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.
There have been over 30 recalls of Kia and Hyundai models over the past few years related to engine fires. This latest recall is also for that, but unrelated to all of the other engine fire issues.
With the Ford Maverick coming out so popular in such a short time, we wonder why, but also why Chevy and Ram don't have their own front-wheel drive, unibody small pickup?
Someone did a mashup with a Scion iQ and Suzuki Grand Vitara 4x4, resulting in a peanut of an off-roader that can conquer just about anything from sand dunes to giant rocks.
A class-action lawsuit alleges problems with the location of the diesel exhaust fluid filler tubes causing owners and dealers to put the fluid into diesel fluid tanks, which will ruin the fuel delivery in any diesel truck.
People familiar with Nissan say it is killing all internal-combustion engine development, and will only work on refining existing powertrains as it ramps up EV development.
It looks like there will be additional oversight for Electric Last Mile solutions after its top two executives and founders left the company this week. Is this another SPAC red flag?
Ford is having problems keeping decals on new Maverick pickups. It hasn't responded to complaints on forums yet. Let's explore why this could be happening.
What Chevy refuses to do, Blacklake Research and Development has gone ahead and done. When the Chevy Silverado ZR2 comes off as weak sauce, now we have the Blacklake XT1.
If you're selling your car or truck you need to think of it as a phone. Wiping all personal information can keep you secure and avoid the new buyers getting more than just a used truck.
It has happened agin with VW caught cheating, this time for price-fixing with other truck makers through its Scania truck brand. This is on the heels of being ordered to pay $1 billion, along with BMW and Mercedes, for colluding on emissions components last August, and also paying out over $9 billion from Dieselgate.
The NHTSA has issued a recall for 2019 and 2020 Ram heavy-duty trucks for a minor problem. Windshield wiper arms might come loose, but you can fix this DIY in a couple of minutes. But there is still a reason to take it to the dealer for the fix.
This is for real. A kit that transforms the Tesla Cybertruck into a catamaran or hydrofoil. Called the "Cybercat" it will be available once
the Cybertruck is-whenever that might be?
Ford hasn't announced its plans quite yet, but it wants to make its EV development and manufacturing a separate company from its legacy internal-combustion vehicle operations.
There have been too many GM 2021 full-size SUV recalls to even remember. So we'll cover the latest issued today, with a roundup of the others which started in November 2020.
We should say right up front, driving your Acura MDX, or any vehicle for that matter, is a very bad idea. That said, watch this Acura owner drive his MDX into a skate park bowl.
While new trucks are going for crazy prices, this is. not about a dealer gouging with a $700,000 price tag on a 2022 Toyota Tundra. Here's why this sold for that crazy amount.