I’m looking for advice on rear space for Kodiaqs and Superbs. 
 

TLDR - can you put a car seat behind a tall driver in a Kodiaq?

 

I currently have an Octavia III estate and am in the market for a new car with decent rear room. 
 

My height means I have my driver’s seat all the way back and this does not allow for a child seat to be behind me. With a second child on the way, this is an issue!

 

I’m currently looking at options including the Superb and Kodiaq. 
 

Does anyone know how good these are for child seats in the rear behind a tall driver?

 

I have no doubts the Superb will cope easily, but the Kodiaq looks good on paper, so want to explore that. Photos online are deceptive and I haven’t been to look at one yet. And also can’t be doing with faffing about trying to fit a car seat at a dealer!

 

Also, I know the Seat Terraco and Tiguan Allspace are essentially the same as a Kodak’s, but are any bigger/smaller for any reason?

 

If anyone has any advice or experience, I’m all ears

I think no car in its category can beat the Superb for rear seat space and leg room. My neighbour has a Kodiaq of the same vintage as mine, he bought new, I bough second hand this year. Honestly, I would not trade one for the other ... but each person has its own thinking.

 

About "faffing at the dealer", I do not see why not, after all, is one main requirement you have to make the choice of the car!

When I did my bidding at a car dealer, I would sometimes have people come in with their specific requests, be it a babay stroller, their sales catalogue (briefcase with cloth samples, I still remember!), often would ask if it was possible to have a demo car to try the garage for size ... if you think a sales person will turn you away at that, yes, it can happen, but that is a fairly unprofessional person you better shouldn't deal with in any case ....

 

 

Thanks for the input. 
 

I tried a friend’s Kodiaq and there wasn’t enough space. So we happily went looking for a Superb having the decision made for us (nice and easy). Then somebody mentioned that the 5-seater is actually a little bigger in the rear/second row. So we went to Marshall for a ‘faff’ (it really wasn’t that bad) and amazingly, it is bigger somewhere. 
 

I say somewhere because there seems to be more space in that row, but also I didn’t have to have my seat slammed all the way back. 
 

Anyway, our search is now wider (annoying in a way) but we’ll try and find a Kodiaq 5 seater or failing that, a Superb. They really are huge in the back!

I was actually going to say how big is the car seat and how big are your...???...!!!

 

We got reverse and forward facing car seats behind me driving in both a mk1 Fabia estate anda MK2 Octavia estate.  They would absolutely fall into our Kodiaq were we still to need them...

On 06/10/2024 at 21:07, skomaz said:

I was actually going to say how big is the car seat and how big are your...???...!!!

 

We got reverse and forward facing car seats behind me driving in both a mk1 Fabia estate anda MK2 Octavia estate.  They would absolutely fall into our Kodiaq were we still to need them...

So I'm 6'5" and the seats are just Cybex. As far as I'm aware neither massive nor compact.

 

The problem is that the infant carrier touches the front seat and the child seat doesn't get the recommended 55cm in front facing position (we've been fortunate that my daughter is still happy rear facing and she's nearly 3).