According to various sources, and as reported by the British publication Autocar, Mazda has postponed the launch of a new 100% electric SUV to 2029, which was scheduled to be its first model based on a specific platform. Thus, until its arrival on the market, originally planned for 2027, the only 100% electric vehicles in the offering from the Hiroshima brand will be the 6e and the CX-6e, developed and produced in partnership with the Chinese company Changan.
Ryuichi Umeshita, technical director of Mazda, confirmed in a 2025 interview that the Japanese manufacturer is also working on powertrains powered by alternative fuels, as well as plug-in hybrid (PHEV) systems based on Wankel rotary engines: “We have created our own team for the development of our electrification program. It is called ‘E-Mazda’, and it has been working remarkably. I have already driven a prototype, and it is a true ‘jinba ittai’, the key concept that explains the connection between the car and the driver. The dynamics are very good, and therefore, we are confident that we will have electric vehicles that reflect the brand”.
The first prototypes were “caught” during a testing program conducted in November 2025 and, although heavily camouflaged, they had a silhouette similar to that of the CX-60, with more compact dimensions. Further details are unknown, but everything indicates that this SUV may present itself as the electric alternative to the CX-5 with combustion engines, which will still have a new generation replacing the one currently on sale.
