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  "title": "Car seats that fit a small back seat",
  "question": "Which car seats fit well in a small back seat?",
  "answer": "Britax Emblem: Parents quoted on the page say it takes roughly 31 inches front to back when rear-facing and that two rear-facing seats fit side by side in a Prius.\nBritax Poplar: A good choice for a small back seat because the most upright rear-facing recline is one of the most compact convertible setups available.\nBritax One4Life Slim: Shown fitting three across beside a Britax Poplar convertible and a Willow S infant seat; with the cup holders fitted it is wider than the bare 17.5 in width.\nBritax Cypress: The listed dimensions are 28.1 inches deep, 16.9 inches wide and 24.1 inches high.",
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  "market": "US",
  "generated_at": "2026-10-23T20:03:43.952Z",
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    "Fit or space",
    "Dimensions",
    "Installation"
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    "facts": "Every value in the table is a fact RoboTrunk checked, linked to the page it came from. A dash means no checked fact fills that cell.",
    "price": "Prices and stock change, so this page prints neither: each product name links to its RoboTrunk page, which shows them live."
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      "value": "Parents quoted on the page say it takes roughly 31 inches front to back when rear-facing and that two rear-facing seats fit side by side in a Prius.",
      "stated_as": "Parents quoted on the page say it takes roughly 31 inches front to back when rear-facing and that two rear-facing seats fit side by side in a Prius.",
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      "product": "Britax Emblem",
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      "value": "In one small car the seat fitted well and left the front passenger seat further back than an infant carrier did, and two adults could sit beside it.",
      "stated_as": "In one small car the seat fitted well and left the front passenger seat further back than an infant carrier did, and two adults could sit beside it.",
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      "product": "Britax Emblem",
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      "value": "Reviewers it summarises consistently call the seat simple to install and single out the latch system.",
      "stated_as": "Reviewers it summarises consistently call the seat simple to install and single out the latch system.",
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      "ref": "p1.f11",
      "product": "Britax Emblem",
      "field": "dimensions",
      "value": "The seat measures 18.5 inches wide, 26 inches high and 21 inches deep.",
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      "product": "Britax Poplar",
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      "value": "The store lists the assembled seat dimensions as 17 in wide, 23.5 in high and 20.5 in deep.",
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      "product": "Britax Poplar",
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      "value": "Britax says ClickTight installation is a three-step process: open the seat, thread and buckle the vehicle belt, then click it closed.",
      "stated_as": "Install with confidence in three easy steps: open, thread & buckle, click it closed.",
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      "value": "A good choice for a small back seat because the most upright rear-facing recline is one of the most compact convertible setups available.",
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      "ref": "p4.f9",
      "product": "Britax Cypress",
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      "value": "The listed dimensions are 28.1 inches deep, 16.9 inches wide and 24.1 inches high.",
      "stated_as": "28.1\" D x 16.9\" W x 24.1 H",
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      "ref": "p5.f3",
      "product": "Britax One4Life Slim",
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      "value": "The reviewer found installation as easy as advertised and the padding and cooling channels good, but says the narrow shell can feel cramped for bigger children and booster mode is not especially roomy.",
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