Here’s a surprise for you. Toyota has just published a teaser rendering of a brand-new sedan model that will make its world premiere at the 2012 New York International Auto Show on April 5.

Toyota tells us that the as-of-yet-unnamed four-door saloon was designed in the United States and that it features “an elegant yet athletic look, but doesn’t clarify if its a production model or a study.

The image shows us the rear end of the car, the styling of which kind of reminds us of the Toyota 86 (and of course, its Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ siblings). We’re not going to jump into any premature conclusions, but we’re going to admit that a four-door 86 would be a neat idea.

Guess we’ll have to wait for Toyota to release more information over the next few days to find out.

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