William Byrd
267 posts
Will is an automotive journalist and the Editor-in-Chief of RFD. Based in Maryland, he has had a long history of writing and editing for automotive sites and spent way too much of his youth on car forums. He has owned a few dozen cars and has a penchant rear-wheel-drive V8s. He spent most of his 20s on tracks in the Mid-Atlantic and killing cones in parking lots and has even taught at a teen performance driving school.
2020 Jeep Gladiator: First Drive
I’ve said it a million times, I’m not a truck guy. Seriously. But this thing here, this is…
2019 Ford Ranger Lariat FX4: Managing My Midsize Issues
It’s hard to dislike an entire segment of automobile, but the more midsize trucks I drive, that’s where…
2019 Lexus IS 350 AWD F SPORT: Still Good, But Showing Its Age
The ability to track change over time is one of the (few?) things that automotive journalists like myself…
2019 Kia Niro EV: A Quick, Practical, and Oddly Normal EV
This is pretty exciting for me, my first EV review! I’ve driven electrics before, even reviewed the Tesla…
2019 Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e: Thumper Says I Shouldn’t Say Anything At All.
They say that if you can’t say something nice about someone, something in this case, don’t say anything…
2019 Lexus ES300h Ultra Lux: Just Beige on the Outside?
When I got the window sticker for the latest test car to enter the RFD Garage, I lamented…
2019 Acura MDX A-Spec: It’s Just Cool
MDX Overview It’s hard to believe, but the Acura MDX has been around for almost two decades. In…
2019 Mazda CX-5 Signature AWD: Still Hot
CX-5 Overview Mazda is at an interesting crossroads at the moment. Absent a large financier (slash / overseer),…
2019 Hyundai Tucson Ultimate AWD: A Perfectly Okay SUV
Tucson Overview The Tucson was Hyundai’s entry level crossover SUV. I say was because they added the smaller…
Face Off: Acura NSX vs. NSX GT3 Evo (Video)
Which is faster, an NSX or NSX GT3? The answer may surprise you. The NSX GT3 Evo is…