From EV Buyers Guide.

You’re looking at the most childseat friendly vehicle in America. I have to admit, when I saw the dimensions of the new Buzz, I thought it would be a squeeze for families with young kids. Why? Because it’s 8-10 inches *shorter* in length than a Sienna, Odyssey, Carnival, or Pacifica… but boy was I wrong. In reality, the Buzz has more room in the 2nd row for rear-facing seats than *anything* else. Nope, even a Suburban comes short of this insanity. And if that wasn’t enough, the 3rd row gets a complete set of LATCH anchors AND enough room for ANOTHER rear-facing seat.

You might be thinking: Sure, but where is that front seat? Almost all the way back. We had a 6’5" person sit in the front and get comfy, then we stuffed the seats in. Check out the photos. The rear-facing Cleck infant seat has a whopping 9" of clearance from the front seat and the Chicco convertible seat has 5" of clearance from the 2nd row. Insane. While you *can* do this in other minivans, none will have as much room which is essential for getting around the seats and into the rear. Also: the Pacifica (non-hybrid) is the only other minivan that will let you tilt/slide the 2nd row forward with a child restraint LATCHed in place, but VW one-upps that with enough room to do that with a REAR-facing seat in addition to a forward-facing seat.

How is this magic accomplished? Two things: the Buzz has a roofline 7" taller than the rest of the minivans which allows for much more upright seats and more usable legroom as a result. Second, the cargo area is smaller. While a Carnival can swallow 8 24-inch rollerbags behind the third row, the Buzz can handle between 3 and 6 depending on the location of the 3rd row. If you slide the 3rd row all the way forward you’ll get similar real-world legroom to the competition and a cargo area about the same size as a Pacifica. If it’s all the way back you get crazy legroom but 1/2 the cargo space.

On the matter of legroom. Measurements are not consistent across brands because companies use several different methods for calculating it and in a vehicle like the Buzz where ALL rows slide forward/backward, the calculations get messy.
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