什么尺寸的内燃机。但该汽车制造商确实表示，电动版的续航里程将达到 600 公里（372
英里），而混合动力版的续航里程将达到令人印象深刻的 1,000 公里（621
英里）。请注意，所有这些都是在中国的续航里程测试周期内进行的，这与我们的不同，但还是很有趣。
即使中国汽车购买者转向国内，马自达也表示将继续与当地合作伙伴长安合作，生产人们想要的汽车，这些汽车越来越多地采用全电动汽车或某种形式的电气化。马自达首席执行官森正宏在一份新闻稿中表示：“展望未来，马自达将继续与长安汽车合作，推出独特的产品，满足喜欢先进汽车的中国客户的需求，扭转马自达在中国的业务。”
我希望我能说这辆车预示着我们也在美国推出的某种电动（甚至插电式混合动力）轿车，但我想说这是极不可能的。相反，这证明，即使马自达需要中国本土合作伙伴来做到这一点，马自达也正在电气化领域采取行动。
嘿，让我们希望任何新的马自达轿车看起来都这么好——而且也由电子驱动。
联系作者：patrick.george@insideevs.com
原文阅读
The Mazda EZ-6 Is The Electric, Rear-Wheel-Drive Mazda Sport
Sedan We Want
Available as an EV or a PHEV, the EZ-6 is an incredibly
handsome and modern sport sedan. Hey Mazda, what would it take to
bring this stateside?
Apr 25, 2024 at 1:03pm ET
By: Patrick
George
I'm a fan of Mazda. I think that everybody who loves well-designed,
fun-to-drive cars probably appreciates the brand on some level.
That's why it's been especially disappointing to see Mazda end up
somewhere
between 'very late' and 'non-entity' in the electrification
game. Sure, it has some plug-in hybrids and more are coming,
but what would happen if Mazda really set its mind to EVs?
Today we found out at the Beijing Auto Show. The answer is the
Mazda EZ-6, and it's a proper rear-wheel-drive, all-electric or
plug-in hybrid sedan with next-level Mazda good looks. And I'm
already a fan.
Mazda's slow approach to EVs
Mazda only offers one fully electric vehicle, the MX-30, and that
was discontinued in the U.S. The Japanese brand, known for sporting
cars like the Miata, has been an extreme latecomer to the
electrification game. That may soon be changing, especially as
Mazda seeks to keep up its sales in China.
This story comes with the usual caveats, like the fact that because
it's a joint project with China's
Chongqing Changan
Automobile, it's extremely unlikely to ever come to North American
shores. And considering how hard the 'foreign' brands are getting
hammered in China as the homegrown competition steps up, it's
anyone's guess how successful it will be.
But here is a handsome, electrified, rear-drive Mazda
four-door. I'm into it.
The design here is a
clear evolution of the 'Kodo' design
language that's so appealing on the brand's other cars. It's
supposed to be fun, too; Mazda says the 'Jinba Ittai' (meaning
horse and rider as one) spirit is baked deep into the chassis for
sporty handling and braking. The EV model even has 50:50 weight
distribution and
an electric-powered rear spoiler. It also
offers 'intelligent parking technology' that even works outside the
vehicle, implying some kind of
Tesla Summon-like feature to me.
Mazda isn't offering any key powertrain details here, such as
electric battery size, horsepower, zero to 60 mph times or even
what size internal combustion engine the PHEV model will use. But
the automaker does say the EV version will have a range of 600 km
(372 miles) and the hybrid will do an impressive 1,000 km (621
miles.) Note that all of that is on China's range testing cycle,
which is different from ours, but interesting nonetheless.
Even if Chinese car buyers are turning inward,
Mazda also
says it will keep working with local partner Changan to make the
cars those people want, which increasingly are full-EV or have some
form of electrification. 'Going forward, Mazda will continue to
work with Changan Automobile to turn Mazda’s China business around
by introducing its unique products that meet the needs of Chinese
customers who prefer advanced vehicles,' Mazda CEO
Masahiro
Moro said in a news release.
I wish I could say that this car previews some kind of EV (or even
PHEV) sedan we're getting in the U.S. too, but I'd say that's
extremely unlikely. Instead, it is proof that even if it needs a
local Chinese partner to do it, Mazda is making moves in the
electrification space.
And hey, let's hope any new Mazda sedans that come our way do look
this good—and are powered by electrons, too.
Contact the author: patrick.george@insideevs.com
