![]() ![]() The Editorial department is independent of ’s advertising, sales and sponsored content departments.Jaguar Land Rover Limited: Registered office: Abbey Road, Whitley, Coventry CV3 4LF. In line with ’s long-standing ethics policy, editors and reviewers don’t accept gifts or free trips from automakers. Parents should also remember that they can use the Latch system or a seat belt to install a car seat, and that Latch anchors have a weight limit of 65 pounds, including the weight of the child and the weight of the seat itself.Ĭars.com’s Editorial department is your source for automotive news and reviews. Learn more about how we conduct our Car Seat Checks. If there’s a third row, we install the booster seat and a forward-facing convertible. We also install the forward-facing convertible in the second row’s middle seat with the booster and infant seat in the outboard seats to see if three car seats will fit a child sitting in the booster seat must be able to reach the seat belt buckle. The booster seat sits behind the driver’s seat, and the infant and convertible seats are installed behind the front passenger seat. The three child seats are installed in the second row. The front seats are adjusted for a 6-foot driver and a shorter passenger. About ’s Car Seat ChecksĮditors Jennifer Geiger and Jennifer Newman are certified child safety seat installation technicians.įor the Car Seat Check, we use a Chicco KeyFit 30 infant-safety seat, a Graco Contender 65 convertible seat and Graco TurboBooster seat. Difficult to access the third row when available.ĭ: Insufficient room, plus multiple fit or connection issues.į: Does not fit or is unsafe. Some problems accessing the third row when available.Ĭ: Marginal room plus one fit or connection issue. Easy access to the third row.ī: One room, fit or connection issue. No fit issues involving head restraint or seat contouring. Easy to find and connect to Latch and tether anchors. The middle buckle is floppy and will likely be tougher for kids to use.Ģ023 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | photo by Jennifer Geiger C GradeĪ: Plenty of room for the car seat and the child doesn’t impact driver or front-passenger legroom. ![]() The outboard buckles are on stable bases, so they should be easy for kids to grasp and use independently. Booster: Again, the head restraint affected how the booster fit against the seatback.We raised it up as much as possible, but it still prevented the car seat from sitting flush against the seatback as it should for safety. ![]() Forward-facing convertible: We had no trouble using the lower anchors or the top tether anchor, but we did run into an issue with the head restraint: It comes up but doesn’t come out.Rear-facing convertible: As with the infant seat, installation of this seat was problem-free and front-passenger legroom was not affected.Ģ023 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | photo by Jennifer Geiger B Grade. ![]() Infant: This seat was easy to install, and our 5-foot-6-inch front passenger had ample legroom ahead of it.Three top tether anchors sit on the seatback they’re also easy to find and use. Latch: The two sets of anchors are exposed for easy access and connection.Related: Search Car Seat Checks graphic A Grade Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored below in our Car Seat Check of the 2023 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. We struggled with the model’s fixed outboard head restraints, however. The Range Rover Sport has seating for five, and we found the backseat’s lower Latch anchors easy to find and use. The verdict: Land Rover’s luxury mid-size SUV, the Range Rover Sport, gets an updated powertrain roster as well as polished new styling for 2023. ![]()
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