Articles by Emily Agar

Emily Agar
Contributing Journalist

Emily discovered her interest in cars early through her mum’s passion, and quickly found herself researching the cool cars her mum’s S15 Nissan 200SX passed on the highway. 

Emily's readiness to engage and have a chat wound up opening her first door in the media, spending time as a freelance events and news photographer for her local paper while undertaking a Creative Writing degree at the University of Wollongong.

After graduating, Emily helped to build the family real estate business. Not satisfied with the high-octane environment of sales, Emily signed a book deal for her YA fantasy novel and has successfully published the first novel in the series. 

Always one to be busy (sometimes to her chagrin), she wrote the novel and then completed the edits while pregnant with her cheeky five-year-old boy. As if growing a little human wasn’t exhausting enough! 

But her natural curiosity of ‘what’s that car?!’ and 'why don't they do it this way?!' continued throughout and it didn’t come as a surprise to her family when she was drawn into the automotive world professionally as a Contributing Journalist with CarsGuide.

Aside from her passion for what makes a good family car, Emily has a soft spot for Nissan Skylines, big utes and any muscle cars that make the heart thump. 

Hyundai Kona 2024 review: 2.0 Premium
By Emily Agar · 24 Sep 2023
The small SUV market is fiercely defended by some strong competition but the new design of the Hyundai Kona may be what gives it a podium finish.
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Genesis G70 2024 review: Shooting Brake
By Emily Agar · 10 Sep 2023
Genesis has released the wagon version of the G70, named the Shooting Brake, but are its sexy good looks enough to entice the modern day family?
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Mercedes-Benz GLC300 4Matic SUV 2024 review
By Emily Agar · 06 Sep 2023
Medium SUVs are the bread and butter for small families. They combine a lot of the practicality of their larger siblings but what happens when you throw all of that together with a good dollop of luxury?You get the Mercedes-Benz GLC300 4Matic.
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MG HS +EV 2024 review: Essence
By Emily Agar · 04 Sep 2023
The MG HS +EV Essence is another entry to the medium SUV hybrid market but are its plug-in hybrid specs enough to make it a true competitor against its self-charging hybrid rivals?
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GWM Ute 2024 review: Cannon Vanta
By Emily Agar · 29 Aug 2023
The GWM Ute Cannon Vanta looks solid and seems to have all of the goods on paper but how does it perform in real life? Does it have beauty as well as brawn?
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Toyota Camry 2024 review: SL Hybrid
By Emily Agar · 21 Aug 2023
The Toyota Camry is a beloved sedan that has been the benchmark for reliability and family-hauling ever since it was first released on our shores in 1982. Adored by grandparents and commercial drivers everywhere, the newest iteration upholds the traditions while carefully positioning itself for the current market. Does it succeed for a modern family?
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Subaru Forester 2024 review: 2.5i-S
By Emily Agar · 19 Aug 2023
Subaru hasn't given the Forester a facelift and it may be banking on the 'tried & tested' popularity of models gone by but in a market saturated with medium SUVs will the old-school design still land a podium finish?
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Citroen C5 Aircross 2024 review: Sport
By Emily Agar · 05 Aug 2023
It boasts more space than a lot of its rivals but the Citroen C5 Aircross Sport has been let down in the past by a sparse safety sheet and older tech. The facelifted model sees tweaks to the design, safety and tech, making it more of a true competitor against popular rivals. But will its expensive price point deter discerning families?
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BYD Atto 3 2023 review: Extended Range
By Emily Agar · 30 Jul 2023
Having your car brand called 'Build Your Dreams' was always going to be a hard one to live up to but BYD has managed to defy a lot of expectations with the Atto 3. Especially by giving it a longer driving range (hurrah) and sharp price tag but are those two factors enough to satisfy a hardened Aussie market that loves its fuel-based vehicles? Time will tell.
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Mazda CX-8 2023 review: GT SP diesel
By Emily Agar · 28 Jul 2023
Mazda has a tendency to have a lot of similar looking horses in the stables; blink and you'll miss the (very) subtle differences between the CX-8 and the CX-9 but if you're not super keen on the bulk of the CX-9 and you've outgrown the space of the CX-5... this one's for you.
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