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The Mazda CX-6e electric SUV has undercut Australia's best-seller, the Tesla Model Y, by nearly $5000, but customer deliveries aren't due until September.
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Mazda's first mainstream electric SUV has been confirmed to undercut Australia's best-sellers, the Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7 – and offer more driving range as standard – when it arrives in Australia in September, pending any pricing changes to its rivals.
Priced from $53,990 before on-road costs, the 2026 Mazda CX-6e is more affordable than the Model Y (from $58,900) and Sealion 7 (from $54,990), along with the Toyota bZ4X (from $55,990) and Zeekr 7X (from $57,900).
The CX-6e is also $2000 more than an equivalent new-generation Mazda CX-5 petrol four-cylinder SUV.
It will be offered in Australia in two grades – GT and Azami – with the flagship version adding controversial digital side mirrors with a live camera feed, along with a digital rear-view mirror and larger alloy wheels.
The CX-6e is related to the Mazda 6e sedan, with both vehicles built in China by the Changan Mazda joint-venture and sharing electric-car underpinnings with Changan vehicles, including the Deepal S07 sold in Australia.
Matching the Mazda 6e, the rear-wheel-drive CX-6e features a 190kW/290Nm single electric motor mounted to the rear axle and a 78kWh lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery.
It carries a 484-kilometre driving range rating based on the European WLTP lab-test standard, more than an entry-level Model Y (466km), 7X (480km) or Sealion 7 (482km) – but Mazda will not offer long-range or dual-motor all-wheel-drive versions at launch.
A 30 to 80 per cent recharge is claimed to take around 15 minutes at a direct-current (DC) fast charger, with a maximum charging speed of around 195kW.
Standard features include 19-inch alloy wheels, a 26.45-inch infotainment touchscreen, a head-up display – replacing a traditional instrument cluster – a 23-speaker, 1280-watt audio system, and a surround-view camera with a see-through bonnet view.
The GT also includes black synthetic leather upholstery, heated and ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel, tri-zone climate control, a hands-free electric tailgate, a panoramic glass roof, and Mazda EV smartphone application support.
The $56,990 CX-6e Azami adds larger 21-inch alloy wheels, as well as a digital rear-view mirror and digital side mirrors, both with a live camera feed.
Mazda Australia will offer the first 1000 CX-6e customers a "complimentary upgrade" from the GT to the Azami, representing a $3000 saving.
The same deal was offered to the first 300 customers of the 6e sedan, which the brand claims was exhausted "within only two weeks" after order books opened in February.
For an extra $1000, GT and Azami buyers can opt for Warm Beige synthetic leather upholstery – similar to the 6e – with Australia missing out on the purple-and-white two-tone interior offered in Europe and China.
A full suite of active safety features will be standard across the CX-6e range, including a driver monitoring camera, which Mazda Australia claims its alerts will be "unobtrusive".
Measuring 4850mm long and 1935mm wide, with a 2902mm wheelbase, the CX-6e is larger than the CX-5 medium SUV and instead slots between the Mazda CX-60 and CX-80 in size.
Compared with its Chinese-market counterpart, the EZ-60, Mazda has applied software and hardware changes to the CX-6e for Australia to optimise its driving dynamics, with vehicles currently undergoing evaluation testing on local roads.
Mazda Australia's five-year/unlimited-kilometre vehicle and eight-year high-voltage battery warranty covers the CX-6e, with sales and servicing support from its approximately 150 dealerships nationwide.
The 2026 Mazda CX-6e is expected to arrive in Australian showrooms in September this year.
2026 Mazda CX-6e price in Australia
Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.
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Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.
