Toyota has been working overtime developing a new 2020 Toyota HiAce (codenamed H30) to replace the current generation, which has been around in its current shape since its launch in 2004.

According to documents seen by CarAdvice and images sent in by a CarAdvice reader, the new HiAce will not only lose its trademark flat front-end, but will also pick up a petrol V6 option, along with the current-generation 1GD 2.8-litre diesel engine from the Toyota HiLux and new gearbox options.

In a bid to increase the safety offering, Toyota is understood to have moved to a body with an elongated front end (similar to the Hyundai iLoad and Renault Trafic), which is aimed to improve its crash rating and increase leg room in the first row.

To accommodate the increase in length, measurements of both the short- and long-wheelbase versions of the HiAce have grown.