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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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Hybrids & EVs

Fire Danger: Underground Parking Lot Bans Electric Vehicles

Heat and fire rise. What does this mean for underground garages housing electric vehicles? We know that electric vehicle battery fires are difficult to extinguish. Though the incidents of battery fires are statistically low it does happen. That means we could see a rise in fires from garages to parking lots as EV usage grows. …
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A police officer can be seen through the window of a car that has had two front airbags depoloyed.
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Recall Alert: Ford Recalling Over 150,000 Pickups

This recall is an unusual one in that it is for Takata airbag modules that were installed in trucks that were involved in collisions. So they were accidentally replaced with obsolete airbag modules after the recall of Takata airbags was already over. The other unusual part is that it is for Ford Ranger pickups built …
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Lane splitting crash
Motorcycles, Bikes & Scooters

Report: You Cause Crashes When Motorcycle Lane-Splitting

According to a recently completed French study, motorcycle lane splitting caused a 12% crash increase. Roads where motorcycle lane splitting isn’t allowed? Accidents were down 11%. The Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Assn., in conjunction with the Centre for Studies and Expertise on Risks, Environment, Mobility, and Planning; as well as the Fédération Francaise des Motards …
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458 Ferrari Spider clutched in claws
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WATCH: Police Crushed Ferrari 458 Spider, Owner Sues

This is not fun to watch, but you can’t take your eyes off of it. This pristine white 458 Ferrari Spider gets mangled in a wrecking yard before being crushed. But why crush this Ferrari? Here’s what we know. The owner, 35-year-old Zahid Khan, was convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud, perverting the course of …
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Motorcycles, Bikes & Scooters

All Of These Motorcycles Killed Off In 2021

Harley, Yamaha, and others are discontinuing a number of bikes in 2021. Some, we’re glad to see them go. But others are like old friends that have been around for years. Still, we know that with the old going out there is a lot of new coming in. So here are the motorcycles that will …
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lone house with lights on in Texas power outage
Hybrids & EVs

Tesla Keeps Many Texas Owners From Freezing

For days millions of Texas residents have been without power, gas, and in some cases water, from the unusually harsh winter storms. But if you’re a Tesla owner he or she may have power. That’s because of Tesla Powerwall batteries installed in their houses. Many are sharing their experiences of survival with help from the …
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The rear of a white Ford Mustang Mach-E sits by an electric charging station.
Hybrids & EVs

Ford Killing All Gas-Powered Vehicles In Europe By 2030

The internal combustion engine is on its way to obsolescence. Ford Motor Company has announced it will sell only full-electric vehicles by 2030. Its strategic alliance with Volkswagen means it will use VW’s MEB EV platform to achieve part of this goal. The other part is Ford investing $1 billion into a new factory within …
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Tesla glass explodes onto freeway
Hybrids & EVs

Tesla Exploding Glass Story Gets Worse

Over the last year, MotorBiscuit has reported on several Teslas with glass that explodes spontaneously. Mostly, it is happening to the Tesla Model 3 and especially the passenger side rear window is the most likely to blow out. Now, this latest exploding glass story was bad, but then it gets worse.  Earlier this month a …
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2021 Peugeot Landtrek pickup crew cab at the beach rear 3/4
Trucks & SUVs

2021 Peugeot Landtrek: Is This Ram’s Ranger/Colorado Beater?

The new 2021 Peugeot Landtrek was just unveiled this week. Peugeot has a history of building pickups and SUVs and is well-versed in developing both. So we wonder: given that the newly-formed Stellantis has both Ram and Peugeot under the same roof, could this be Ram’s Ford Ranger/Chevy Colorado beater?  To become the midsize Ram …
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A photo of the 2021 Audi RS e-tron GT on a track.
Hybrids & EVs

Audi Phoned In the e-Tron EV-Here’s Why

Audi promised us so much more. When it came to the electrification of Audi it showed us back in 2018 what that would look like. And it didn’t look like the Porsche Taycan because that is what Audi’s first electric car really is; a Porsche Taycan. What the promise of an electric Audi future was …
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Coupes

There’s a New Porsche 356 Coming

The Porsche 356 hasn’t been produced since 1965. It is one of the most iconic cars ever, with thousands made between 1948 and 1965. It was the basis for the design of its replacement; the 911. That design language continues right to today. But now a new Porsche 356 is coming.  It is a new, …
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Mustang Mach-E in black at sunset
Hybrids & EVs

Report: Dealers Gouging 2021 Mustang Mach-E $10,000 Over Sticker

Perusing Auto Trader yields some interesting vehicles for sale. Some, like the 2020 Corvette are seeing prices over $100,000. That is to be expected for the first year of the mid-engine Corvette, which was limited production for a variety of reasons. But the 2021 Mustang Mach-E? We guess there are some who will pay a …
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Proposed Land Rover Defender pickup
Trucks & SUVs

Land Rover Jumping Into Pickup Truck Parade

Just this week MotorBiscuit featured a custom one-off Land Rover pickup truck built in Mexico. We questioned then why Land Rover hadn’t jumped into the popular pickup truck parade. Especially when SUVs, which is what Land Rover makes exclusively, were made from (and in some cases still are) pickup trucks. Well, now it looks like …
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A Tesla car uses an electric vehicle charging station in London.
Hybrids & EVs

The One Thing That Could Kill The Electric Vehicle

We’re seeing the electric car zeitgeist ramping up. Tesla just overtook Audi as the number four top-selling luxury brand. And registrations of EVs are rising. Jaguar announced yesterday it will produce only electric Jags by 2025. Yet, with all of this momentum moving the electric vehicle forward there is one thing that could kill it …
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2021 Ai Chi U5 with dark background
Trends

This EV Is $5,000 Less Than 2021 Nissan Leaf: Would You Buy One?

This is another Chinese candidate for importation into the US. It’s a 2021 Ai Chi U5 and comes with driver-assist features like more expensive vehicles, but is $5,000 less than a Nissan Leaf. With a range of just over 300 miles, it betters many other electric vehicles with this important consideration for EV drivers. If …
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Hybrids & EVs

Jaguar Trouble? Will This Latest Restructure Save The Brand?

We don’t know whether this will help Jaguar or hurt Jaguar but it announced today it is killing off all gas-powered vehicles before 2025. For starters, that means the new XJ which was going to be revealed this year with production in 2022 has been killed. It also plans on developing a small electric Jaguar. …
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Rusty Monday: Rusted and Abandoned Hot Rods

Once a car becomes a hot rod it represents one person’s personal take on what a stripped-down, fast car should look like. Modified cars normally don’t attract collectors, except that now car collectors seek out significant hot rods from the genre’s past. And these old Fords can go for big, big money. But these are Rusty …
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Planters Peanuts Nutmobile with "Nutters" surrounding it
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Nutmobile Could Be The Best Car Job for A Non-Car Person

We all know and love the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, but there are only so many of them to go around. But there is another theme vehicle that is now looking for drivers. It’s called the Planters Nutmobile truck (or whatever you call it) and this could be the best car job for a non-car person …
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