Mazda EZ-6: which version to buy — AT or 1.5 AT Extended Range
The Mazda EZ-6 is a 1-generation Sedan on sale from 2024-06-01 with no end date in the data. Two versions sit on the same body and the same driveline layout: AT (258 hp / 189 kW, Electro) and 1.5 AT Extended Range (218 hp / 160 kW, Hybrid). Both make 320 Nm, both use Automatic with 1 ratio, both are RWD.
The Mazda EZ-6 is a 1-generation Sedan on sale from 2024-06-01 with no end date in the data. Two versions sit on the same body and the same driveline layout: AT (258 hp / 189 kW, Electro) and 1.5 AT Extended Range (218 hp / 160 kW, Hybrid). Both make 320 Nm, both use Automatic with 1 ratio, both are RWD. The buying choice is not generation versus generation — there is only one generation — it is 40 hp and 29 kW of extra output on AT versus a 1500 cm³ Hybrid powertrain on 1.5 AT Extended Range. Acceleration, top speed, consumption, weight, clearance, tank and wheels are not measured on either version, so they cannot decide the purchase.
Which EZ-6 version to choose
Use the two names exactly as they sit in the catalogue.
| Version | Power | Torque | Displacement | Fuel | Cylinders / layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT | 258 hp / 189 kW | 320 Nm | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | Automatic, 1 | RWD |
| 1.5 AT Extended Range | 218 hp / 160 kW | 320 Nm | 1500 cm³ | 95 | 4, Inline | Turbo | Automatic, 1 | RWD |
AT is the stronger of the two: 258 − 218 = 40 hp more, 189 − 160 = 29 kW more. Torque is identical at 320 Nm, so the extra output on AT is power, not twist. That 40 hp is 18.3% above 218 hp (40 / 218). In kilowatts the gap is 18.1% (29 / 160).
1.5 AT Extended Range is the only version with a measured displacement: 1500 cm³. Specific output on that Hybrid is 218 / 1.5 = 145.3 hp per litre, or 160 / 1.5 = 106.7 kW per litre. AT has no displacement figure, so power-per-litre for AT is not measured and cannot be compared on that axis.
Fuel types do not overlap. AT is Electro. 1.5 AT Extended Range is Hybrid on 95. There is no third fuel in the data. If the requirement is Electro, the list collapses to AT. If the requirement is Hybrid with 95, the list collapses to 1.5 AT Extended Range.
Engine hardware is documented only on 1.5 AT Extended Range: 4 cylinders, Inline, 4 valves per cylinder, Turbo, Front, transverse, Direct injection (direct). On AT every one of those fields is not measured. Do not invent a cylinder count or layout for AT; the data does not give them.
Gearbox and drive are not a differentiator. Both versions are Automatic, both have 1 ratio, both are RWD. Front and rear suspension are Independent, spring on both. Front brakes are Ventilated disc on both; rear brakes are Disc on both. Chassis spec does not pick a winner.
EZ-6 specs that do not split the versions
0–100, top speed, city / highway / combined consumption, CO2, eco class, kerb weight, gross weight, ground clearance, tank and wheel sizes are not measured for AT and not measured for 1.5 AT Extended Range. Weight per horsepower cannot be calculated. Range and mpg cannot be ranked. “What the extra money buys” cannot be priced: prices are not in the data. The arithmetic that is allowed is the 40 hp / 29 kW gap and the 145.3 hp/L figure on the 1500 cm³ Hybrid.
Generations: only one, so no generation-to-generation change
Mazda EZ-6 has 1 generation. That generation is named 1 generation, body Sedan, start 2024-06-01, stop not measured (still listed as current). It contains 2 versions: AT and 1.5 AT Extended Range, both starting 2024-06-01, both without a stop date.
There is no restyling in the data and no second generation. Nothing “changed” between generations because a second generation is not listed. The comparison is version versus version inside 1 generation, not year versus year across a family tree.
Both versions share the Sedan body. There is no hatch, wagon or other body to trade against. Body type is not a buying fork.
Engine and gearbox comparison in numbers
Power. AT 258 hp (189 kW). 1.5 AT Extended Range 218 hp (160 kW). Difference: +40 hp / +29 kW on AT. rpm for peak power is not measured on either, so the extra power is a peak figure without an engine-speed stamp.
Torque. 320 Nm on AT and 320 Nm on 1.5 AT Extended Range. Difference: 0 Nm. rpm for peak torque is not measured on either. If the decision is “more twist,” the data does not separate them.
Displacement. AT: not measured. 1.5 AT Extended Range: 1500 cm³. The Hybrid is the only version where a litre figure exists. Specific output 218 hp / 1.5 L = 145.3 hp/L (106.7 kW/L) applies only to 1.5 AT Extended Range.
Fuel. AT: Electro. 1.5 AT Extended Range: 95. No dual-fuel or shared-fuel overlap.
Cylinders and layout. AT: not measured / not measured. 1.5 AT Extended Range: 4, Inline, 4 valves per cylinder. Boost: AT not measured; 1.5 AT Extended Range Turbo. Engine position: AT not measured; 1.5 AT Extended Range Front, transverse. Injection: AT not measured; 1.5 AT Extended Range Direct injection (direct).
Gearbox. Both Automatic, both 1. Ratio count is not a reason to pick one over the other.
Drive. Both RWD. AWD is not in the data for this model.
Performance, mpg and dimensions: all not measured
For AT: 0–100 not measured, top speed not measured, city consumption not measured, highway consumption not measured, combined consumption not measured, tank not measured, CO2 not measured, eco class not measured, kerb weight not measured, gross weight not measured, ground clearance not measured, wheels not measured.
For 1.5 AT Extended Range: the same list is not measured on every line.
A buyer who needs a published 0–100, a top speed, an mpg figure, a kerb weight or a tank size will not find it in this dataset for either AT or 1.5 AT Extended Range. That absence is a fact about both versions, not a reason to prefer one.
Suspension and brakes are identical in the labels: Independent, spring front and rear; Ventilated disc front; Disc rear. They do not create a handling or stopping split in the numbers.
Decision rule using only these numbers
1. Need Electro. Buy AT. It is the only Electro version. It also has the higher peak: 258 hp / 189 kW versus 218 hp / 160 kW.
2. Need Hybrid on 95, with a measured 1500 cm³ engine, 4 Inline cylinders, Turbo and Front, transverse Direct injection (direct). Buy 1.5 AT Extended Range. It is the only Hybrid. Accept 40 hp / 29 kW less peak power. Torque stays 320 Nm.
3. Need more peak power with the same 320 Nm, same Automatic 1, same RWD, same Sedan, same Independent, spring axles. AT is the higher-output of the two. The extra 40 hp is 18.3% more than 218 hp; the extra 29 kW is 18.1% more than 160 kW.
4. Need a second generation, a restyle, AWD, a different gearbox ratio count, or a published 0–100 / mpg / weight. None of those exist in the data. The model has 1 generation, 2 versions, both RWD Automatic 1, both from 2024-06-01, both still without a stop date.
There is no third EZ-6 version to split the difference. The catalogue names to keep as anchors are AT and 1.5 AT Extended Range. Do not rename them. Power is the only numeric split that is fully measured on both sides; displacement, cylinders, layout, boost, position and injection are measured only on 1.5 AT Extended Range; Electro versus 95 Hybrid is the fuel split; everything else that buyers usually rank — 0–100, top speed, mpg, kerb weight, clearance, tank, wheels — is not measured on either version.