Volvo reveals luxury child seat

Volvo is re-writing the rulebooks for carrying babies in cars. The Scandinavian carmaker has revealed a new concept called the Excellence Child Safety Seat which could change the face of the auto industry for good.

Volvo had introduced the XC90 Excellence and Lounge Console Concept at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show. The Lounge concept had the front passenger seat removed in favour of a large multi-function work table that doubled as a media screen. The Excellence Child Seat Concept, on the other hand, saw a child seat in that position instead.

Commenting on this innovative concept, Tisha Johnson, Chief Designer Interiors, Volvo Cars Concept and Monitoring Centre, said, “We have been investigating the nature of progressive luxury for some time and we see a direct connection between luxury and emotional wellbeing. So we have taken the next step in redefining how the interior of a car can be used to suit our customers' needs. We have always placed a great deal of importance on child safety, but this takes things to the next level.”

“We focused on three key benefits – making it easier to get the child into and out of the child seat from an ergonomic and comfort perspective, providing the child with a safe seating position that enables it to keep eye-contact with either the driver or the rear passenger and of course including enough storage for those vital child accessories,” she further added.

This child seat can swivel counter-clockwise when seating the child and can then be locked in the seat in a rearward facing position.  The concept also provides storage for small items beside the seat and a storage space underneath for nappies, blankets and the like.

The concept also allows small children to safely lean back and sleep and illustrates Volvo’s clear safety position that small children should travel rearward facing as long as possible at least up to the age of three or four.