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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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Report: Russia Tried To Bribe Tesla Employees To Plant Ransomware

The FBI has arrested Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov for bribing a Tesla employee with the intent to plant ransomware in the company’s computer system. The plan would allow the Russian hacker to steal confidential information. Then he could threaten to release Tesla data online if it didn’t pay a large ransom to prevent them from doing …
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Hybrids & EVs

Honda Already Makes the EV Tesla Wants To Build But Not In US

The big Tesla news is that a new small hatchback is being developed for Europe and possibly the US. But Honda’s new Honda e is already that EV. Just released, it’s a city car that’s not stripped or compromised. So Honda already makes the EV Tesla wants to build. But there’s a big difference to …
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Ford Bronco R race prototype races through desert
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You Might Have A Chance At Buying Bronco R From Ford

Remember the Bronco R? It was the public’s first look at what the new Bronco might look like. Ford backed the racing effort in a bid to win the Baja 1000 last year. That would have highlighted the original Bronco’s Baja 1000 win 50 years ago in 1969. Originally driven by Rod Hall and Larry …
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Randy Pobst crashing into stone wall at 2020 Pikes Peak | Unplugged
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Driver Pobst Can’t Handle Pikes Peak: Crashed Tesla Spectacularly

Driver Randy Pobst got a bit too confident at the 2020 Pikes Peak Hill Climb competition. A trio of modified Tesla Model 3 EVs was out to prove their worth but two have already crashed. One Model 3 sedan was driven by rookie Josh Allen, and the second by veteran driver Randy Pobst. Though familiar …
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Elon Musk Will Demo Neuralink Brain-To-Machine Interface Friday

Elon Musk is literally trying to mess with your mind. He has this secretive company called Neuralink. It has been working on a number of mind-numbing ventures. One of them he plans to demonstrate this Friday at 6 PM ET. Musk will demo a Neuralink brain-to-machine interface on Friday. It is an implantable “device” so …
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Worst Car Wednesday: Chevy SSR Pickup-No Form Or Function

We sometimes kid about how at times GM seems like it is detached from reality. The Chevy SSR is the poster child for that detachment. It’s like it had a completely parallel reality leading it to make a car like this. One that looked like a mangled old truck with a pinhead and no hauling …
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Report: Hyundai Admits Palisade Interiors Stink Like You-Know-What

That “new car smell” isn’t supposed to smell like this. Owners say it is a combo of dirty socks and bad produce. Actually, they say it smells like something else but we won’t go there. After a few thousand miles of blissful driving, this “smell” starts wafting through the cabin of new Hyundai Palisade SUVs. …
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GM Sending Salaried Employees To Pickup Plant As COVID-19 Increases

GM assembly line workers are staying away from the Wentzville, Missouri, pickup assembly plant as COVID-19 cases increase. Since the start of July cases have more than tripled in St. Charles County where the Wentzville Assembly Plant is located. Cases are near 4,000 per week while they were only 1,100 a month ago. To make …
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Hybrids & EVs

Redesigned Tesla Model 3 On the Way

Tesla has sold half-a-million Model 3s which makes it the king of EVs. When introduced in 2017 it seemed like just the right electric car. Price, size, range, and looks gave it the edge. But in 2020 it’s missing something. It is not an SUV or crossover-it’s a sedan. Sedans don’t sell. So, to give …
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New Tech Drivers Hate: JD Power Study Finds Plenty

With all of the new tech in cars, today not all of it satisfies whatever its designers thought it would. And some of it is just plain annoying. You know we’re right. So JD Power put together its Tech Experience Index Study. While some drivers found it helpful, some of the new tech drivers just …
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Porsche Under Investigation Over Phony Emissions Numbers

What is it about these German manufacturers that compel them to cheat on emissions numbers? We’ve seen it from Volkswagen, Mercedes, and Audi; and now Porsche. Volkswagen’s journey into emissions cheating became known as “Dieselgate.” Porsche is under investigation over phony gas-engine emissions numbers. Germany’s motor vehicle authority KBA is investigating Porsche AG over the …
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Rusty Monday: The Way Cars Rust In California

If you thought rust and California don’t go hand-in-hand you are wrong. That bit about “rust-free California cars” is bunk. Cars do rust in California. But just like most other things related to the Golden state it does things differently. And salt plays a part in both Snowbelt and beach cars. It, too, is the …
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Is Where You Live On This List Of Worst Roads In the US?

Yes, it’s that time of the year. As we enter the November elections we are reminded of the promises for improving infrastructure. With crumbling bridges, potholed streets, and plenty of out-of-work able-bodied men and women nothing is happening. So we’ll take a gander at which states and cities have the worst roads in the US? …
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2021 Subaru Levorg wagon for Japan only in white
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Unveiled: 2021 Subaru Levorg Wagon

The significance of the 2021 Subaru Levorg is twofold. First, it previews what the next WRX and STI are going to look like. And two, it emphasizes that while station wagons sell other places, automakers are too wary of the US to give them a try here. Yes, the 2021 Subaru Levorg will not be …
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Ford Needs To Offer These Tricked-Out 2021 Transit Vans In the US

It seems like this week all we write about at Motorbiscuit is what we can’t have in the US. Yeah, we know that China has taken over as the largest market for cars in the world. But most of what we lament about not getting is for Europe or South America. Case in point: These …
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You Can Own the Milestone 1,750,000th Corvette For Only $200!

As if it needed any more hype Chevy is shouting from the rooftops that the 1,750,000 Corvette was just assembled last week. Yes, the Bowling Green assembly plant marked the milestone by painting it Arctic White with an Adrenaline Red interior. The significance of those colors is that they pay homage to the first Corvette …
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A head-on view of a black 2021 Ford Bronco with a aftermarket off-road bumper and winch.
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Report: Cyber Threats Mean No Tuning the Ford Bronco

What will the aftermarket do? For so many aftermarket companies the new Bronco is like discovering oil on your property. Ford is seeking out aftermarket manufacturers to see what they can come up with to enhance and personalize each and every Bronco. Except for chipmakers and tuners. They may be left out of the Bronco …
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Toyota Is Building This For Production: Super Sport

Toyota makes generic sedans and SUVs. There are the Supra and Toyota 86 for those with a bit more adrenalin, but that’s it. But there’s no GT, Corvette, or Hellcat to tickle the heart. Now it looks like Toyota will be changing that. Behold the GR Super Sport. The Gazoo Racing GR Super Sport concept …
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Motorbiscuit’s Freak Show Friday: Cuban Escape Vehicles

Mostly, Freak Show Friday is about laughing at some of the crazy contraptions builders make from cars. Actually, it’s all that it is about. But not this week. We have some of the most ingenious creations ever this week. They are all fashioned in Cuba, in secret, from the bleakest circumstances, in an effort to …
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Hybrids & EVs

Here’s the 2022 Lucid SUV EV Before You’re Supposed To See It

Lucid is ready to make the official launch of the “Air” EV sedan next month. What we weren’t expecting is the Lucid SUV EV coming at the same time. But that is what it appears is happening. Spotted during a promotional film shoot both were caught between the action. We knew that an SUV was …
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