If you’re thinking of getting a Tesla Model Y with the 7-seat configuration for your growing family, some pictures have been shared of a rear-facing car seat in both the second and third row.
Rear-facing car seats are supposed to be for newborns until they are two years old, depending on their weight. The configuration means your baby is facing the rear window and the setup usually requires more room in your vehicle.
Reddit user ‘jhs2011’ has shared some pictures of a Graco car seat rear-facing inside a Model Y 7-seater.
Below, we see the car seat in the Model Y third row. There’s not a lot of room as the second row had to be fully moved forward to accommodate the car seat:
With the second row moved all the way to the front to accommodate the rear-facing car seat behind it, there is not a lot of legroom:
For good measure, here’s a rear-facing car seat in the second row of the Model Y:
“Getting kids into or out of rear-facing car seats in the third row is very tricky. There isn’t much room to maneuver to reach your arms around the car seat to unlatch the child. I think it would actually be easier to do this through the hatchback, which is the way I had to install the rear-facing car seat because there is not enough room through the second-row passenger doors,” said the Reddit user.
You can check out more pictures and videos of the Model Y third row here.
Tesla’s Model Y with the 7-seat configuration is a $3,000 USD add-on. In other hands-on videos with the third row, it’s been concluded it’s best for small children and adults for short trips.
