Toyota is engaged on a redesign for its well-liked Tacoma workhorse, and the brand new mid-size pickup truck’s look has doubtless been revealed in a sequence of patent drawings that just lately surfaced.

The patent drawings had been revealed on Tuesday by Motor1, which claims to have sourced them from a public database for mental property in Brazil. It means the truck proven right here might look considerably totally different than the eventual U.S.-spec model, although the fundamental design ought to be the identical.

The brand new Tacoma is at the moment out testing in prototype kind and is anticipated to be revealed late this yr or early subsequent, doubtless as a 2024 mannequin. The present third-generation Tacoma debuted in early 2015 as a 2015 mannequin.

The design of the brand new Tacoma is a transparent evolution of the present era, however with extra pronounced options, significantly for the fender flares. The lights at each ends are additionally new and extra carefully resemble the design on the newest Tundra full-size truck.

The design is hardly a shock as Toyota previewed an electrical model of the brand new Tacoma in late 2021, when it confirmed plans to launch 30 EVs throughout the Toyota and Lexus manufacturers by 2030.

Though the design takes an evolutionary path, the platform shall be new, particularly a shorter model of the TNGA-F body-on-frame platform discovered within the Tundra, in addition to the associated Land Cruiser, Sequoia, and Lexus LX SUVs.

In relation to powertrains, Motor1 studies there shall be two gasoline choices, one with electrification. The usual unit is reported to be the two.4-liter turbo-4 from the Highlander, which charges at 265 hp and 309 lb-ft of torque. The electrified unit is reported to be the two.4-liter turbo-4 and single-motor mixture discovered within the Lexus RX 500h. The setup is nice for 366 hp and 406 lb-ft.

Ultimately there would be the electrical choice, although Toyota hasn’t teased any specs. A brand new era of the associated 4Runner SUV also needs to be on the way in which.