Mazda EZ-60 Sport Edition 2026: price, specs and how it differs from the regular version

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SPEEDME.RU photographed the Mazda EZ-60 crossover in Sport Edition trim at the 2026 Chengdu Motor Show. The show car carries a badge with the Chinese designation «运动版», meaning «Sport Edition» — a useful clarification.

That distinction matters: the headline premiere of the EZ-60 family in Chengdu was a new lidar-equipped variant supporting navigation-assisted driving on city streets and highways. But the car SPEEDME.RU captured on camera wasn’t the Lidar Edition — it was the already on-sale Sport Edition, identifiable by its ordinary side mirrors and the absence of the roof-mounted lidar unit. Mazda opened pre-sales of the new «laser» variant right at the show.

Sportier looks, same power

The show car is finished in deep-purple Nebula Purple with a contrasting black roof. Compared with regular trims, the Sport Edition gets 21-inch wheels with a unique design, 255/40 R21 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tyres, red brake caliper covers and a black cabin with red stitching — all clearly visible in the Chengdu photos.

The Sport version reached the Chinese market on January 1, 2026, and is offered with two types of powertrain. The series hybrid EZ-60 Pro Sport costs 150,900 yuan, with the Max Sport priced at 160,900 yuan. The pure-electric versions are priced at 156,900 and 166,900 yuan respectively. Every Sport trim carries a 6,000-yuan premium over the comparable regular grade — roughly $840 at current exchange rates.

258 hp, rear-wheel drive, two powertrain choices

The Mazda EZ-60 measures 4,850 mm long, 1,935 mm wide and 1,620 mm tall, with a 2,902 mm wheelbase. That makes it a proper mid-size five-seat crossover, larger than the current CX-5 and closing in on the pricier CX-60.

Regardless of the chosen powertrain, the rear wheels are driven by a 190 kW (258 hp) electric motor with 290 Nm of torque. So the Sport badge is mainly about exterior and interior styling — there’s no extra power, no all-wheel drive and no dedicated chassis tuning. Top speed is 185 km/h (115 mph).

The series hybrid runs a naturally aspirated 1.5-litre petrol engine producing 70 kW, used purely as a generator. A full charge of the traction battery is good for 200 km on the Chinese CLTC cycle, after which the car keeps moving on electricity generated by the combustion engine.

The pure-electric version uses a 77.94 kWh battery. The regular grade on 19-inch wheels is rated at up to 600 km, but the Sport Edition’s wider 21-inch tyres cut the certified CLTC range to 585 km. So the sportier looks cost the owner roughly 15 km of claimed range.

In Europe, it’s called the Mazda CX-6e

The Mazda EZ-60 was co-developed with Changan and forms the basis for the global Mazda CX-6e crossover. The European version launched in summer 2026 and is offered exclusively as a pure EV: rear-wheel drive, 258 hp, a 78 kWh battery and 468–484 km of range on the stricter WLTP cycle.

In Germany, the CX-6e starts at 49,990 euros and tops out at 52,990 euros — roughly $58,000–$61,500 at current exchange rates. The Chinese EZ-60 is noticeably cheaper, though a direct comparison is misleading given the differences in taxes, safety requirements, equipment levels and market structure.

The EZ-60 has already reached other markets through grey-market channels ahead of an official launch, with buyers there paying a premium over Chinese list prices for hybrid versions in regular Pro and Max trims; sellers don’t specify whether any of those cars are Sport Edition units.

The main difference in the Chengdu-shown version isn’t performance — it’s styling. Mazda kept the same 258 hp rear-wheel-drive setup but added wider wheels, red accents and a more aggressive look. The real technical update for the family at the show was the Lidar Edition parked next to it, while the Sport Edition handled the emotional side of the display.