The Ford Taurus is one of the longest running current sedans available in the United States, and generations of families have been raised in it. The current generation of the Taurus is the safest yet, and I was excited to put it through its paces in order to see which car seats fit well in a Ford Taurus. The good news is that whether you’ve got a newer Taurus or an older one, it’s a traditionally car seat friendly car, which means that you’ll have a lot of choices at your disposal for 3 across installations in the Taurus.
You know the basics of best practices in car seat safety: rear-face as long as possible (ideally until 4!), and then forward-face as long as possible (ideally until 8!), and then booster until a regular belt fits your child (which typically happens between 10 and 12).
However, for any of these bits of information to be useful, of course, you need to know what’s going to work, car seat wise, in your particular vehicle. This is where this guide comes in. It’s my goal to get you set up with the car seats that are guaranteed to fit well in 3 across configurations in your Taurus. This list is naturally incomplete and will only grow with time, so check back for updates or shoot me an email directly.
You can access the complete 3 across guide for every vehicle here and the complete list of recommended seats here. 3 across car seat images are courtesy of Wikipedia.
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Ford Taurus
Guaranteed 3 across installations:
Clek Fllo (x3).
Clek Foonf (x3).
Combi Coccoro (x3).
Evenflo Maestro, Diono Radian / RXT, Britax Frontier 90.
Graco Contender (x3).
Graco Size4Me 65 (x3).
Chicco KeyFit 30, Clek Foonf, Chicco KeyFit 30.
Chicco KeyFit 30, Clek Fllo, Chicco KeyFit 30.
Clek Fllo, Graco Size4Me 65, Diono Radian / RXT.
Clek Fllo, Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT.
Clek Fllo, Graco Size4Me 65, Graco Size4Me 65.
Clek Fllo, Graco Contender, Diono Radian / RXT.
Tips and Tricks:
This generation of the Ford Taurus is 203 inches long and 76 inches wide, which bodes well for most car seat installations. In the Maestro-Radian-Frontier 90 installation, keep in mind that the angle adjuster on the RXT isn’t going to work in this combination. Fortunately, the size of the Taurus means that front driver and passenger leg room shouldn’t be seriously compromised here. As always, aim for seat belt installations to get the maximum amount of side to side space; save the LATCH anchors for another time.
2008, 2009 Ford Taurus
Guaranteed 3 across installations:
Clek Fllo (x3).
Clek Foonf (x3).
Combi Coccoro (x3).
Graco Contender (x3).
Graco Size4Me 65 (x3).
Chicco KeyFit 30, Clek Foonf, Chicco KeyFit 30.
Chicco KeyFit 30, Clek Fllo, Chicco KeyFit 30.
Clek Fllo, Graco Size4Me 65, Diono Radian / RXT.
Clek Fllo, Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT.
Clek Fllo, Graco Size4Me 65, Graco Size4Me 65.
Clek Fllo, Graco Contender, Diono Radian / RXT.
Tips and Tricks:
This generation of the Ford Taurus is just under 202 inches long and just over 74 inches wide, which means you’ll have an easier time with 3 across installations here than you would in most other cars currently on the road. That said, it will still be to your advantage to use your seat belts to make the combinations work instead of the LATCH system, since the LATCH anchors aren’t spaced optimally and will make fitting a seat in the center position more difficult than it needs to be.
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Ford Taurus
Guaranteed 3 across installations:
Clek Fllo (x3).
Clek Foonf (x3).
Combi Coccoro (x3).
Graco Contender (x3).
Graco Size4Me 65 (x3).
Chicco KeyFit 30, Clek Foonf, Chicco KeyFit 30.
Chicco KeyFit 30, Clek Fllo, Chicco KeyFit 30.
Clek Fllo, Graco Size4Me 65, Diono Radian / RXT.
Clek Fllo, Diono Radian / RXT, Diono Radian / RXT.
Clek Fllo, Graco Size4Me 65, Graco Size4Me 65.
Clek Fllo, Graco Contender, Diono Radian / RXT.
Tips and Tricks:
This generation of the Ford Taurus is just under 198 inches long and exactly 73 inches wide, which means you’ll be able to fit a generous number of car seats across the back row, although it will be a bit harder than it is in the generations that follow. That said, it will still be to your advantage to use your seat belts to make the combinations work instead of the LATCH system, since the LATCH anchors aren’t spaced optimally and will make fitting a seat in the center position more difficult than it needs to be.
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