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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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Cars

“Fastest Woman On Wheels” Jessi Combs Dead At 39

Self-described “Fastest Woman on Four Wheels” Jessi Combs was killed August 27 in her jet car practicing in the Alvord Desert in Oregon. She was 39 years old.  As local news station KTVZ reports, Combs was practicing to break the 398 mph run she made in her North American Eagle Supersonic Challenger jet car back …
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2020 Ford Bronco detachable doors
SUVs

More Proof the 2020 Ford Bronco Will Have Detachable Doors

One of the persistent rumors about the 2020 Ford Bronco is that it will harken back to one of the unique features of the original: removable doors. Thanks to the folks at AutoGuide we get the first evidence that this might actually be true. Poking around recent patent applications they discovered this one from FoMoCo …
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Genesis Promises Luxury SUVs Starting in 2021

The Genesis brand is poised to launch a number of new models starting in 2020. Here are some of the concepts that Genesis wants to bring to market over the new couple of years. GV70 GV80 Two new SUVs are in the pipeline for release. The Genesis GV80, a midsize SUV, will be in showrooms …
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Deadly car accident
Cars

Could GM Survive if Ordered to Leave China?

Could General Motors survive if 43% of its business ceased to exist? Could any business survive that kind of hit? It’s a question everyone in the car industry is asking after a series of tweets from President Trump “ordering” American companies to look for alternatives to doing business in and with China.  Then Saturday Trump …
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Mercedes Will Debut 2021 GLE Coupe At Frankfurt Show

Mercedes-Benz has just announced the new 2021 GLE Coupe. It will make its debut at the 2019 Frankfurt International Motor Show in October. The unique SUV coupes are expected to be on showroom floors in the spring of 2020.  These large four-door coupes have met with mixed success from other manufacturers. BMW just recently killed …
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2020 Chevrolet Silverado Diesel
Trucks & SUVs

After Three Month Delay, Diesel GM Trucks Start Production

After a three month delay as a result of the government’s emissions certification, GM has finally begun shipping full-size trucks powered by Duramax diesel engines says Automotive News. Though originally advertised as 2019 models, GM has decided to make them all as 2020s instead. 2020s, Not 2019s The 2019 gas-powered trucks began arriving at dealers’ …
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Cars

Cadillac’s Future Looks Increasingly Dismal

Cadillac is trying like heck to figure out how to ignite consumers the way it did half a century ago, and having a heck of a time doing it. Some of those miscues, failures, and attempts are outlined today in a New York Times article about the storied brand. It’s amazing that Cadillac’s parent General …
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2020 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 May Get a Twin-Turbo V8

It looks like at least some of the wilder speculation about what the future holds for the C8 Corvette is actually coming true. Both the C8.R race car and more importantly for you the C8 Z06 will be powered by a twin-turbo dual-overhead-cam flat-plane-crank V8 according to a source that spoke to MotorTrend. From sources who …
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Hybrids & EVs

Lexus May Show Production Version of LF-SA Concept At 2019 Tokyo Motor Show

We have expected that the first Lexus all-electric car would be developed around being a Tesla Model S beater. Now, we’re hearing otherwise from Autocar.  Lexus may be building a small city car. It will debut at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October.  They say it’s a “city-friendly” all-electric hatchback, loosely based on their 2015 …
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Headaches, Hassles For Both Ford and Customers Over Transmission Defects

Ford Motor Co. has both a big public relations headache and a lot of upset Focus and Fiesta owners. Ford just announced it will extend clutch repair warranties while paying for previous work performed on clutches just after Labor Day according to the Detroit Free Press. The average cost has been between $1,200-1,400 for a …
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Nissan’s Troubles Keep Mounting and Now Upheaval At Infiniti, Too

Nissan’s luxury brand Infiniti has seen sales continue to fall in recent months. Now it has announced that Karim Habib, who was head of Infiniti design for the last two years will be replaced by Taisuke Nakamura, who has overseen Nissan’s concept car designs as well as its global design strategies. This follows in the …
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Hybrids & EVs

US Probably Won’t Get Toyota TJ Cruiser. We Want It, Now!

Just last week we discussed the dilemma of Toyota’s Land Cruiser, and that maybe they should make a new FJ and call it Land Cruiser. Rumors are swirling around saying that the TJ Cruiser, shown at the 2017 Tokyo Auto Show, may be heading to production. Yes, the TJ is not an FJ. Still, it looks …
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Tesla Charger
Automotive News

Experts: Model S and X Spell Tesla Trouble

When do S and X spell trouble? When they’re Tesla’s aging models that they’re determined not to change. Last month TESLA CEO and founder Elon Musk tweeted that “there is no refreshed Model X or S coming.” OK, then! Sales Slide 20% But the Model S and X, which debuted in 2012 and 2015 respectively, …
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Will GMC Add a Sub-Compact “Granite” Soon?

The subcompact crossover segment is one of the hottest markets happening right now. We know GMC has been eyeing a possible dive into subcompact crossover territory. Within GM, Chevy has the segment covered with the Trax and so does Buick with the Trax-based Encore. The Encore is the best-selling Buick, so of course, GMC has …
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Trends

Sounds Like Fiat Will Kill the 124 Spider

We are seeing a lot of model shuffling with all of the car companies and Fiat is no different. Fiat brand CEO Olivier Francois gave some hints about the future of Fiat to Autocar. He said Fiat wants to change direction to achieve “the right balance between the two dimensions: the Fiat 500 family and …
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Automotive News

UK Wants Ban On All Private Vehicles By 2050. Yikes!

Even though Motorbiscuit is an enthusiast site first, you need to be tight with your friends and tighter with your enemies; so we present this as a public service and not an endorsement. The UK wants to ban ALL private vehicles by 2050 to meet Britain’s carbon-neutral goal.  We don’t mean just combustion engine vehicles. …
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Cars

VW Will Announce New Logo That Looks Like The Old One

The more things change the more they stay the same. Volkswagen has announced that they will reveal their new logo at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month.  If you think you’ve seen it before you may have noticed it in their Hello Light ad for the ID Buzz Microbus EV. Then again, you might have …
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Hybrids & EVs

Audi Teases AI:Trail Quattro Ahead Of Frankfurt Show

Audi is teasing their latest concept for the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. Called the Audi AI:Trail Quattro, it’s an off-road vehicle that Audi says will be all-electric.  That’s all Audi is saying about it, other than teasing the concept with this dark image. At least they’re showing us a good portion of the concept with …
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Two cars crash into each other in an IIHS or NHTSA crash test rating scenario to earn an five-star crash rating or less.
Cars

China Retaliates Over Trump Tariffs With 25% Import Auto Duty

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced today they will impose new tariffs on $75 billion of US goods to counter President Trump’s planned levies on Chinese imports. Besides the 5% tariff on American soybeans and crude-oil imports, the killer for American car manufacturers will be a 25% tariff on US cars starting December 15.  The announced …
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Automotive News

Shooting Victim’s Husband Gets New Car After Old One Stolen

After the tragic shooting that left 22 dead in El Paso, Texas, this month, a Ford dealership tried to help a man whose wife was one of the victims. Antonio Brasco had a blue Escape that the dealership, Casa Ford-Lincoln, made free repairs to. All good, right?  When some Casa staff members met Brasco at …
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