After telling us that it will stage the world debut of the new generation Highlander at the 2013 New York International Auto Show on March 27, Toyota has now issued the first teaser of its three-row crossover.

The single cropped image suggests the 2014 Highlander will gain a boxier-looking front end with a squared grille featuring chrome elements, and headlamps that stretch back over the wheel arches.

Toyota remains tight-lipped about the new Highlander, but it will likely continue to be based on the Camry platform offering a similar mix of regular four-cylinder and V6 gasoline models, plus a hybrid variant. Sales of the new model should start later this year, with a precise date to be announced in New York.

Update: Toyota issued another batch of photos for the 2014 Highlander, including three shots of the crossover covered in a sheet and one of the rear tail light section.

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2014-Toyota-Highlander-12014-Toyota-Highlander-22014-Toyota-Highlander-32014-Toyota-Highlander-4The all-new third-generation 2014 Toyota Highlander mid-size SUV is lifted by crane into the Jacob Javits Convention Center, Monday, March 25, 2013 in New York in anticipation of its world debut to the media at the New York International Auto Show, March 27. Photo: Joe Polimeni/Toyota