Sentences with phrase «said of the rear seat»

Sadly, the same can't quite be said of the rear seat accommodation.

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If you go to web sites of Britax, Volvo, VTi, NTF etc they will all say front seat is as safe as the rear seat.

Twenty - four percent of parents surveyed said that they switched seats before their child's first birthday, and only 23 percent of parents kept their kids facing rear until their second birthday, which is what is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

I took this car seat class at the Children's Hospital in Calgary Alberta, and they say that babies should remain in a rear facing car seat until they reach 80 pounds and the age of two years.

The majority of the parents who bought this seat said that it was very easy to get it installed, both in rear - and forward - facing positions.

If a 1 - year - old outweighs the recommendation of an infant seat, parents should switch to a different rear - facing car seat that accommodates the heavier weight until they turn 2, the pediatricians group says.

It has spacious seats for both kids, and she said that whenever her toddler is tired of walking, he will climb onto the rear seat on his own.

That said, height does matter, because your kid's head needs to rest at least one inch below the top of a rear - facing seat.)

«A rear - facing child safety seat does a better job of supporting the head, neck and spine of infants and toddlers in a crash, because it distributes the force of the collision over the entire body,» Dr. Durbin said.

However, safety experts agree: Infants and young children should remain rear - facing as long as possible, based upon their size and developmental age, as well as the limits of the rear - facing infant seat,» says Sarah Haverstick, a safety advocate and certified child passenger safety technician for Evenflo.

«A rear - facing car seat does a better job of supporting a young child's head and immature neck and spine because it distributes the force of a collision over the entire body,» says Parents advisor Dennis Durbin, M.D., a pediatric emergency physician at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

New York's outdated child car seat laws put young children at risk because the statutes do not require that little ones to ride facing the rear of vehicles, AAA said last week.

If some accident of evolution had led reptiles to develop a neocortex while maintaining their nonexistent child - rearing habits, they might have ended up writing powerful verse about some other deep - seated biochemical urge — temperature regulation, say — but there would be no love sonnets in the reptile canon.

«There are lots of reasons why parents are eager to change from the rear - facing to forward - facing seat: the perception their children are too large, the desire to see their children when driving, and a greater ease of removing their children from a forward facing seat,» says Macy, who also is a member of the U-M Injury Center and the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

«Typically you want someone in a very tight position with their rear against the back of their seat and the seat belt tight to the pelvis,» he said.

Scion says there's 14.7 cubic feet of cargo room behind the rear seats, but like all open - space cargo areas in hatchbacks, SUVs and wagons, that's measured using cargo - area dimensions.

The white Jeep Safari concept with yellow trim, based on a Sahara Unlimited, is more of a family ride, Allen says, with its carpeting removed and two raised and canted outward rear seats designed to give the kids in back a view of the nature through which the V - 6 Pentastar - powered off - roader is treading lightly.

Try 15.4 cu - ft of trunk space for the S90 versus 25.5 cu - ft of volume for the V90, which increases to 53.9 cubes with the rear seats folded, to say nothing of the wagon's ability to effortlessly consume oversize objects.

Besides the unique styling and powertrain, new features are said to include a redesigned interior with lightweight manually adjustable seats and a more basic instrument panel; a canvas top that can be operated with one hand from the driver's seat; a lighter body with hang - on panels made of steel, aluminum, and polyurethane; a slightly lower windshield, thinner side glass, and a plexiglass rear window; and fixed rollover - protection loops behind the head restraints rather than active pop - up elements.

Subaru previously said a convertible BRZ would need a stretched wheelbase to make for adequate rear seat room, which would drive the cost of the project too high.

Even with a CNG tank taking up some room, Ford says the Transit Connect Taxi will offer an impressive 60.5 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats.

The life module and the drive module — the carbon fiber upper and the aluminum - intensive chassis — will be retained, but the individual elements are more comprehensively integrated, the material mix is even more diverse, and the revised packaging eliminates the token rear seats in favor of a bigger luggage bay, sources say.

The wheelbase overreaches the DB9's by more than 2 inches for improved rear - seat comfort, but the car is said to be no larger than the outgoing model — the result of a chassis meticulously shaped using more individual aluminum pressings than any Aston before.

«The rear seat is part of the structure, so when you remove it you have to compensate with bracing,» says Al Oppenheiser, Camaro chief engineer.

Kia says the Premium will be «under $ 32,000,» the Technology (which, as you can guess from the name, adds a lot of tech features ranging from an electronic parking brake to a nav system to a panoramic sunroof to a 14 - way adjustable driver's seat, instead of the Premium's 10 - way seat) will be «under $ 39,000,» and the Limited, which has everything the Technology has plus a few features like a «smart» power trunk lid and heated rear seats, will be «under $ 44,000.»

One of my taller rear - seat passengers said she was cramped for headroom and that legroom wasn't so great.

That said, it's difficult to ignore the allure of a proper two - seat rear - wheel drive sports car and the F - type is definitely a smart choice, particularly given the car's relatively recent release.

The three - layer fabric roof wins the battle against wind noise when its closed, and when you've lowered it Mercedes» automatic wind protection system sees a deflector rise out of the windscreen header rail to deflect the airflow over the front - seat passengers with impressive effect, although rear - seat passengers aren't as cocooned as they are in, say a Bentley Continental GT Convertible.

Practicality-wise, the QX50's trunk is said to hold three golf bags courtesy of 31.6 cu - ft (895 liters) of cargo space that can be expanded to 60 cu - ft (1,699 liters) by folding down the rear seats.

The Code 130R Concept is a four - seat rear - wheel drive coupe, that Chevy says draws on some of its styling heritage.

As long as nobody is of abnormally large dimensions, the Clubman will actually seat four — forget the rear middle seat for anyone other than a toddler — in something approaching comfort, which can seldom be said of other models in the Mini lineup.

Despite its size and the availability of all - wheel drive, the Kona is said to deliver «best - in - class interior space,» thanks to reduced central tunnel intrusion into the cabin and a low floor and seating position at the rear.

That being said, the IS350 may not be quite as comfortable for rear seat passengers, with only 36.7 inches of rear head room and 30.6 inches of rear leg room.

The new hybrid will have mpg figures of 49/47/48 city / highway / combined to beat — it should be able to do better — and Honda says it's been able to hide the battery underneath the rear seats this time around so it won't eat up trunk space.

Heated Leather Seats, Moonroof, CD Player, Keyless Start, Dual Zone A / C, Bluetooth, Back - Up Camera, Aluminum Wheels, iPod / MP3 Input, Satellite Radio, Edmunds.com's review says Both front and rear occupants will find plenty of legroom and shoulder room.

Legroom and head room are both a little tight in the rear seat area, which is something that can be said of most if not all vehicles in the CX - 3's class.

The 2017 Optima Hybrid is said to feature improved packaging, thanks to the battery pack's placement underneath the trunk floor, which allows for a larger load area as well as the integration of 60/40 split - folding rear seats.

The new Taurus / Sable is 3.8 inches longer in the rear; the wheel openings are fully round; there is more trunk room, a new dash, better interior trim and seats; and a host of assembly line improvements that Ford says will improve quality and reduce defects by 25 percent.

However, Chevy said, if you added the price of the fuel - injected V - 8 engine, air conditioning and rear seat shoulder belts to the» 88, items that were made standard for 1989, the spread between the»89 and»88 was $ 498.

Under a stylish roofline Buick describes as «coupe - like,» the automaker says there is 892 litres of cargo space with the rear seats in place, a figure that more than doubles the trunk capacity of the outgoing Regal sedan.

Ford Motor Co has issued a voluntary recall of 48,700 EcoSport sport - utility vehicles (SUVs) in India to fix faulty fuel and brake lines and rear folding seats, the company's local unit said in a statement on Friday.

Hocevar also said that there was «no visibility» for a seven - seat Koleos, and in fact one of the key selling points of the new car — its abundant rear - seat legroom — is entirely due to the packaging, which hasn't had to compromise for the installation of third - row seating.

SVO also says that the two rear seats offer a hot stone massage function and the option of being upholstered in leather provided by fine Italian Furniture maker, Poltrona Frau.

One of the key advantages of the Panamera over other Porsche models is that your family can enjoy the thrills along with you: Though shaped for just two, the backseat offers reasonable accommodations, and despite a lower roofline — key to the Panamera's better looks — Porsche says there is no less rear - seat headroom in this car than in the old one.

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Rumors say that the wheelbase could be stretched and feature individual rear seats for better rear passenger comfort, as well as a wealth of luxury options exclusive to the Maybach line, as seen in the Mercedes - Maybach S600.

Needless to say, rear - seat passengers benefit the most from the extended wheelbase, with Mercedes - Benz talking about «generously extended legroom and seating with a wide array of comfort functions.»

With the T - Roc's fairly conventional crossover shape, visibility out of the front, rear and side windows is absolutely fine from the driver's seat, while the chunky C - pillar doesn't create as much of a blind spot as, say, an Audi Q2.

«The new model offers the highest level of everyday practicality, long - distance suitability, versatility and ride comfort ever seen in a MINI,» MINI said in a statement, «With four doors and the characteristic split doors at the rear, five fully - fledged seats and a generously sized, versatile interior, the new MINI Clubman meets...