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Thom Taylor

Thom Taylor is a celebrated automotive journalist. He was awarded the Top 100 Most Influential People in Hot Rodding from Hot Rod Magazine, and was inducted into the Grand National Roadster Show Hall of Fame and the National Rod and Custom Hall of Fame. He’s a member of SEMA and the NHRA.

Thom has authored a number of books, including Hot Rod & Custom Chronicle and several guides for drawing vehicles like a pro, which pull from his distinguished ventures as an automotive illustrator.

Thom joined the MotorBiscuit team in 2019, and focuses his coverage on new vehicle releases, design, and the latest features and tech in the industry. His tenure of 25 years writing about the industry gives him a unique context for the auto news he covers, whether it’s part of the Rusty Monday series or the latest news from Chevy. Thom has built two complete cars from the ground up and driven vintage roadsters at the Indy 500.

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Wuling Hong Guang Mini EV side view
Hybrids & EVs

This Chinese EV Is Set To Be The Next Global VW Beetle

This isn’t the first time we’ve focussed on the Wuling Hong Guang Mini EV. But it is breaking records for sales in China and seems poised to possibly be the next VW Beetle. So, what do we mean by that? When the Beetle hit the US shores it took years for it to get much …
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Storm tank blasting through sand
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Should Your Next Car Have Tracks? If So Then The Storm Is Your Answer

Yeah, we can see us blazing down Electric Avenue on our way to the Shop and Save in this beast. Absolutely. Just look at it thrusting through the sand on its way to smashing an entire downtown. Should your next car have tracks like this Highland Systems “Storm” amphibious military tank?  Imagine using the Storm …
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Wuling Zhengtu by SAIC
Trucks & SUVs

GM Makes This Pickup Truck: What the Hell Is It?

General Motors makes all kinds of different vehicles for different regions. This strange-looking double cab pickup is for China. It’s a collaboration with SAIC and GM and it is called the Wuling Zhengtu. To be honest, it looks somewhat like those cartoon cars with small wheels and tires. The proportions are really strange for a …
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A red 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E kicks up dust in a desert
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Another Ford Launch Disaster: Mustang Mach-E Delivery Delays

It just keeps happening over and over and over. The habitual, disastrous launches of new vehicles by Ford. It just can’t seem to get it right. We saw it with the new 2019 Explorer, the 2021 F-150, and the two, separate recalls last week for the Bronco Sport. It just seems like Ford is destined …
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The orange Supra that Paul Walker drove in the Fast and Furious movie
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Report: Americans Are Driving Up Used Car Prices In Japan

The Japanese are calling it “The 25-Year Rule Of Frenzy.” It is referring to the popularity of 25-year-old and older Japanese vehicles being shipped off to the US. After 25 years any car can be imported into the US whether it is in federal safety compliance or not. So there are a number of “forbidden …
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Two Volkswagen employees look on before a press conference
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VW Presents New Business Strategy Since The Last Few Were Duds

Not again? Volkswagen keeps spinning its wheels every couple of years with another new business strategy. Here’s the latest one laid out this week by Ralf Brandstatter, VW passenger car head. The new strategy is called “Accelerate.” It is a mix of its current vehicles but with a ton of ID-branded EVs. Then, just like …
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A silver Jaguar logo is seen outside Swansway Jaguar car garage on November 7, 2020, in Crewe, Cheshire, England
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Jaguar Just Torpedoed Its Future Plans-What Is Going On?

The new boss at Jaguar has apparently gone mad. It is hard to tell which of his moves is worse? And he’s making a lot of moves. Just this week alone he has killed off most of Jaguar’s future products, decided that Jaguar will move upmarket to compete with Bentley and Rolls, and decided Jaguar …
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2021 Mitsubishi Express van zero-star rating | ANCAP
Trucks & SUVs

This Mitsubishi Got A 0-Star Crash Rating: Would You Drive It?

In some places, it is called a Mitsubishi Express, in other places it is the Renault Trafic van. Either way, it scored zero-stars from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program. In case you had to guess, a zero-stars rating is not good. Knowing this would you still drive a Mitsubishi Express? The Mitsubishi Express also …
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Tesla Yoke steering wheel
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Tesla Steering Yoke: NHTSA Won’t Say Yes Or No To Legality

Remember the odd-looking cut-down Model S steering wheels Tesla leaked a few weeks ago? The ones that sort of looked like those used in airplanes? Yeah, well now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a statement about them. It won’t say yes or no to the legality of the Tesla yoke wheel. Here’s …
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A 2020 BMW X7's orange quilted-leather front seats
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Industry Crisis: Car Companies Running Out Of Seat Foam

It sounds like the setup to a joke but it’s not. Car companies are running out of foam for seat manufacturing. The blizzard that froze parts of Texas and Mississippi also froze various petroleum plants, and guess what foam comes from? Polyurethane foam uses propylene oxide that those plants produce.  Microchip shortages have stopped production …
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rear 3/4 of 2022 Volvo recharge C40 plugged in
Hybrids & EVs

2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Is First Of Its Kind

Volvo just announced it plans on becoming an all-electric vehicle brand by 2030. It has also announced one of the key vehicles for how it plans to get there. This is the all-electric 2022 C40 Recharge. It is only the second EV Volvo produces and kicked off its Volvo Moment: Recharge video to get us …
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2021 Camaro Beats Challenger and Mustang In This JD Power Ranking

Lately, the Chevy Camaro falls in last place in sales among the three remaining American muscle cars. While the Mustang has always had a somewhat comfortable lead the Dodge Challenger has leapfrogged over the Camaro for second place. While it may or may not be justified, that’s where we are at in 2021. But believe …
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Leaked image of a extended cab Rivian pickup or Bronco rival
Hybrids & EVs

Here’s Rivian’s Extended Cab Pickup-Or Bronco Rival?

Rivian just recently released a bunch of images of different goings-on but one has caught everyone by surprise. Is this Rivian’s extended cab pickup that nobody knew existed? Or is it something else entirely? We’ve all seen the crew-cab and the SUV versions of Rivian’s electric trucks, which are just about ready to start production. …
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2021 Ford F-150 on top of a hill
Trucks & SUVs

2021 Ford F-150 Owners Can’t Believe Their Trucks Rusting Already

Could Ford be playing fast and loose with its most important product; the 2021 F-150? Scores of owners of brand new F-150 trucks are complaining about them rusting excessively underneath. They say just days after purchasing their F-150 their driveways have rust stains to show for it. Many are repeat customers to Ford’s best-selling vehicle. …
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Tiger Woods accident car on its side
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Report: Analysts Say Tiger Woods “Asleep At The Wheel?”

Three forensic car accident experts say that golfer Tiger Woods’ single-car crash last week happened because he drifted off the road. The circumstances of him drifting show he must have fallen asleep. They say the crash could not have been from excessive speed. Excessive speed has been suggested as the reason because the road goes …
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Kuhl Racing gold chrome engraved Nissan GT-R front 3/4 view
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Gold Chrome Nissan GTR Selling For Over Half A Million Dollars

Yes, this elaborate, highly customized 2014 gold chrome Nissan GT-R is for sale for $550,000. That’s over half a million dollars. It may not sell for that, but that’s what the current owner is asking for it. The intricate carvings were all done by hand. This ain’t no wrapped Nissan GT-R.  Who would have thought …
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Blue 1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra coupe
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Will This Shelby Daytona Cobra Break the Most Ever $70 Million Price?

You could be looking at the most expensive collector car ever. This is Carroll Shelby’s personal 1965 Daytona Cobra. It was purchased by the current owner from the man Carroll Shelby himself. Shelby commissioned the Daytona Cobra and it is fully documented and is listed in the Shelby Register as well. Besides being piloted by …
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Gas station pumps
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Now They’re Banning Gas Stations

If gas-powered cars are on the verge of being banned, then you don’t need gas stations anymore. Right? So officials in Petaluma, California, voted to ban new gas stations in their town. The Petaluma City Council had already placed a moratorium on approving new stations in 2019. So this latest move kills any possibility of …
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2022 Hyundai Starex Minivan | gotchacars
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Will Wild-Looking 2022 Hyundai Starex Spike Minivan Sales?

Station Wagons became frowned upon until they became known as SUVs. Today, nobody wants a minivan unless they are raising a family. Then, a minivan can be indispensable. But what if the minivan was envisioned in a different way? Would a wild-looking Hyundai Starex be able to spike minivan sales?  Hyundai is road-testing prototype 2022 …
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