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2020 Toyota Tacoma teased ahead of Chicago Auto Show debut

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Toyota

on Tuesday announced it will show a new version of the

Tacoma

for 2020 at next month’s

Chicago Auto Show

. The automaker released a darkened photo showing the top part of the midsize pickup

truck

‘s front end set against a mountain silhouette at dusk.

That’s the extent of what

Toyota

is saying, and it isn’t much to go on, admittedly. But it comes as the

Tacoma

, which was

last updated for 2016

, faces what figures to be stiff new competition in the midsize segment as the

2019 Ford Ranger

and

2020 Jeep Gladiator

try to muscle in on its turf. Toyota says that the 2020 Tacoma “storms” into the Windy City, which may or may not be some kind of clue about what’s in store.

Comparing the new photo to an image of the 2019 version (below), we can see that the new model features redesigned rectangular headlights, and the four ridge lines running the length of the roof appear to be gone. The portion of the grille that’s visible appears to retain the same basic shape, but with the insert darkened, it’s possible there are some changes there as well. Maybe we’ll see a few more revealing teaser shots leading up to the full reveal on Feb. 7.

2019 Toyota Tacoma SX Package

Toyota appears to have a soft spot for Chicago, having

unveiled its 2019 TRD Pro off-road trucks

at last year’s show. We saw

earlier versions

at other Chicago shows, too.

Toyota certainly has a lot to lose as the market gets more crowded. Sales of the Tacoma, its top-selling pickup, rose nearly 24 percent in 2018 to 245,659.

from Autoblog http://bit.ly/2G6tXex