Images Leak of Electric SUV Toyota Plans to Present at Shanghai show

It's been a long time since we've talked about a new model getting an in-person presentation at a car show, but this is the case with a new electric SUV that Toyota plans to introduce to the world at the upcoming Shanghai Motor Show.

The Shanghai event takes place from April 21 to 28 and hosts a reveal that the Japanese automaker already announced, last December. For Toyota, this EV comes not a moment too soon; while it has dominated the hybrid-car domain for as long as it has existed, the company is late to the all-electric party.

The new model, as yet unnamed, will be assembled on the company's new e-TNGA electric vehicle platform. New leaked patent images now show us basically what it will look like.

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The automaker says the new architecture will be used for front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles. The structure can accommodate “a wide range of battery and electric motor capacities to suit different types of vehicles and uses”. And that's not to mention that the model's underpinnings will give engineers and designers more “versatility and flexibility”, which should allow them to make products that “will also be exciting to drive, but also stylish”.

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