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.
These two crash videos are of barriers designed to improve on existing median barriers and also barriers to prevent US embassies from vehicles being driven into them with bombs.
Honda produced the T360 and T500 pickups in the 1960s, hailed as the first sport truck. Its mid-engine design and funky looks would be perfect for the renaissance of minitruck we're seeing now.
In the market for a used SUV? ?Here's a list of the least problematic based on MotorBiscuit's testing, as well as JD Power's most reliable rating for used SUVs.
If you're thinking about buying a used pickup check out this rundown of the used trucks with the least amount of problems after a few years of service.
In the US there are 18 SUVs made the old way; with body-on-frame construction. We give you the list of them, and a brief rundown so if you're looking for one of these SUVs, you'll know where to look.
After years of petitioning the federal government to allow adaptive headlight technology like Europe has had since 2006, the feds have finally made the rules changes allowing them. Here's that, and more about adaptive lighting.
Looking for a three-row SUV with a smooth ride? They're all good in this category, but we rate them to give you six of the smoothest-riding SUVs of 2022.
When it comes to the new 2022 full-size pickups, some want a smooth ride as much as a big payload. So we break those numbers, as well as some others, down.
The Toyota HiLux pickup is getting more power and torque to better compete with the coming Ford Ranger Raptor. Is there a chance the US will see the HiLux here?
There really was an incident of a snake on a plane last week on an AirAsia flight in Malaysia. The plane made an emergency landing and the plane was "decontaminated."
After CBS News sought its records through public access arguments in court, Hertz Rental cars released the amount of police reports it makes for stolen cars. Many of these are for people that have valid contracts, or have paid their bills. Some of those arrested rented and paid the charge years before.
A Rivian R1T pickup crashed last week. This is the first known crash of a Rivian truck in the wild, and happened not too far from Rivian's headquarters. But the real issue is that after the crash it caught on fire.
Here is the ultimate snowbound snow coach able to conquer the fluffy stuff with ease. And it's for sale for you MotorBiscuit faithful needing transportation this extreme.
You say that camping blog you started isn’t doing much? Or you just got robbed at your Stop and Go cashier’s job? We’ve got a great new job for you car enthusiasts to talk about; finding stolen cars and trucks. Yes, this could be your big break. Stolen cars happen every day, every way Everywhere …
First it was the years of continual teasers for VW's ID Buzz retro van. Then it was the testing shots of the disappointing productionized version. But now reports from German newspapers and two respected auto publications reveal an impossibly high price VW wants for its electric van.
How can something wreaking havoc on auto manufacturers and dealers make them happy? Find out why in the long term, this is the best thing that ever happened to them.
Authorities are on standby for Sunday's Super Bowl Game in Los Angeles due to reports of Canada truck protesters or copycats using the Super Bowl's visibility to conduct their next blockade.