Toyota Overtrail Offroader Coming To Battle Ford Maverick?

If you want a reliable off-roader, there's probably no better company to buy from than Toyota. Its Land Cruiser is one of the greatest such vehicles, but it's not alone. TheTacomaand Tundra arepretty handy off the beaten path, and even the RAV4 is available in a capable TRD Off Road trim. But as with anything, there isroom for improvement. And now it seems that these improvements could come as part of a new Overtrail trim.

This morning,CarBuzzuncovered a new trademark application for the Overtrail name that was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and we think this may be applied to a new range of off-roaders.

年代ince the trademark info does not specifically say what application this has, we'd like to posit another theory. A couple of months ago, Toyota North America's executive vice president of sales, Bob Carter, commented that the compact pickup truck segment is one of the niches thatthe Japanese automaker is looking at closely, and it's not unreasonable to assume that his comments were more revealing than intended. Perhaps Toyota is already working on an alternative to the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz, and perhaps this new creation will be called the Toyota Overtrail. If that is the case, we suspect that it should be pretty capable off-road since the name certainly suggests as much.