What If Toyota Created Its Own Version of the Raptor?

According to the publication The Drive, Japanese automaker Toyota recently filed a trademark application for the name “TRD Hammer” with the United States Patent Office.

Of course, registering a name doesn’t necessarily mean a vehicle will go into production. However, still according to The Drive — which cites information from a company insider — Toyota is currently working on a desert-focused pickup truck prototype, notably equipped with 37-inch tires.

Closer to home, the automaker recently took part in the Mint 400 Off-Road Race with a modified Tundra. It’s also worth recalling that in 2021, Toyota unveiled a concept vehicle, the TRD Desert Chaser, shown here.

The goal? To compete with Ford and its Raptor variants, which are especially popular in the southwestern United States.

(Photo Toyota)

Éric Descarries

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