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.
The GM Wuling E10 mini delivery van is what small businesses need to combat costs, as well as getting to the last-mile. But more important, it offers cheaper costs on this escalating increase in all aspects of business expenses.
A father and son team created a rather accurate Tesla Cybertruck, which will be headed to Tesla's Elon Musk himself. There's a video of the build and we give insight into the unique project.
If you own a Toyota RAV4 check this out because Toyota just issued a massive recall of over two million of them over replacement batteries at risk of catching on fire.
VinFast, the Vietnamese EV manufacturer, has a dealer network wanting it to bring the mini VF3 to the U.S., mostly because it would be an extremely affordable EV. But it's small, real small.
Lexus just unveiled its 2024 GX 550 Overtrail+ at the 2023 SEMA Show. It says it is only a showcase for what the all-new GX 550 can be, but we're seeing what could be a popular trim package.
Have you seen the price for the least-expensive 2024 Bronco Sport? Eclipsing the $30,000 mark, it's tough to believe it's still the "affordable" version of the Bronco SUV.
The second recall this year was just issued for the Ferrari SF90 Stradale Coupe and Spider over oil tubes running to the turbochargers leaking, causing fires in some cases.
Some good news about closing dragstrips. The Lake Cumberland Dragway has opened after being abandoned in 2016 as a result of community volunteers, and had its first racing last week.
Florida wants to ban drivers from using the left lane except for passing. Though a few other states have similar bans, don't the laws for passing already in the books make this unnecessary?
Both the Kia K5 sedan and Carnival minivan are getting refreshes for 2025. We've got images and more information about what's in store for both in 2025.
Jaguar just announced a second recall over thermal overload, or battery overheating, which can lead to a fire, after the first recall in July was found not to have been done properly.
Be prepared for the first electric SUV that also carries its own eVTOL aircraft in the bed. This is the Xpeng Land Aircraft Carrier, and it is headed for production.
This police chase has everything you want in a chase, including a dog, spike strips, a golf cart being chased, and a shoeless and shirtless driver. And it didn't happen in Florida.
Mitsubishi is calling its "D:X" minivan/SUV a concept but we hope it signals what the next Delica off-road van will look like, including its see-thru hood.
The 2023 Japan Mobility Show had more sports car concept debuts than ever before. Here are each one with details and speculation about whether they're headed to production.
The Bureau of Land Management will close over 300 miles of trails used by off-roaders in Moab, Utah, this weekend. Does this mean more will close, angering off-roaders everywhere?
One of the ways to beat the high cost of new and used cars is going small. While other countries have great success with city cars, they're not sold in the U.S. Here's what we need to do to lower car prices.