New Toyota Tacoma leaked ahead of big reveal

UPDATE, May 19: Here's the new 🌮

Here it is, Toyota's new-gen Tacoma. Get all the details at the link below.

May 1: The 2024 Tacoma has been leaked ahead of big unveiling.

Spotted by user 3QTRIG of 4thgenTacoma.com [↗], Toyota uploaded an image of the new Tacoma pick-up to a sectioned-off area of its website ahead of the ute's official debut.

The picture has since been removed from Toyota's website, but the above screenshot proves that the fourth-gen Tacoma will look an awful lot like the patent images seen earlier this year, with a short-but-wide hexagonal front grille and broad stance courtesy of pumped arches.

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This speculative render imagines what a Tacoma-based HiLux could look like

As with last month's teaser, the pictured car is the flagship TRD Pro variant – a rival for Ford's V6-powered Ranger Raptor super-ute.

Toyota's new mid-size Tacoma is reportedly in development alongside the next-gen HiLux ute. The Tacoma promises a V6 hybrid powertrain paired with TNGA-F underpinnings.

April 5: Toyota Tacoma hybrid teased ahead of release

Toyota USA has released a teaser image showing the tailgate of the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, which is reportedly twinned in its development and TNGA-F underpinnings with the next-gen HiLux ute.

The image confirms that the Tacoma will be available with a hybrid powertrain in the US, with the i-Force Max badging the same seen on the full-size Tundra pick-up.

In the Tundra, the twin-turbo V6 petrol hybrid produces a staggering 326kW/790Nm, enough to give a hotted-up TRD Pro variant (pictured) enough grunt to rival the Ford Ranger Raptor.

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It's more likely that the Tacoma's i-Force Max badge relates to a downsized powertrain, perhaps a version of the RX500h's 270kW 2.4-litre turbo-petrol hybrid.

The Tacoma is also expected to hit dealers in the US with the 2.4-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder found in Australia's NX350 F Sport.

In the United States, the media embargo for this teaser lifted at 5:10am, which could hint at a full reveal on the 10th of May, stay tuned for more and read on for renders and patent images of the new Tacoma/HiLux.