Sentences with phrase «seat of a minivan»

I want to really hate cooking by the time I'm sitting in the passenger seat of my minivan on Saturday — as my kids are buried in duffle bags and I'm clutching 3 bottles of wine between my ankles.

While it may be difficult to find some peace and quiet at an auto show, there's a chance that you can take a few minutes to chill out in, say, the reclining seats of a minivan.

They were testing the public reaction to «self - driving cars» using a guy dressed up like the front seat of a minivan.

Perhaps the most flexible seating of any minivan; power doors, windows, and mirrors; remote keyfob; 6 - CD changer

Not exact matches

By early afternoon, a quarter - mile trip in one of the ubiquitous black luxury minivans with plush leather seats that shuttle participants around the town took nearly an hour.

CINCINNATI (AP)-- Sixteen - year - old Kyle Plush was apparently reaching for his tennis gear in the back of his minivan when he became helplessly pinned in the fold - away third - row seat.

The second is a screen on the back of the front seat showing passengers what the self - driving minivan is seeing on the streets, sidewalks, and so on as it takes them to their destination.

With three rows of seating and ample storage room, the minivan has become synonymous with having a family in American pop culture.

The most popular vehicles are of the gas - guzzling sort: SUVs, minivans and pickup trucks, often with adjusted seats.

At that moment «Leap of Faith... Leap of Faith» comes in mind, and I'd muster up the strength and courage to lug each screaming infant carrier seat out to the minivan with the faith that my babies would be fine and would stop crying very soon.

Can't help with the car seats since we have a minivan (my SUV - driving friends are jealous of the magic doors!)

If accused of being self - centred, he is not above gently poking fun at his parent friends about the giant carbon footprint left by their minivans equipped with car seats shipped from China.

Tether anchors are located behind the seat, either on the panel behind the seat (in sedans) or back of the seat, ceiling, or floor (in most minivans, SUVs, hatchbacks, and pickup trucks).

One that I don't turn down carpooling so I don't have to take the car seat out or leave a little dirtier than I like because of the hassle that installation is, not to mention the worry that when we reinstall the seat it may not be as tight or secure as it was before we took it out of the minivan.

The twins will climb and jump into every corner of the minivan except their car seats until you physically strap them in.

Usually this is on the back console of a car or on the back of the seat or even on the floor of a SUV or minivan.

SYRACUSE — A 21 - year - old man accused of randomly opening fire on a minivan was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder in the shooting death of a 20 - month - old boy who was sitting in a car seat inside it.

OGDEN — At 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Brandon Reardon found himself in the driver's seat of a semi-crushed car, peering through a shattered windshield at the smashed front end of a beige minivan.

But make no mistake, with the convenient electric sliding side doors — now foot - operated — improved Stow - N - Go seating, and all that gear in the rear to keep the peanut gallery entertained, we are deep in the competitive, feature - laden heart of minivan country.

Well, although the Envision is clearly a crossover, the behind - the - wheel experience feels vaguely like that of a minivan thanks to the seating position and steering wheel angle (overseas, it could easily be marketed as an «MPV» like the Mazda5).

Honda's Odyssey is a perennial standout in the three - row wars; it combines the road manners and interior quality of Honda's excellent Accord with the seating capacity and space efficiency of the best American minivans.

Besides the space, storage and seating, one of the biggest benefits of minivans is the sliding side doors.

ON SALE: Early 2012 PRICE: $ 45,000 (est.) NEW BUYER: Young families with kids Ford C - Max Aborted twenty - one months after Ford announced that the small seven - seat minivan was coming to the U.S. Should erase some of the confusion that would've come with selling three different powertrains wrapped in two distinct body styles under one name.

There's a button at base of the minivan's B - pillar that electronically slides the front seats forward so that second - row seats can more easily collapse and store under the floor.

Who else but the zany French minds behind the Renault Avantime — a four - seat, two - door, minivan - based gran turismo — could think to build a convertible out of a midsize crossover?

Their generous rear - seat head - and legroom, versatile interiors, and compact packaging make them easier to park and cheaper to operate than any minivan (with the possible exception of the Mazda 5).

I am in the market for a minivan and the family really wants seating that can stow completely down into the floor of the van.

Honda has come up with the first actual innovation in the minivan world since Chrysler's Stow»n Go seating, and even if it is a little gimmicky, it's a real - world useful bit of kit that owners all over will actually employ.

The five - seat C - Max Hybrid is more of a hatchback than a minivan: The second - row doors open conventionally, rather than slide open.

Speaking of seats, it's strange to see the old second - row bench (no Stow «N Go)... I haven't driven a minivan with that arrangement since my parents» ’87 Grand Voyager rusted into eternity.

The Pacifica's appearance treads toward crossover territory, but with its convenient, foot - operated electric sliding side doors, improved Stow»n Go seating, and all that gear in the rear to keep the peanut gallery entertained, we are deep in the feature - laden heart of minivan country.

You see them everywhere, chock full of car seats and errant Apple Jacks, screaming kids and harried parents: minivans.

An entire subset of car buyers with children wants a vehicle with seven seats, but would as soon pile their children into a minivan as the bed of a pickup truck.

Cars.com audited the market's SUVs, minivans and wagons with three rows of seats available, and found 47 models in total.

Even with the seats up, the seven - passenger minivan has plenty of shoulder and head room to spare.

Quality, long a sore spot for FCA minivans (and cars and SUVs) is much improved, with convincing leather seats, carpeted cargo area, and soft - touch dash, easily eclipsing some of the antiquated plastics in its rivals from Honda and Toyota, but some of the switchgear still feels brittle and cheap.

We can't say we're terribly surprised based on our own experience with T&C owners, but we might take issue with that non-luxury categorization — how many minivans do you know of with standard leather - trimmed seats?

This derivative of the Focus is no minivan substitute, even though it can seat five or seven.

This minivan is capable of providing seating for up to 7 people using its 3 rows of seats.

The Kia KV7 Concept debuted back at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, sporting all sorts of features foreign to a traditional minivan: gullwing side doors, rotating seats, wood flooring, retractable dash board, and even floating table - top touchscreen computers.

Of course, Chrysler minivans» claim to fame is Stow n» Go seats that collapse into the floor, which is standard for both rows in the Pacifica.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR RORY CARROLL: This 2014 Chrysler Town & Country S is a very nice minivan and one of the few cars capable of seating six adults in comfort.

FCA's minivan plant was already at risk of being idled if Unifor and Integram (Magna) Seating couldn't come to an agreement on a new labor agreement late Thursday.

2016 Honda Odyssey Poised to Clean Up and Entertain with HondaVAC ™ and Rear Seat Entertainment Now Applied to New Special Edition Model High - value Special Edition includes premium features such as Rear Entertainment System, SiriusXM ® Radio and HondaVAC ™ to offer families even more choice of Honda's award - winning minivan

«Compromise» is also the key requirement for buyers seeking a new midsize crossover with the seating capacity of a minivan, the fuel economy of a family sedan and the all - weather capabilities of a four - wheel - drive SUV — all wrapped in a stylish package.

In many cases, one or more of a typical minivan's seats is gathering dust in the garage and not available for use after schlepping half a house's worth of stuff to university.

Designed for those who need plenty of seating capacity but don't want to drive a minivan, the 2013 Infiniti JX35 hits the mark for luxury vehicles in its class.

Potential buyers who fret that the minivan they need may be as dull as it is useful should know that the»98 Ford Windstar also comes with a high degree of tartability.Check the appropriate boxes on the order form and you can spiff up the Windstar, a seven - passenger van with a good safety rating.How about a «denim blue» interior or gold accents on the badging and other exterior trim or seats with bold stitching denoting that yours is the line - topping Limited model or even a sport - utility - aping Northwoods appearance package?

The MGA Research Corp., a New York company that crash tests vehicles and evaluates the results, has named the integrated child safety seat available in Chrysler's minivans as «Safety Highlight of 1991.»

Also standard are 16 beverage holders, including clever fold - out cupholders on the side of the front and second - row seats, and nicely designed bottle holders in the minivan's B - pillars.