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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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Trucks & SUVs

Fuel Sippers: Most Fuel-Efficient 2021 Full-Size Pickups

Ram is ready to debut its 2021 1500 Tradesman HFE EcoDiesel. It is touted as one of the most fuel-efficient full-size pickups built. It compares favorably with both the Chevy Silverado and Ford F-150 if you choose the right combo. So let’s see how the three stack up in comparison. Both Chevy and Ram pickup …
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Another Mercedes Lawsuit: This One Over AMG Aluminum Radiators

There are a sizable amount of Mercedes models involved in a class-action lawsuit over damaged aluminum radiators. All of these models start in 2016. Before that year these Mercedes employed a guard over the exposed arrears of the radiator. After that year the guards were eliminated by Mercedes. That is when damage would occur from …
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Bad News: Sports Cars And Convertibles Tanked In 2020

We all know that car sales are going away in favor of crossovers and SUVs. But sports cars are a subset that we would expect to be thriving; especially with some of the great cars out now. But 2020 laid some bad news at the altar of the sports car. Sales tanked in 2020. With …
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Land Rover custom pickup
Trucks & SUVs

Land Rover Is Crazy For Not Making These

Land Rover has it all backward. An SUV comes from a pickup. Like the Chevy Suburban. It’s just a station wagon Silverado. It has always been a derivation of a pickup. But Land Rover doesn’t do pickup trucks. Why? Land Rover is crazy for not making them. Tooling up for an SUV means you’ve got …
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Black 2021 Mazda BT-50 pickup truck rising over a ridge
Trucks & SUVs

The 8 Pickups You Want But You Can’t Have

There are some great pickup trucks out there that we can’t have in the US. A lot of the reason has to do with the “Chicken Tax” that adds 25% to the price of any pickup imported into the US. For that reason and mostly that alone if the pickup isn’t made here it can’t …
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Now The Bruce Springsteen Drunk Driving Arrest Is Getting Weird

We reported as did other sites a few days ago about the Bruce Springsteen arrest in the Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook, New Jersey. It happened back in November, but the first information was scant. Now more details are coming out and the drunk driving arrest is getting just weird. Even Springsteen’s Jeep …
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The Mercedes-AMG G63 is a six-figure SUV with an iconic square design.
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Mercedes Will Kill A Lot Of Models In 2021 Thanks To Dealers

Mercedes-Benz dealers have got corporate’s ear. Mercedes was down last year behind BMW and the dealers are feeling the pinch. They want to see Mercedes “simplify” its vast lineup in the US in 2021. Jeff Swickard, Dealer Board chairman, says Mercedes is in the process of doing just that. He told Automotive News that things …
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Three white Peugeot plug-in hybrid models are parked next to each other.
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Chrysler Not Dead After All: Stellantis Won’t Bring Peugeot To US

The Stellantis picture is becoming clearer as the days wear on and its CEO Carlos Tavares speaks up. For a few years, the former Groupe PSA had made their plans known that the Peugeot nameplate would be heading back to the US. With the merger of it and Fiat Chrysler creating Stellantis those plans were …
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Hybrids & EVs

Feds Ban Electric Ford F150 And VW ID4 EV Battery Maker

There is a big dustup between EV battery manufacturers. The two main battery suppliers are LG Chem and SK Innovation. LG Chem and an unnamed battery maker filed a claim back in April 2019, that SK Innovation stole trade secrets from LG Chem. LF Chem makes batteries for many automakers including General Motors and Tesla. …
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Hyundai TIGER autonomous robot concept shown traveling through heavy forrest
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Hyundai Tiger: Is It A Car Or A Cyborg?

What is this? It has wheels and it has legs, or at least what looks like legs. Is it manned? No. Is it programmed? Let’s take a look and see if the Hyundai Tiger is a car, robot, or cyborg? A “four-legged all-terrain robot and walk-about” It is being described as a “four-legged all-terrain robot …
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Lawsuit Won Over Dealer Blocking Exits Until Customer Buys Car

Be careful out there. You don’t want to get held at a car dealer until you sign on the dotted line. That’s what is being reported today as a law firm in Maryland, just won an award for its client after just such a thing happened. Most car dealerships don’t use pressure tactics to sell …
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Bruce Springsteen Jeep commercial
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Arrest Of Bruce Springsteen On Suspicion Of Drunk Driving

Not the Boss! Just two days after his first commercial aired during the Super Bowl comes news that legendary musician Bruce Springsteen was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Police say it happened at a national park in his home state of New Jersey, known as Sandy Hook.  Arrest charges include …
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Trucks & SUVs

Major Recall: 6 Million GM SUVs and Pickups Over Airbag Inflators

If you think you’ve seen this story before you have over millions of vehicles over the last several years. The Takata airbag debacle has now hit GM and its biggest product; its pickup trucks and SUVs. It’s the faulty product that just won’t go away. With the NHTSA order today it means GM will have …
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Look: Why Did Porsche Just Apply For Gull Wing Mid-Engine Patent?

We wouldn’t believe it unless we saw it, so here it is. These are images of a mid-engine Porsche with gull wing doors. The significance of these images is that they were used in a patent application from Porsche. Why did Porsche apply for this patent? Obviously, there is no information relevant to what this …
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Trucks & SUVs

Watch: Driver Survives Pickup Plunge 70-Feet Off Icy Overpass

That must have been a wild ride! Your first thought is that this dude must have been stone, cold drunk. That, or he fell asleep at the wheel. But that’s not the case at all. It’s a combo of ice, hard-packed snow, and bad luck. Fortunately, his luck wasn’t completely bad. He lived through this …
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Get A Deal Now: Plenty Of New Surplus 2020 Cars Sitting At Dealers

It’s February 2021, and there are still lots of surplus 2020 models sitting at dealers right now. If you’re thinking about buying a new car this might be the time to step up. It won’t be a 2021 model but in most cases, 2020 will be the same as 2021. And you can save thousands …
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Bruce Springsteen Jeep commercial
Trucks & SUVs

Many Mad Comments At Bruce Springsteen And His Jeep Super Bowl Ad

Bruce Springsteen came out of mothballs to do a “uniting” commercial for Jeep, played during the Super Bowl. Let’s just say it hasn’t gone over very well. While some call it pandering, others wonder what it does to sell Jeeps? Because at the end of the day, that’s what Super Bowl commercials are really for; …
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Think BMW Grilles Look Bad? Wait Until You See This

What’s up with BMW? There is a case of the uglies floating around them lately. The beaver-tooth grilles are laugh-out-loud bad. But how much worse can it get? How about plenty. Before you is the latest zany BMW to cross our path. This is the BradBuilds 2021 BMW M4 camper.  Yes, when we think about …
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Rusty Monday: Rusted Hulks Playing Peek-A-Boo

Some cars left to rust have been abandoned so long that Mother Nature can consume them. Yet, there they are if you’ve got the eyes to seek them out. These Rusty Monday relics are doing a good job of keeping out of sight, whether winter or summer. These rusted sedans are playing peek-a-boo surrounded by …
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A photo of many variations of the 2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class outdoors.
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Exploding Mercedes Sunroofs Lawsuit: List Of Affected Sedans Is Long

An amazing lawsuit allegedly affecting almost every car Mercedes made with a sunroof has just been filed. The class-action lawsuit alleges that the glass in Mercedes’ panoramic sunroofs is defective. It says they explode randomly without any force or external objects hitting them. The list of affected Mercedes sedans and SUVs is quite long.  Here’s …
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