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.
While we like the improvements BMW made in profile for the 2022 2 Series, the front and rear fascias are a jumbled mess in back, and an upside down Darth Vader mask in front.
After reading the particulars about this story of a woman charged a $75 cleaning fee by Hertz Rentals you'll always remember to have your rental checked before accepting it.
The 2021 Nissan Rogue is being recalled for a second time. For this recall seat frames were found to have improper welds from the factory. Inspection and possible replacement at the dealership is the fix.
Bidding has started for Jay Leno's 2015 Tesla Model S with only 23,000 miles. It is loaded including the Ludicrous Mode, and comes with extras only Leno could provide.
Sales of the 2021 Camaro continue to slide with less than 10,000 sold so far in 2021. But GM keeps sticking to its projection that the Camaro will live through 2026.
Ford Super Duty tailgates on 2017-2021 F-250, F-350, and F-450 trucks are unintentionally opening while driving according to a new class-action lawsuit.
A video by the owners of a new Mustang Mach-E describe the journey with their local Ford dealer over issues with the car the dealer says are "unfixable."
For second quarter sales in 2021, Chevy and Ram both beat Ford F-150 dropping the best-selling vehicle for decades down to third place in the truck wars.
When you think of Mercedes-Benz you don't think about recalls and bad reliability. But so far in 2021 Mercedes-Benz has more recalls than any other manufacturer.
Given to NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon when new this 2009 ZR1 Corvette is currently for sale on Bring a Trailer with a bid of $60,000. And it is almost new with only 835 miles on the odometer.
A GM bulletin released this week revealed that the 2022 GMC Sierra would see a limited run to make way for the refreshed 2023 Sierra later next year with a new fascia and interior.
We don't understand how GMC trucks decided that making a commercial comparing the off-road prowess of a GMC over luxury brands and supercars would be accepted by other enthusiast sites?
Ford has applied for the Rattler trademark. Though it is too early to tell what Ford wants to use this name for, we speculate on where a Ford Rattler fits into the picture.
Sales of the sixth-gen Camaro continue to slide. Now, Chevy has decided to kill the planned Z/28 option that included the 5.5-liter flat-plane crank V8 from the Z06 Corvette. Oh, and a manual transmission option, too.
It takes more carbon to make an electric vehicle than a gas-powered vehicle. So at what point does an EV become cleaner than an ICE vehicle? Now there is a way to calculate that answer.
Watching unsanctioned drifting with spectators within touching distance of the Mercedes sedan is the height of stupidity you can't turn your eyes away from.
BMW made the announcement this week that the all-electric i3 sedan will not be sold in the US beginning next month. It will be sold for one more year in Europe, before being discontinued.
Students at Iowa State University designed and then built this lovely wooden bike. Made from ash wood, the details and design were both beautifully executed.
When it gets toward the end of a quarter strange things begin happening with cars assigned to waiting buyers. VIN numbers disappear and get reassigned to buyers closer to Fremont, California.