The local launch of the Chinese-built, electric Mazda 6e liftback appears almost inevitable at this point, with a right-hand drive example spied by CarExpert negotiating a roundabout in Sydney.

The latest sighting of the battery-powered successor to the long-running Mazda 6 follows images of what is likely to have been the same car (judging by its Victorian number plate) being shared in a Mazda owner's group earlier this month – only on that occasion the car was seen in Melbourne.

Although it's yet to be officially confirmed for Australia, the 6e (known as the EZ-6 in China) has already been locked in for right-hand drive production and will go on sale in Thailand later this year, followed by the UK in 2026.

Multiple Australian sightings suggest that Mazda is not only interested i

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