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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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A red 2020 Porsche Macan GTS
Trucks & SUVs

Macan: Most Popular Porsche Just Got A 2020 GTS Performance Package

The Porsche Macan is the most popular Porsche sold in the US. With sales of almost 21,000 in 2019 without the December data in yet, Porsche has been looking to offer more versions. Now, it will produce a new model with a more powerful engine, performance-tuned suspension, and upgraded interior. Called the 2020 Macan GTS, …
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Crossovers

Want A Handling Crossover? Get A Stelvio Before Alfa Is Axed

With Alfa’s rocky sales history and the pending merger between parent company Fiat-Chrysler and PSA Group Alfa is on thin ice. After three attempts to jumpstart the brand in the US Alfa has fallen flat. Now Fiat-Chrysler chief Michael Manley says it’s cutting back on future plans for developing new models. The Stelvio was supposed …
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A Ford Mustang Mach-E being debuted at an event.
Trucks & SUVs

A Smaller Ford Mustang Is Coming Soon

Ford unveiled its Mustang SUV just last month at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show. Already it has announced a smaller Mustang is on the way. Ford said it wasn’t done sprinkling the Mustang name around to other new products. Man, it wasted no time in doing it. So, another, different Ford Mustang is coming …
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Trucks & SUVs

We Can Hardly Wait For These New 2020 Pickups

We might have to call 2020 the year of the pickup as there are some highly anticipated trucks finally showing up. We have waited years for the overhaul of these popular pickups and now they’ll finally arrive sometime in the new year. This will also be the year a new model that never existed before …
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Car Manufacturing
Trends

Economic Fears Increase Thousands Of Job Cuts And Factory Closings

With fears of an economic slowdown getting closer General Motors and Ford Motor Company cut thousands of jobs in 2019. They also closed numerous factories as vehicle sales continue to slow down. Sales are expected to continue dropping in 2020 resulting in two consecutive years of declines.  Forecasters are already saying global vehicle sales will …
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2020 Toyota RAV4 driving on the highway
Crossovers

Uh Oh-Some Toyota RAV4s Won’t Take Full Tank Of Gas

What’s going on with the 2019 RAV4 hybrid not being able to take a full tank of gas? Owners are starting to complain en masse that they are having problems putting a full tank of gas into their 2019 RAV4 hybrids. It’s a 14.5- gallon tank, but owners report only being able to squeak 11 …
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Ford Bronco R race prototype racing through sand
Trucks & SUVs

Mud Crashes Broken Parts Plagued Bronco R At Baja 1000

Sometimes the crazy circumstances of a racing loss are more interesting than the winning. That’s the case with the Ford Bronco R entry in the 2019 Baja 1000 desert race last month. Of the two entries from Ford one never finished and the other crossed the finish line minutes before the cutoff time for the …
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2019 Rivian Seattle Event-001
Trucks & SUVs

Rivian Just Took In $1.3 Billion For EV Truck Venture

Rivian continues to move forward with a steady stream of EV pickup and SUV development, manufacturing, and more. The “more” is more investment. Rivian just closed a $1.3 billion investment round heading up to production starting later in 2020. The fund investment was overseen by T. Rowe Price Associates. Some big players participated in this …
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2021 Ferrari SUV concept | Auto Express UK-0
Trucks & SUVs

The Most Controversial Ferrari Ever Is Coming In 2021

Probably the most controversial Ferrari to have ever been produced will debut in 2021. The Purosangue will be the first SUV Ferrari has ever made. Not only that but Ferrari doesn’t want to call it an SUV. To help enhance the idea of Ferrari building something so un-performance-like it won’t call it an SUV. Instead, …
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Trends

Which Brands Will Die In Chrysler-PSA Merger?

The merger between Fiat-Chrysler and PSA Group is finalized with both parties signing the paperwork. It will take a while to absorb the impact of 14 brands across the world now housed within one company. With this much coming together you know some will be killed off from overlap or lack of significant sales. We …
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2020 Fisker Ocean | Fisker-0
Trucks & SUVs

Will Fisker’s Latest Vehicle Venture Turn Out Better Than The Last One?

Fisker keeps teasing images of its new Fisker Ocean leading up to its production debut at the 2020 CES show. That is happening in just a couple of weeks-January 7, 2020, to be exact. The latest tease is the unique all-in-one window lowering in what Fisker calls California Mode. Press the button and all of …
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2020 Mercedes G-Class
Trucks & SUVs

CEO Says: G-Class Would Be The Last Mercedes Built?

Usually what Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz, says is the bottom line. It was generally thought that the Mercedes G-Class, known as the Geländewagen, wouldn’t be produced much farther into the future. Then Källenius tweeted this in November, “There will be a zero-emission EV version of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. In the past there were discussions …
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2020 A4 Avant Audi | Audi-02
Crossovers / Midsize

Want An Audi A6 Avant? Look At The A4 Wagon Instead

After seeing the prices for the new 2020 Audi A6 Allroad wagons if you want one you should look at the A4 Allroad instead. Hovering between $65,000-70,000 the A6 Allroad prices are a little hard to swallow. Which is a shame because the A6 Allroad is a little bit sexier, a little bit larger, and …
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The Jeep death wobble impacts the Wrangler seen here on a mountain
Trucks & SUVs

You Won’t Believe EPA Mileage Figures Jeep Wrangler Just Got

In the past, if you chose to drive a new Jeep Wrangler you were choosing fun over frugality. Now that’s changing with the figures just announced for the Wrangler EcoDiesel’s official EPA economy numbers. Optioned with the 260 hp 3.0-liter EcoDiesel the numbers come out to be 29 mpg highway and 22 mpg City for …
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Trends

Fiat-Chrysler Screwed Up So Unbelievable Discounts Start Now

Fiat-Chrysler has been overproducing vehicles including Ram trucks and Jeep. Like, 70,000 overproducing. It is now scrambling to dump them by the end of the year. The 2,400 dealers are being pounded by corporate sales teams to take these unassigned vehicles. The only way dealers are absorbing so many cars and trucks that they would …
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Trucks & SUVs

Vintage Jeep SJ Cherokees Are White-Hot Collector SUVs

Full-size Jeep Cherokees are white-hot in the collector market right now. At least that’s what our friends at Hagerty Insurance tell us. Why do they know? Because they insure classic and collector vehicles. Once new policies start rolling into their offices, they can track the volume. They also see the cost of the vehicles and …
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2020 Lincoln Corsair
Trucks & SUVs

Eight Compact 2020 SUVs Under $40,000

If you like the idea of an SUV but not its massiveness, or the thought of paying the monthly gasoline bill we might have options for you. Compact SUVs perform the same function as regular full-size versions but without the heft and large gas bill at the end of the month. And besides the size …
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2020 Honda Pilot | Honda-0
Trucks & SUVs

Who Can Tell The Difference Between Honda Pilot And Passport?

Honda has made a confusing decision to take what seems like two identical SUVs and give them two different names. There are lots of differences between the two models. There are also lots of identical components like the chassis, engine, and even the dash. They also have almost identical starting prices. What’s Honda doing with …
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Trucks & SUVs

Mercedes May Kill Most Of AMG And Big ICE Sedans

We will be seeing some rapid changes from all of the European manufacturers as January 1, 2020, marks a significant shift. On that date, the EU begins imposing fines–big fines, for companies that don’t pass its very aggressive emissions regulations. The fines can amount to billions of dollars. That is why so many are embracing …
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