Besides the 2020 Tacoma, Toyota has something else
in store for Chicago Auto Show visitors. It’s described as “a new TRD Pro
off-road beast” that will “lead the charge for a host of updates across the TRD
Pro lineup.” That’s all Toyota is willing to divulge for now but using
deduction and hints from the teaser photo and video we can narrow it down to
two models.
Since Toyota says this is a new TRD Pro vehicle, we
can rule out existing TRD Pro models such as the 4Runner SUV as well as the
Tacoma and Tundra trucks. And given that we’re talking about an off-road
vehicle, that leaves us with only two options: the Land Cruiser and the Sequoia
SUVs.
Now, we already know Toyota will bring the 2020 Land
Cruiser Heritage Edition to the Chicago Auto Show, making it unlikely for the
automaker to use the same venue for a second Land Cruiser debut. The Sequoia
is, therefore, starting to look like the main “suspect” for a TRD Pro
treatment, especially since the mechanically-related Tundra already offers the
off-road package.
Factor in the teaser image and video that show
close-ups of doors and fenders and the Sequoia seems to fit the picture. If
that’s the case, expect the big SUV to get similar off-road goodies including
TRD Pro Bilstein shocks with remote reservoirs, TRD-tuned springs with a lift
kit, stronger alloy wheels shod with off-road tires, and more.
