brandobot

I’m currently in a 718 Spyder and am looking for a fun car that can accomodate a newborn. (Stroller, carseat, etc..)

We will have a sedan for our day to day driving and this 911 would be for special occasions and weekends.

those of you who have had a baby and a 911, can you share if met your expectations?

mattchow

I can fit the uppababy base and baby seat in the rear seat of the 911. I had to buy a baby jogger city tour 2 to fit in the frunk since the uppababy vista won't fit in there.

Icegrill

If you have to yes, but not the most practical/safe option.

PHX

The frunk is big enough......

For a photo opp.

Master Deep

If it’s just you and the baby, then a rear facing seat would fit but it will be tight. Don’t plan on taking a 3rd person. Passenger seat will be all the way forward.

Staffie Guy

A better question might be "can a newborn baby handle a 911"?

Sharp acceleration, sudden stops, 1G turns, stiff suspension, etc could upset the baby.

I guess you would have to drive the 911 like a baby....

brockbr

I've mentioned this elsewhere, but in any configuration with a carseat in the rear, take the 5 minutes and remove the rear seat uprights. This has 2 benefits - It gives you 4" to move rearward, but more importantly, the carseat can move even farther rearward because the floor of the rear shelf is low, and the seat can move rearward over it.

I'm not sure how well a rear-ward carseat will fit, but my son has been in a front facing carseat since before his grandmother (and NHTSA) was happy about it (he's 3 atm), and his carseat is perma-mounted in his 911.

Parktel

Can a 911 handle a newborn? yes
Can a newborn handle a 911? no

Z911

Who said it’s only a tack car? It’s my daily, I really mean it. Perishables (not babies) go in the frunk.
I think a baby car seat is smaller than 12 rolls of bounty.

detansinn

The problem with a baby in any coupe is that it’s impossible to get the kid out without waking them up. If this is your first kid, you don’t fully appreciate how much of annoyance that will be. A 911 is perfect for toddlers, who can climb in/out themselves, right up to tweeners or short teenagers.

Again, if this is your first kid, you may lack the imagination of what kids can do to the back of a car. Spilled milk/juice, forgotten banana chunks, apple slices, melted crayons, cheerios, crumbs, leaky diaper, and more await you. You might not care about any of that, but it is very much part of the experience.

jhenson29

To be fair, their arms are short and they have trouble reaching the steering wheel.

rjongco

Saw a guy fit his infant and wife in his 997 today

Zoomnbyu

Duct tape. The answers always duct tape.

Bluehighways

Those were my thoughts exactly!

Now, that said, I also have a BMW eDrive i40. As long as the baby can keep their eyes focused on the center of the instrument cluster, and doesn't wear really dark sunglasses, the car can do an admiral job of driving by itself up to about 40-45 mph.

rouxeny

You can, but the question is really whether you should. A 911, despite what many husbands have sold to their wives, is an impractical car when transporting a child. It is tolerable when they get older and are in boosters, but it’s at its worst with any rear facing seat. As previously mentioned, it’s a tight squeeze, and the front passenger has to be very willing or very short. Ideally both. It is an unpleasant enough situation that I think people begin to avoid it and use other cars for that purpose.

Yes, as a once a month for a short ride, it’s reasonable. But if you’re planning on a higher frequency of having to transport a very young one, I’d suggest you look at something more practical. And save the 911 for at least when the child is in a booster.

Of course there’s certainly somebody on this forum who drops their 3 month old at the sitter, and then their WNBA star wife off at practice after, in their Lizard Green Turbo S (with full leather interior and matching LG stitching), but for us regular guys, 911+baby=poor compromise.