After announcing last week that it will soon unveil a new model via a teaser image of its exterior, Toyota has kept folks talking about it with a new teaser image, this time of the interior.
The new image confirms we’re dealing with a three-row model, likely an SUV but possibly also a minivan. Here’s what we do know for sure:
- There are three rows of seats, with captain’s chairs in the second row (at least as an option);
- The dash features big screens;
- There’s a panoramic moonroof;
- This model is at least electrified and possibly all-electric;
- The rear door panels do look more typical of what you find in a minivan than an SUV.
About that last point: while we’re not dismissing the possibility Toyota is about to spring a successor to the Sienna (or its next incarnation) on us, the exterior teaser image shared last week does not seem to represent a minivan.
The general consensus is that what Toyota is going to unveil on February 10th is an electric successor to (or new, electric incarnation of) its Highlander three-row SUV. It would fill a natural need in Toyota’s lineup for a direct rival to Kia’s EV9 and Hyundai’s Ioniq 9 electric SUVs. Another clue pointing to an all-electric model: the caption accompanying this latest teaser image? “Big Energy. Bigger Versatility”.