Car seats are massive and I’m pretty sure they’re deliberately designed so that few models will fit three to a row. They certainly don’t fit in my compact or my crossover. Putting them in my compact also requires me to drive with my chest on the steering wheel.
Here's a long list, along with a list of carseats that have been tested "3 across" in those cars. A minivan or SUV would undoubtedly be easier to load kids in and out of, of course.
And the space. I doubt any normal family car I've ever driven could fit a rear-facing baby seat behind a tall person in the driver's seat, for example.
Car seats are massive and I’m pretty sure they’re deliberately designed so that few models will fit three to a row. They certainly don’t fit in my compact or my crossover. Putting them in my compact also requires me to drive with my chest on the steering wheel.
show me a compact that can take 3 car seats and have isofix mounts for all 3 of them.
Here's a long list, along with a list of carseats that have been tested "3 across" in those cars. A minivan or SUV would undoubtedly be easier to load kids in and out of, of course.
https://www.thecarcrashdetective.com/3-across-car-seat-guide...
There are plenty in the UK: https://www.carshop.co.uk/latest-news/cars-with-3-isofix-poi...
There isn't a single compact car on the market which fits a family of five - three children in ISO-fix seats and two adults in the front.
You need to look at the Peugeot 5008 or larger MPVs if you want that.
It's a gap in the market, I'd kill for a Model 3 sized car which was 5cm wider and had three proper seats in the back.
Source: the last three months researching and looking for the smallest car I can buy which can fit the whole family in.
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Most of those have the "third" set of mounts in the front passenger seat. Is it common to put kids in the front seat in the UK?
In the US kids who are small enough to need a car seat aren't going to be in the front (air bags aren't designed for kids)
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A lot of those cars arnt compacts. Something like the Grand C4 Picasso is SUV size. And for the compacts they say:
ISOFIX points can be found in the outer rear seats and in the front passenger seat.
So then you most likely wont have space for the second parent.
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Technically, all cars can take 3 car seats (1 in the front, 2 in the back) if they have the mounts for it.
No kid who is small enough to be in a car seat should be in the front passenger seat.
And the space. I doubt any normal family car I've ever driven could fit a rear-facing baby seat behind a tall person in the driver's seat, for example.