Toyota is reportedly developing a compact, car-based pickup aimed squarely at the Ford Maverick. Toyota is officially developing a small, unibody truck to compete with the Ford Maverick. The new model will share Toyota’s modular architecture and include hybrid options, with an emphasis on maintaining real truck capability despite its smaller size.

The maker of the Pickup may be looking at returning to the realm of tiny pickups. Toyota is looking at expanding its truck portfolio here in the United States to include a smaller rival for the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz, a company executive has admitted.

“We’re looking at it.” With those four words, Toyota’s Chief Operating Officer in the U.S. confirmed what many fans want to hear. The brand is seriously considering a small and affordable pickup that would sit below the Tacoma. While he didn’t confirm how far along plans were, there’s a lot of smoke surrounding this situation.