There aren't several portable crossovers like the 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan that use a third-row seat. The Dodge Journey, Tesla Version Y, Mitsubishi Outlander, and Lexus RX 350L squeeze in a third row, but most three-row cars are a lot bigger, such as the Volkswagen Atlas.

Yet, for the 10% of Tiguan customers who select the 3rd row, it supplies a compact package than can expand in a pinch. And it's a lot easier to drive as well as park than those larger family haulers
Grandparents, baby-sitters, an involved aunt, uncle, brother or sister, or family members pal-- anybody who might need to haul some grade-schoolers now and then would certainly value the added adaptability offered in the 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan.
Thankfully, Volkswagen makes crossovers somewhat huge, also for the tiniest in its lineup. (In the meantime: a smaller sized crossover is anticipated for design year 2022.) The Tiguan is three inches longer than the Honda CR-V, which has one of one of the most spacious cabins in its course. [car door safety handle]The included length on the Tiguan implies the leg space isn't as bad as the head room back there. You might fit 5 five-footers in the two rear rows, so you can fill in on the regular carpool rotation for sixth. Yet by eighth grade, the Tiguan no longer fits. My sixth and 8th suit the third row, but we are not tall individuals. At 5-foot-9, I can not sit back there without having my chin to my breast.
Height is endangered because the seat rests over the extra donut tire well, which rests over the back axle. Knees ride high and feet rest uneven on the flooring. There's an armrest on either side, and the left side also has a cupholder. For a family of five, the youngest might make that his own den on journey.
No matter that beings in the third row, the 60/40-split second-row seats require to be inched onward, as do the vehicle driver and also guest seats. It's a game of Tetris.

It's fairly simple for a grade-schooler to get in as well as out of the third row by using the latches on top of the seat, or the pull straps down reduced. From the liftgate, pull straps in the middle of the third-row seats help draw them into the vertical placement. To fold them is troublesome; you need to manually collapse the headrests, then draw the latch on the seat top as well as push the seatbacks onward. All seats folded up in the Tiguan develops 65.7 cubic feet of cargo volume, which is about 10 cubic feet smaller sized than the CR-V since that folded 3rd row still eats up a lot of area. Tough latches on the freight wall surface collapse the 2nd row to combined success; it just functions if the second-row seats are slid rearward currently[this website].