Toyota Corolla–Based Small Pickup Could Battle the Ford Maverick

• Toyota is reportedly considering adding a new small pickup truck to its lineup that would be based on the Corolla.

• This new vehicle would compete with the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz.

• Rumors suggest it could arrive in 2027 and that it would be built at Toyota's plant in Mississippi that currently builds the Corolla.

Toyota already has the mid-size and full-size segments covered with the Tacoma and Tundra pickups, but there could be room beneath these trucks for a new smaller, crossover-based pickup. As reported by Automotive News, Toyota is considering adding a Corolla-based compact pickup truck that would compete with the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz. As for the name, your guess is as good as ours, but we wouldn't be shocked if Toyota brought back a name from its history such as Stout—a moniker it first applied to a small pickup sold in the U.S. in the 1960s.

Much like the relationship between the Maverick and the Bronco Sport and the Santa Cruz and the Tucson, the Corolla-based pickup would likely share components with the Corolla Cross subcompact SUV. As shown in our illustration, it could combine a five-seat crew-cab configuration with a short cargo bed to replace the crossover’s hatch.