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From the Hilton Hotel at Niushou Mountain in Nanjing to Wuxiang Mountain, a journey of over 70 kilometers, although I was sitting in the driver's seat, the one driving was not me; the intelligent driving system completed the whole journey, I only took over temporarily twice when passing through toll stations — if ETC was installed, the whole journey might have zero takeovers.
Changan Mazda EZ-60 Laser Edition is equipped with an intelligent driving system that "uses LiDAR as the perception base, combined with multi-sensor fusion solutions, achieving full scenario coverage for highways, urban areas, and parking". The actual performance was quite good; encountering roadwork occupying the lane on urban roads, it wouldn't stop and wait foolishly, but would borrow lanes to detour in advance; on highways, it drives steadier than an experienced driver; at the Wuxiang Mountain farm restaurant parking lot, when the vehicle on the right was pressing the line, not only did it park in successfully, but it would also lean slightly to the left to maintain enough space from the vehicle on the right...
The EZ-60 Laser Edition's exterior and interior have not changed much compared to the standard version.
A day ago I just experienced another vehicle equipped with Huawei Qiankun Intelligent Driving ADS 5 in Guangzhou; the pilot functions on highways and expressways for both vehicles were very good, and both could pass through complex urban roads; in my opinion, their intelligent driving capabilities are basically no different, only the strategies differ.
On the mountain roads of Wuxiang Mountain, the intelligent driving system could also drive, but I decisively took over; for such mountain roads, one must drive it oneself, because it is a Mazda!
Although the most important upgrade of the Changan Mazda EZ-60 Laser Edition is intelligent driving, for me, the biggest selling point of this car is still its inherent advantages — good-looking, easy to drive, safe, and the quality assurance as a Mazda brand global strategic model.
As for intelligent driving, it is merely icing on the cake; of course, it could also be described as adding wings to a tiger.
As an advanced model in the intelligent driving field for Mazda, the EZ-60 Laser Edition is equipped with 1 LiDAR, 3 millimeter-wave radars, 11 HD cameras, and 12 ultrasonic radars to build a global perception network. The intelligent cockpit is equipped with a 3nm automotive-grade chip, achieving three core capabilities: "Highway + Urban" dual-domain pilot full coverage, full-scenario parking adaptation, and global active safety protection.
The undulating and winding mountain roads of Wuxiang Mountain are very suitable for experiencing Mazda's "Man and Horse as One" easy-to-drive feel.
The focus of easy-to-drive is not speed. The EZ-60's maximum output is 190 kilowatts, which is not outstanding among new energy vehicles in the same class. There are many cars faster than it in "0-100 acceleration", but large horsepower is only advantageous in straight-line sprints. On such mountain roads, many cars with more horsepower are harder to drive — uncontrolled power, or power that does not match the vehicle's handling limits, the larger it is, the more of a flaw it is.
During the driving process, the vehicle's speed, angle, and body posture will continuously change in response to different operation instructions. For an ordinary family car, "easy to drive" means that these vehicle responses must meet human expectations, so-called "obey". Mazda calls it "Man and Horse as One".
In the electrification era, making a car break 100 in three or four seconds becomes very easy, but making a car "obey" becomes harder, because new energy vehicles are generally too heavy — large mass means large inertia, and inertia is the great enemy of handling. Speaking of this, Qingzhu has to sigh; now cars are getting larger and heavier, I don't know if it is the sadness of the market or the industry.
Mass distribution has a greater impact on handling than mass itself, this is easy to understand. For example, people, with the same weight, top-heavy and bottom-light movement will naturally be more uncoordinated. The EZ-60 body weight balance is even, achieving a 50:50 front and rear axle weight ratio. Moreover, the axle-to-length ratio, height-to-width ratio, and wheel-to-body-width ratio are significantly leading in the same class. In other words, the mass of this car is relatively more concentrated towards the center of gravity, which is the premise of a car being easy to drive.
Looking good lies largely in proportions, but behind the proportions is far more than just looking good. Reasonable mass distribution and excellent aerodynamic performance are the premises of easy-to-drive.
Of course, more critically lies in tuning. Changan Mazda EZ-60 has undergone global testing in 9 countries, accumulating 9 million kilometers of full-road conditions, verified by 200+ tuning schemes. Roll stiffness increased by 20%, pitch suppression by 10%, bringing a "Stable-Accurate-Fast" dynamic driving experience.
Power output is linear and smooth, not abrupt, not jerky; suspension damping can be adjusted in real-time according to road conditions; steering damping adjusts adaptively with the operation speed of the steering wheel; during cornering, affected by centrifugal force, the tire pressure on the inner side of the vehicle will decrease, causing it to not grip the ground. EZ-60, by controlling body posture, increases the downforce on the inner tires, bringing more stable cornering...
The proportion of high-strength steel in the Changan Mazda EZ-60 body is as high as 86.5%.
EZ-60 was already easy to drive, the stronger intelligent driving system makes this car even easier to drive. Using the words of Noboru Fujihashi, the General Manager of Changan Mazda Sales Branch, it brought "evolutionary pleasure".
The intelligent driving system of course did not further improve the vehicle's handling limits, and will never possess the flexibility and proactivity of an experienced driver, but it never gets distracted, never gets tired. It can make driving more relaxed, calm, and comfortable. Naturally, to a large extent, it improves safety redundancy.
Many people might think the automotive industry has developed for over 100 years, brands are roughly the same in safety, quality, and handling, so when buying cars they focus more on refrigerators, TVs, sofas, more on whose car infotainment system is more smooth, whose intelligent driving looks more awesome. But the fact is exactly the opposite. In the industry, the level of intelligent driving among various brands is rapidly converging. In the future, "Intelligent Driving" will essentially no longer have differences in level, but only differences in grade as a configuration.
The real difference between different brands lies in design and handling, safety and quality. In these dimensions, the differences between different brands are still vastly different.
Regrettably, these do not or are difficult to reflect in the configuration parameter sheet. If you choose cars only based on the configuration parameter sheet, Changan Mazda EZ-60 is likely to be PASSed by you.
Industry involution has become increasingly without bottom lines. More and more consumers have finally learned to stop choosing cars based on the configuration parameter sheet.
To my relief, Changan Mazda EZ-60 has been on the market for almost a year. Sales cannot compare with internet-famous models, but performance is quite good. It once won the sales championship of joint venture new energy medium SUVs for 7 consecutive months. Moreover, in the extremely involutionary market environment this year, sales maintain a steady and upward momentum. This indicates the market is returning to rationality. More and more consumers begin to realize software is not enough to define cars. Cars are never consumer electronics, nor are they fast-moving consumer goods.
The sales curve of Changan Mazda EZ-60 (blue) has taken a trend completely different from competitors.
This year, domestic passenger car market sales slumped significantly, new energy vehicles were no exception. From January to July, total domestic new energy vehicle sales dropped 12.5% year-on-year, but "Mainstream Joint Venture New Energy" became the only growth segment — and it grew significantly by 28.8%!
This is not surprising. When more and more users find that even the most basic safety and quality cannot be guaranteed, they will definitely recalibrate their value coordinates when buying cars.
January to July this year, mainstream joint venture new energy vehicles became the only growth segment in the new energy vehicle market.
Thus, the topic of "Rushed-built cars" suddenly swept the entire automotive public opinion field. "AI testing fraud" was suddenly criticized by everyone. Hidden handles, unconventional steering wheels, and other brainless designs were cancelled by official bodies one after another...
Bad money will not always drive out good. Mazda and others who stick to their brand concepts and value propositions have finally weathered the most difficult times.
Changan Mazda EZ-60 Laser Edition will officially launch on September 26. More worthy of attention than the selling price is that EZ-60 will also be exported to over 20 countries and regions globally, covering European, Australia/New Zealand, Southeast Asian markets, etc. Moreover, the manufacturer promises that domestic sales models and export models are homogeneous and same quality, following Mazda's global unified manufacturing standards and quality inspection processes, executing completely consistent production standards and acceptance requirements.
Previously, Changan Mazda EZ-6's performance in overseas markets was quite eye-catching. In Europe, within two months of launch, it captured 7,000+ orders. "EZ-60 will be more popular overseas", said Wu Xuxi, Executive Deputy General Manager of Changan Mazda Auto Sales Branch, "This year alone at a Thailand Auto Show, EZ-60 orders have already broken 10,000."
