Ben Thompson

Ben Thompson covers the intersection of high-performance machines, automotive technology, and the people who live with them as a reporter for Supercar Blondie. He focuses on stories where rare cars, ambitious builds, and luxury assets reveal how engineering, money, and personality collide. His work blends enthusiast detail with clear explanations of what these vehicles and technologies mean for owners, drivers, and fans.

He joined Supercar Blondie in February 2025 after having his work published by outlets including LADbible, The Sun, the New York Post, and the Daily Mail. At the masthead he covers supercars, rare and collectible vehicles, aviation, luxury assets, and the people behind them, with technology and innovation running through much of that coverage.

Seven-figure supercars and rare collections

Thompson’s core reporting centers on ultra-rare and high-value performance cars, from new iterations of Pagani’s Zonda roadsters to convoys of multiple Ferrari F40s taking over city streets. He regularly profiles seven-figure supercars and historic collections, such as a sighting of eight Ferrari F40s worth a combined tens of millions of dollars or the world’s most expensive Rolls-Royce Droptail ‘La Rose Noire’ described in terms of how many new Ferraris its value could buy.

He brings out the drama of rarity and price but anchors it in concrete details about specifications, provenance, and what it is like for an owner to actually use or move such a car.

His archive includes deep dives into individual cars and collections that have spent years in hiding, from iconic American classics stored away for decades to one-of-two American supercars that most people have never heard of. He often uses a single extraordinary vehicle as the hook for explaining a wider trend, such as how collectors source parts, manage restoration costs, or balance emotional attachment against resale value.

That mix of headline-ready spectacle and practical detail defines his supercar coverage.

Tesla, EV technology, and ownership costs

Thompson covers electric vehicles as technology stories grounded in everyday costs and user experience. He has written repeatedly about the monthly cost gap between charging Teslas and filling gasoline cars, comparing models such as the Tesla Model 3 and Cybertruck against mass-market sedans and pickups to show where electric ownership is cheaper or more expensive.

He follows real owners as they discover depreciation shocks, including pieces on a buyer of a Tesla Model S who could not believe the car’s resale value after two years, and on a Porsche Taycan owner stunned by how much the EV had depreciated within a year.

His EV coverage often tracks individual journeys and experiments: drivers racing Teslas against police cars, enthusiasts buying the cheapest Tesla they can find in the U.S., or a YouTuber hacking a Model 3 to unlock more of its performance. He also reports on technology demonstrations, such as Tesla’s Full Self-Driving mode detecting hazards before the driver, or a Chinese EV dubbed a “Tesla killer” that other carmakers need to take seriously. Even when the hook is a viral video, he turns it into a straightforward explainer about what the technology is doing, what it costs, and how it is changing the ownership experience.

Unusual vehicles, big projects, and creator builds

Beyond mainstream supercars and EVs, Thompson spends a large share of his time on unusual vehicles, ambitious personal projects, and YouTube-led builds. His stories follow people who buy mini trucks sight unseen and attempt 1,000-mile drives to remote parts of Alaska, import low-cost boats and heavy equipment from China with mixed results, or purchase abandoned garages and warehouses only to discover unexpected sports cars and vast troves of parts inside.

He treats these as engineering and logistics narratives as much as human-interest pieces, detailing what it takes to transport, repair, and adapt these machines.

Creator culture is a recurring thread.

Thompson profiles YouTubers who transform BMWs into pickup trucks, build jet-powered cars but forget the brakes, or 3D-print components like Lamborghini lights to save money on repairs. He also covers larger-scale projects such as Mat Armstrong buying a damaged luxury yacht and rebuilding it, using the vessel to show how far online creators now push automotive and marine projects. Across these stories he writes in a fast, episodic format: a clear premise, the step-by-step build or journey, and the payoff, whether success, failure, or surprise.

Aviation, luxury assets, and extraordinary journeys

Thompson’s beat extends into aviation and high-end travel, where technology and luxury overlap.

He has reported on a Concorde that was retired and parked for a decade making a discreet return to the runway, and on residents of a remote Alaskan village using their cars as improvised runway lights to enable an emergency flight when the usual system failed. He covers large-scale infrastructure and motorsport projects, including Saudi Arabia’s construction of a $500 million Formula 1 track with a first turn that sits 20 floors high.

Luxury assets beyond cars are another strand: golden yachts worth tens of millions, Navy SEAL boats bought and transported across the U.S., abandoned mega-mansions frozen in time, and cruise-ship living as a long-term lifestyle choice. In these stories he tends to frame technology, scale, and cost together, explaining what makes these assets distinctive while following the individuals who own, rebuild, or inhabit them. The result is a consistent focus on extraordinary machines and environments, told through specific journeys rather than abstract trend pieces.

Across supercars, EVs, aviation, and creator projects, Thompson’s coverage is driven by concrete stories about how people acquire, modify, finance, and live with complex machines. That combination of enthusiast detail, cost-conscious analysis, and human narrative distinguishes him from more generic automotive and technology reporters.