Will this stroller fit in your car? We take a look at various popular cars and see how easy it is to fit strollers and car seats in those cars. If you’re planning to buy a new car it is always good to know if it will accommodate a range of strollers and the amount of space it will leave for the other stuff (knowing how big some strollers can get).
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The 2020 Acura RDX is a family-friendly compact luxury crossover but it’s not really “compact” considering the passenger and cargo space that has been provided. Here we are testing the cargo space by placing a stroller in the trunk.
Here’s a Thule Spring, a compact regular stroller, with a folded measurement of 30 inches long, 16.75 inches wide and 10.75 inches tall. The reason a compact stroller such as the Thule Spring was chosen is that if it takes up a lot of space in the trunk, you can assume that most other strollers will definitely take even more space.
So looking at the pictures, the stroller leaves sufficient space for other things in the trunk. I already know that it can’t fit like this (the sideways vertical position) in my Audi Allroad when the cargo cover and cargo net cartridges are in place.
As per official BMW i3 technical documents, the back seats offer 37.2 inches in height while the rear shoulder room is 49.2 inches. The legroom is rated at 31.9 inches. The i3 is also a strict four-seater and has no seatbelt in the middle of the back seat. Each rear seat has a complete set of LATCH connectors to work with your car seat. With the rear seats in the normal position, the approximate trunk dimensions are the following: 48.5″ length x 25″ height x 35″ width.
Checkout this post where they have tried fitting a Clek Liing car seat and a Bugaboo Bee5 stroller in the BMW i3.
Clek Liing (by Canadian company Clek) is a rear-facing car seat for newborns and infants up to 32 inches in length and up to 35 lbs of weight. The Liing is 26.8 inches in height, 16.9 in width and 27.7 in in depth. Total weight of the Liing – 17 lbs (base) and 9 lbs (carrier), and its compatible with most strollers on the market.
Bugaboo Bee5, on the other hand, is a popular travel stroller that one often gets to see in the back of SUVs or crossovers. One-piece fold dimesnions: 90 x 46.5 x 32 cm/35.4 x 18.3 x 12.6 in.
Clek and Bugaboo provided the demo products for this experiment, and as you can see these can easily fit into the BMW i3 car, and leaves eough space for more luggage too.
Here are the strollers that will fit the boot of a Toyota Prius. You can easily fit in umbrella style strollers as they fold up compact.
You can fit in heavy, sit-n-stand style double stroller in the back of a Prius, at the most, you may have to remove the canopy (and even the rear wheels in some cases…which is easy to do).
Planning to fit in a travel system in a Prius? Here are some options.
Graco Fast Action sport stroller Click Connect Travel System, and Britax b safe car seat and b agile stroller are good options that would have no trouble fitting it. You may have to move the seat in front of the infant carrier a bit forward though, for it to fit properly.
One parent had a Peg Perego double stroller that fit tight in Prius, as the kids got older they switched to a Macclaren side by side double stroller which was much more compact and allowed them to put a decent amount of luggage in car.
Measure the back of your car and then head to the store to measure the dimensions of the strollers while collapsed to make sure they will fit. Some sites provide the folded dimensions of strollers, which makes it easy for you to make a guess. You could even rent a Prius for a day or borrow one from your friend and take it to the store.
Here are the strollers that will fit the boot of a Yaris hatchback (5 doors). While the compact strollers should fit in, the bigger ones may require you to fold the back seat.
Most Maclaren Umbrella strollers will easy fit in the trunk of Yaris. Another suggestion was: when using carrycot and frame keep the frame in boot and cot in car (Yaris). When my daughter got older, I kept a sling and a small maclaren in the car and used the two piece rearfacing buggy for walks from home.
Another parent says the bugaboo bee and the beetle fits in the Yaris.
There are several strollers that folds up tiny and will easily fit in the Yaris.
Still not sure?
Maybe you can rent a Yaris for a day or ask one of your friends (who has a Yaris) and take it to a baby store and try fitting the various strollers in the trunk of the car. That way you can be sure about what actually fits in the boot.
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Can a stroller fit in a Honda Civic car? Having a baby in the backseat seriously limits the Civic’s storage capacity, but it is till big enough to accommodate almost all stroller. Although the earlier models of Honda civic have a smaller trunk than the recent models, the civic is able to fit most strollers.
Many parents feel that a more average-size stroller should easily fit in the Honda Civic. Here are some suggestions/experiences shared by parents who own a civic.
One parent is easily able to store their our BOB Revolution Jog stroller (quite a large stroller) in the trunk of their 2002 Civic coupe. A McLaren (an umbrella-type stroller) in there will leave you space to keep other things as well.
One parent is easily able to to fit her City Mini in the trunk of the 2005 civic, as well as grocery bags. Another parent has a 2006 Civic, she is able to keep both Baby Trend Snap-n-Go stroller and Chicco Lightway in the trunk.
One parent is able to fit a bob stroller (they are big) into the boot. Another parent who owns a 2006 Civic and is able to fit the Phil & Ted double stroller in the trunk, along with extra baby supplies and groceries.
Still not sure?
Measure the back of your car (boot/trunk space) and take a measuring tape along to the store to measure the strollers while collapsed to make sure they will fit.
Maybe rent a civic for a day or ask one of your friends (who has a civic) and take it to a baby store and try fitting the various strollers in the trunk of the car. That way you can be pretty sure about what actually fits, and this is an easy, workable way to check.
Nissan Juke is a subcompact crossover. take a look at the car seats/strollers that can fit in a Nisan Juke. Here are suggestions from various parents about their experiences with Nissan Juke.
The carset barely fits in and out of the back door due to the narrow rear door opening.The “trunk space” is also small, and most parents have to fold down a seat in order to fit in a full sized stroller in the trunk.
There are some parents who suggest that you take the wheels off the pram to fit it in the boot. They struggled getting in the uppababy vista – had to take the wheels off the pram every time, collapse carrycot attachment down or had to put the stroller on the backseat.
One parent sold her Mini Cooper and bought a Juke in preparation for the kids. She says the latches for the car seat aren’t the best for frequent removal. Compared to Mini, the Juke has more backseat room, but not quite as much storage opportunity when all the seats are down.
Most parents recommend using the maxi cosi tiny fit convertible car seat which nicely fits in the car.
One parent had to remove the bottom of the boot in order to fit their Stokke in.
Another parent says she was able to fit a Bugaboo Chameleon (pretty big) in the boot. She suggests taking out the boot liner thing which gives you much more room, so hopefully if you take that out, you’ll be fine.
The silvercross pram fits perfectly in but you will need to take the lid out from the boot.
Then there are some parents who suggest that you should test the pram to see if it fits the boot before buying the Juke, due to the shape of the boot and the boot lid.
Nissan Juke allows just one child in the juke, plus shopping and pram. The juke boot is smaller than the corsa.
Checkout the car seats and strollers that can fit in a mini countryman.
Most parents felt that a compact umbrella stroller is all that you can fit in the back. You can try putting the seat down to fit the infant stroller.
Here are some suggestions/experiences shared by parents who own a mini countryman.
Its difficult for a newborn stroller (for infants) to fit in the back of the Countryman.
Baby Trend carseat/stroller is also a neat combo that can fit in. Quinny Zap, Chicco Capri, Bumbleride Indie are nice little strollers that will fit in. These are small and lightweight.
Chicco Keyfit 30, Graco SnugRide, Britax Boulevard car seats fit in the countryman fine.
Some parents even managed to fit in a double BOB running stroller in the boot, with the front wheel and the trays removed.
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Have a Mini Cooper? Even though the car is a bit tiny in size (not really the ideal family car), you can still find strollers and car seats to fit in it.
Most strollers are unable to get into the trunk because of their widths. A city mini would just barely fit in the trunk (you have to put it in a certain way and remove the trunk cover piece for it to fit).
Here are some compact choices that fit in the mini cooper:
In general, umbrella strollers that can convert into travel systems are better choices, they take up a lot less space. Most umbrella strollers will fit diagonally.
Its best to find a stroller/car seat you can try out in your car, if at all possible, and imagine how you’ll get your baby in and out of the car in that model. Pay close attention to the tires and the amount of space they take up.
For those parents who are expecting their second child, and are looking for a double stroller, and own a compact car (with limited vehicle space), a better option is to use a single stroller and a sling.
Another option is to buy two cheap umbrella strollers (will fit in the trunk) and buy an umbrella stroller connector that will connect the two umbrella strollers and can be used as a side by side double stroller.
Also Read: Easywalker mini stroller
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