Mazda CX-6E Lands in Australia: A Video Walkthrough of the Brand's Biggest Electric SUV Push

Mazda has now brought the CX-6E to Australian showrooms, and the model represents the company’s most serious attempt yet to stake out territory in the dedicated electric SUV segment. The Driven’s Bryce Gaton has put together a full video review intended to serve as a single reference point for anyone trying to get their head around what the CX-6E actually offers.

The walkthrough covers the essentials a prospective buyer would want answered: what the battery package looks like, how far the vehicle is rated to travel on a charge, and how quickly it can top up at a charging point. Beyond the powertrain numbers, the review also digs into the exterior design, the technology fitted inside the cabin, and how the CX-6E is priced against the competition.

On-road impressions form part of the package as well, giving viewers a sense of how the electric Mazda conducts itself once it leaves the showroom floor. That combination of specifications and driving feedback is particularly relevant for a model that arrives into one of the most crowded corners of the Australian market, where established electric SUVs have already spent years building a customer base.

The central question the review sets out to answer is whether the CX-6E is the vehicle Mazda needed in order to make a genuine impact in the electric space, or whether it will have to fight an uphill battle to win buyers over. It’s a fair framing: Mazda has been slower than several rivals to commit to purpose-built electric platforms, and the CX-6E therefore carries a good deal of expectation on its shoulders.

Viewers are invited to weigh in with their own take on the CX-6E and whether it does enough to challenge the electric SUVs already on sale. More detailed written coverage of the model is available separately for those who prefer reading specifications to watching them explained on screen.