Volvo new Child Seat concept sets new standards for in-car infant luxury

The Volvo XC90 is set to improve the way it looks after the younger market with the new Child Seat Concept. The Volvo XC90 has focused on child safety and has taken steps forward from the previous Lounge Console concept which saw the front seat replaced by a footrest, TV, table and storage. Volvo’s interior designers have created a front seat assembly that makes way for a luxurious leather-trimmed child seat.

The seat sits atop a rotating, raised platform designed to make life easier for the parents and secure the toddler in complete comfort and safety. The XC90’s heated cup holders can warm the milk, while underneath, there’s loads of storage for nappies, blankets, toys, and any other paraphernalia that someone mad or rich enough to buy a car specifically for their baby might need.

Volvo’s seat also offers the advantage of being able to maintain full eye contact with your baby from the back seat. Volvo says it aims for nobody to be seriously injured in one of its cars by 2020, and so a number of innovations like a pedestrian airbag and auto-braking have made their way onto Volvo’s production vehicles.

The new seat weighs less than 5kg and is easy to take from car to car. It inflates and deflates in 40 seconds and will be suitable for children up to approximately four years of age. It also features Volvo’s technological advances with hi-tech transmitters delivering information from the chair back to the parent and an alarm will sound if it’s not fitted correctly or not at the correct pressure. It also has ISOFIX connectors for added security.

It’s possible that we may see a watered-down version of this concept make its way into Volvos in the future.