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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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Automotive News

Now Nissan Dealers Won’t Sell You A New Nissan

In the ongoing saga of Nissan’s death wobble comes still more disturbing news. As you may or may not know Nissan is tanking. Profits have plunged and dealers are having problems staying afloat with vehicles in competitive markets like mid- and full-size pickups. In those segments, the average model age is 20 years old. Now …
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2021 Bronco R Prototype Baja 1000 | Ford-001
Crossovers

Ford Revives “Maverick” Name But What’s It For?

You know about the “baby Bronco,” right? It’s the Bronco-Lite version of Ford’s up and coming body-on-frame Bronco. It will be a crossover based on the Ford Escape as opposed to the Bronco which is based on the Ranger platform. Baby Bronco has been an easy way for us scribes to distinguish between the two …
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Automotive News

Capt. Obvious: Smoking Pot While Driving Raises Fatalities

There have been tons of studies over the last few years as marijuana becomes legalized in more states. The latest comes from Washington state where the AAA Foundation has public health officials worried. THC-positive drivers in fatality crashes have hit 18% since marijuana was legalized there. That is more than double the rate before legalization …
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2020 Toyota RAV4 Moose Test | Teknikens Värld
Trucks & SUVs

Toyota Needs To Nail The “Moose Test” In 2020

If you live in Sweden or in conditions like those in Sweden, then you know about certain wild animals that must be avoided but sometimes can’t be. When a moose crosses your right-of-way you only have two choices. You can hit it which is definitely not recommended under any circumstances. Or, you can swerve to …
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2020 Mercedes Benz X-Class pickup | MB-
Trucks & SUVs

Germany Can’t Build Pickups As Mercedes Kills X-Class

Why can’t German manufacturers build decent pickups? If you thought the Mercedes X-Class was a good pickup you can thank Nissan. The X-Class pickup was just a thinly disguised Navara. That’s in Nissan Navara. Mercedes odd decisions surrounding the X-Class didn’t help, either. Like leaving the largest market for pickups out of any distribution plans. …
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Aston Martin Rapide E | Aston Martin
Automotive News

Aston Martin Gets Lifeline, But There Are Problems and Casualties

Things are getting tougher for car companies trying to navigate the new world of electrification and tightening EU emissions regulations. The largest market in the world is China, and sales are slumping like never before. Consumer demand has spoken and cars are out; SUVs are in. If you’re a company like Aston Martin you must …
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Former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn standing next to white Nissan crossover
Automotive News

3 Men Issued Japan Arrest Warrants For Helping Nissan CEO Ghosn Escape Custody

Troubles for former Nissan CEO, prison escapee, and future made-for-TV movie subject Carlos Ghosn mount. The Japanese government won’t let up on him after he snuck out of the country without a visa under house arrest in Tokyo. They’re mad as hornets, embarrassed, and lashing out at anyone connected with the former head of Peugeot-Renault. …
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2020 Mercedes Metris Van | MB
Trucks & SUVs

Mercedes Metris With A Mattress Reminds Us Of Hippie Hijinks

If you’ve ever wanted a contemporary version of the 1970s hippie van your time ran out a few years ago. Ford’s Transit Vanwagon and the regular wheelbase of Chevy’s Express van are as close as you can get, which isn’t very much. They’re not like those tall Euro-Sprinter vans that are now sold in the …
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Highway Accidents | Getty-
Trends

Average Fatalities On Each State’s Most Dangerous Highway

This is not s pretty picture but it does two things. Posting the average fatalities on each state’s most dangerous highways will give you a general awareness to remember to drive safely and to be aware. The other is to give you a heads-up for which highway is the most dangerous in your state. This …
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2020 - Show-car Alpine A110 SportsX
Automotive News

Alpine A110 SportsX: Can It Be Both A Car And SUV?

What’s the chance that once all of the paperwork and mumbo jumbo is over that the Chrysler Fiat/PSA merger will reward us with this? This is the Alpine A110 SportsX concept. Did you think you only liked SUVs before seeing this? In some ways, this is like an SUV. We want it but will we …
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2020 1016- Industries Lamborghini Urus Widebody | 1016-
Trucks & SUVs

Is This Urus 840 HP Widebody The First SUV Sports Car?

Could this be the first sports car-like SUV? Let’s be honest; the Porsche Cayenne or Jaguar E-Pace SUVs are, well, they’re SUVs. They’re bulky, big, and are more station wagon than sports cars. But their origins come from true sports car DNA. So does Lamborghini’s Urus SUV come from sports car heritage. But this widebody …
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2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT single cab
Automotive News

GM 2019 Recall Makes Problem Worse-So There’s Another Recall

You can’t make this up. Back in October, GM issued a recall of almost 550,000 vehicles for brake issues. It covered Cadillac CT6 sedans, Silverado 1500 and Sierra 1500 pickups; all from 2019. The problem was a software error with the antilock brakes and stability control causing the brakes to fail. Or as GM puts …
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A picture from the inside of a Nissan Titan showing the steering wheel.
Automotive News

“It’s Do Or Die” As Nissan Circles The Drain

Two different articles on major news sites surprisingly show how Nissan is not only not showing a profit but instead is circling the drain. It’s in much worse shape than we thought. Many say it’s “do or die.” There is dissension among the three top leaders of Nissan, it is eliminating 4,300 white-collar jobs and …
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2020 Bentley Continental GT Ice Racer | Bentley-0
Automotive News

Arctic Bomber 2020 Bentley Continental GT Ready For Ice Racing

Gawdy yet glorious at the same time, this is the 2020 Bentley Continental GT Ice Racer. It’s a celebration of Zell am See ice racing held just outside of Salzburg in Austria. There is ice racing with cars happening all over the world but Zell am See is one of the oldest and most prestigious …
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Karma Pickup Truck Tease | Karma
Trucks & SUVs

Exclusive: Karma Pickup Will Glide On A Cushion Of Air*

*We honestly have no idea what the Karma pickup will be like but if it continues sending us silly teasers we’ll speculate like crazy* Those folks at Karma are very sneaky. It’s PR people decided to distribute a teaser shot of a concept pickup truck prompted by Tesla’s Cybertruck. Karma is the company that took …
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2020 Silverado Jackal | PaxPower-0
Trucks & SUVs

F-150 Raptor Lovers Will Hate The Silverado “Jackal”

OK, all of you Chevy haters pile on. While this isn’t a factory-built performance truck like the Ford Raptor, it looks and performs like it. Yeah, it’s expensive, but with that comes a Raptor fighter that is way more exclusive. From the center of the pickup universe; Houston, comes the PaxPower “Jackal.”  We wonder why …
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Tesla Cybertruck With Elon Musk and Jay Leno | gorgeouserika on Instagram
Trucks & SUVs

Watch: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Jay Leno Driving Tesla Cybertruck*

*If you have children please cut the sound as there are naughty words on this Instagram footage* Still aching for more Tesla Cybertruck news? Good, here’s some footage for you. How about Jay Leno with Elon Musk riding shotgun blasting down Crenshaw Blvd. in the Cybertruck? Gorgeouserika on Instagram posted this cameraphone footage of the …
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2021 Ford Fusion Outback-Fighter | Autocar UK-2
Automotive News

Is Ford Getting the Fusion Ready to Challenge the Subaru Outback?

There is this mule that keeps popping up on different Ford forums and enthusiast sites. It’s obviously a Ford of some sort and a cobbled-together station wagon. Many think and want this to be the continuation of the Fusion line of midsize cars. But it is a curious sort of mule, that’s made up of …
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2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | driving down highway
Trucks & SUVs

It’s A Miracle: New Mitsubishi Outlander Coming For 2021

We haven’t seen much activity from Mitsubishi recently because it seems that in the US it’s on life support. Plus, if you have ever been inside of most any Mitsubishi dealership it can be a bit dingy. Still, we welcome the opportunity to reward those Mitsu followers with the news that the 2021 Outlander PHEV …
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