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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 gray 2020 Nissan Armada parked near the desert with a family and dog.
Trucks & SUVs

2020 Nissan Armada SUV: Good and Bad

The 2020 Nissan Armada full-size SUV is a mixed bag of class-leading features and coulda, woulda, shoulda. It’s a great size with plenty of luxury features and a lower price than the competition. But fuel economy and a small third seat keep it off of most buyer’s priority list.  Being the basis for the Infinity …
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The electric Ford Mustang Mach-E is shown at 2019 AutoMobility LA
Trucks & SUVs

SUV Model Proliferation Is Killing Demand From Within

SUVs and variations of SUVs are sprouting up everywhere. Small ones, electric ones, even ones called Mustang are flooding the market. Sedans are dead. It’s now a pickup truck and SUV brave new world. While the SUV dominance marches on manufacturers seem to be covering every sub-segment and variation to snag every possible customer. But, …
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2013 Nissan IDX concept Nismo | 00
Cars

Nissan, You Blew It Not Making This

Why is Nissan being so stubborn about producing their own great concept cars? Yes, Nissan has been ignoring these concepts that could help them prosper. Nissan has been in the news for how dismal its business is these days. Sales are way down, the product is stale, and it seems in a malaise.  But, back …
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Ram Suburban
Trucks & SUVs

Ram Trucks Are Crazy For Not Making These

Ram trucks are crazy for not making its version of a Chevy Suburban. You know, a full-size SUV. We don’t understand why it doesn’t, and we’ll back it up with some facts. If Ram has one in the works we apologize in advance, and we applaud your delinquent action in this matter. But if it …
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2020 Toyota RAV4
Trucks & SUVs

Why Is The 2020 Toyota RAV4 A Best Seller?

The Toyota RAV4 SUV seems to be hitting America’s sweet spot. It’s the best-selling SUV in the compact crossover class and sells over 400,000 a year. Sales have steadily risen each year since the 1990s, so Toyota knows what its RAV4 customers want. There might be less expensive compact crossovers, and there may be some …
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2020 Lincoln Aviator | Ford
Trucks & SUVs

In Spite Of Shaky Start 2020 Lincoln Aviator Shines

The specs and reviews are telling a different story about the all-new 2020 Lincoln Aviator than what is happening behind the scenes. There, owners are having a variety of problems. And Ford is trucking brand new Aviators from where they are assembled in Chicago, to another plant for fixing in Flat Rock, Michigan. Plus, Ford …
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2021 Alfa Romeo Tonale SUV | FCA-00
Trucks & SUVs

Alfa In A World Of Hurt-Will The 2021 Tonale Help?

Since arriving in the late-2000s Alfa has not been the sales success it’s parent company Fiat Chrysler was expecting. After peaking in 2018 selling 23,800 vehicles sales are slipping. That’s in spite of having more models and more dealers. Alfa is on track to sell only 18,000 vehicles for all of 2019. Now, it looks …
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When he's not racing IndyCar, Rossi drives a gray 2020 Honda Passport
Trucks & SUVs

Does Honda Need The 2020 Passport Crossover?

Both crossovers and SUVs are morphing into more and different configurations which we’re not sure anyone is asking for. Is the 2020 Honda Passport one of those variations that you might be better served looking up or down Honda’s portfolio? Let’s take a look. Where the Passport fits into Honda’s crossover lineup is between the …
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2019 Sema Jeep Wrangler Concept | FCA crawling over rocks
Trucks & SUVs

Here’s All The Nine Wrangler Four-Door Packages For 2020

If you’re looking to purchase a new 2020 Jeep Wrangler four-door, you are in for some work. There are nine models to choose from. Then, within those models, there are still plenty of options from Jeep, not to mention the aftermarket. You really need to break down what you want, what you need, and then …
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2020 Jeep Wrangler Limited | FCA
Trucks & SUVs

Let’s Configure A 2020 Jeep Wrangler Four-Door On The Cheap

There are better SUVs on the market than a Jeep Wrangler, so why would you want one? That’s the strange thing about the Wrangler, in fact, most of the Jeep models. They hold their value, but that’s not even the reason. If you’re looking for something you can have a blast with on the weekends …
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2020 Kia Telluride off-roading in sand
Trucks & SUVs

Good Reviews But Problems Plague 2020 Kia Telluride

In spite of glowing reviews by such esteemed reviewers as Cars and also Car & Driver, the Kia Telluride is racking up a large number of issues associated with the new SUV. This is according to the Kia Telluride Forum. The 2020 Telluride is all-new featuring three-row seating which is a great selling point. It can …
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Tesla Cybertruck Premiere 11-21-19-00
Trucks & SUVs

People Are Losing Their S**t Over Tesla Cybertruck

What is happening? People are losing their S**t over the Cybertruck and it makes no sense. It is going far beyond a form of transportation to another realm. What’s wrong with you people. It’s a niche pickup truck, and actually it’s not even that, yet. It’s a prototype for what Tesla wants its pickup truck …
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2020 Lincoln Aviator | Ford
Trucks & SUVs

2020 Lincoln Aviator Horror Stories Continue

Ford has problems with new vehicle rollouts, but in the case of the new 2020 Ford Explorer and sister Lincoln Aviator, the horror stories keep on coming. The issues at the assembly plant in Chicago making the two SUVs have been so severe many assembled Aviators and Explorers have to be trucked to Ford’s Flat …
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Rivian R1S in launch green parked near some trees
Trucks & SUVs

Lincoln Developing All-Electric SUV With Rivian

Now we know how the Rivian technology will tie into Ford Motor Company trucks. The skateboard that underpins the Rivian pickup will become the base for the next all-electric Lincoln SUV. This will be the first Ford product utilizing the electric skateboard chassis from startup Rivian. Earlier this year Ford invested $500,000 into the company …
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Electric vehicle
Hybrids & EVs

GM President Predicts The Future For Electric Vehicles

GM President Mark Reuss recently penned an article for CNN about the future of electric vehicles and the problems encompassing that change. If anyone can see down the road to where we are going with alternative propulsion and autonomous technology, it’s the head of GM. Here’s his predictions based on the industry making certain changes. For …
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Neuron EV T.One Pickup | Neuron
Trucks & SUVs

Neuron EV Reveals Pickup In China

When last we wrote about Neuron, the Irvine, California/China company getting into the electric pickup business, it only had some slick renderings. Its website was a bit sparse about specifics. Plus, there was nothing in the way of prototypes or builds in progress to give it some substance. Now, however, it has revealed a couple …
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F-117A Nighthawk
Trucks & SUVs

What The Heck Was The Inspiration For Tesla Cybertruck?

Yeah, the Tesla Cybertruck definitely has its detractors. But industrial design is a complex web of factors that all end up determining the final design. There isn’t enough space to accurately discuss those factors. What might help to explain the design is what the heck inspired the Cybertruck. Or, what has come before to signal …
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2021 Bronco R Prototype Baja 1000 | Ford-001
Trucks & SUVs

Bronco Rs Baja 1000 Storybook Ending Comes To End

What promised to be a storybook ending for the Bronco R, which is the embodiment of the new 2021 Bronco, will have to wait another year. Its attempt to finish the prestigious Bajas 1000 race ended this weekend with a DNF. The effort was plagued with many Gremlins over the long weekend. Ford communications manager …
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Tesla Cybertruck | Tesla-00
Trucks & SUVs

Tesla Stock Prices Up, Cybertruck Orders Hit 200,000

Tesla’s reveal last week of the Cybertruck seemed like the beginning of some bad juju for the all-electric truck. First, Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen broke the windows of the Cybertruck during a demo, followed by all of the negative reactions to the pickup’s design in the Twitterverse. Instead, everything’s coming up in $100 …
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2019 Rivian Seattle Event-001
Trucks & SUVs

Are Electric Trucks Doomed By Over Optimistic Manufacturers?

The Tesla Cybertruck has kicked off a feeding frenzy of manufacturers planning EV pickup trucks over the next two years. Some have never even existed, nor have they produced a single product. With this much interest and activity, there must be forecasts for seeing sales in the millions. If you thought that, you would be …
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