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.
Though cramped and awkward-looking, there is something compelling about the pint-sized Suzuki Every van turned into an overlanding camper van. Check it out!
Toyota is pushing back on electric vehicles by forming a coalition in Japan called "Team Japan." It will concentrate on developing and promoting alternatives to EVs in Japan.
Toyota is back in 2022 with a completely new Supra GR body. Two years in development and with help from TRD Motorsports and Funny Car champion JR Todd, Toyota looks to be doubling down on NHRA drag racing.
The oblique destination fee has been a mystery forever. There are many interpretations as to what it is, but one thing we do know is that these charges have spiked in this environment of low inventories.
Expecting to do 70 mph in a parking lot with your Dodge Challenger makes no sense, but that didn't stop this owner from trying, and failing, and breaking off a wheel assembly and hub in the process.
Street racing continues, but it has also morphed into street takeovers, where groups of cars gather at an intersection to drift and do donuts. It is being blamed for many deaths and accidents as we report.
We're kidding about Porsche doing this to your car, but it did do it to one Porsche to commemorate an anniversary. We'll tell you why and also show you some more of artist Chris Labrooy's Porsche art.
Toyota likes to get as much grunt from diminutive engines as it can. That goes for the tiny three-cylinder engine found in the GR Yaris, a model not sold in the US. Available here until last year, maybe it should have advertised the potential this pocket rocket has. An Australian tuner just got a whopping …
The original concept for the 1963 Corvette was penned by Pete Brock at GM Design. Now, Pete has teamed up with Ireland's AVA to bring it to reality as an EV.
Back in the 1970s, Ford made the Bronco from the full-size F-100. Of course, the new Bronco is based on the smaller Ranger platform. But if you yearn for those full-size Broncos check out this mashup of a 1978 Bronco crossed with current F-250 Super Duty pieces. Would Ford do a full-size Bronco? Seeing how …
Chevy doesn't make a single cab short bed Silverado pickup. Well, it does, but not for the US. Now comes word that it will be offered with the 2022 Silverado refresh.
There have been rumors for years that Lexus was bringing back the incredible Lexus LFA. But now, there are solid rumors Lexus is developing the next LFA for a debut in 2025.
Toyota has mounted an anti-EV campaign in Japan to malign electric power in an attempt to maintain the extra jobs it takes to manufacture hybrid vehicles.
These Vanarama images of the Apple car are speculation based on patent filings and more. If this is what the 2025 Apple car will look like, are you buzzed enough to buy one?
Chevy is niggling around with stop/start production for the C8 Corvette. With production being so compromised you would think that it would extend out as it did for 2020 production. But just the opposite is happening. The production schedule has been shortened considerably. Now, 2022 C8 production will end on May 6. What is Chevy …
The 2023 Bronco Raptor will be unveiled next week in Los Angeles, but we have official Ford photos of what it will look like. Yes, it does have some mild camo wrap on it, but it doesn't hide the it.
The NHRA is returning the A/Factory Experimental class, or A/FX back using COPO Camaros, Challenger Drag Paks, and Cobra Jet Mustangs. With the modifications the NHRA is allowing, it could become a fun spectator class to help spice up NHRA's 2022 schedule.