India, March 20 -- There comes a point in every parent's life when you look at your old hatchback, measure the rear seat with a measuring tape, and quietly accept that it's time to move on. Fitting two child seats in the back is, frankly, a non-trivial exercise. The seats themselves are bulky, and the ISOFIX anchors need to be accessible.

Here are five cars I would genuinely consider if the brief were: two child seats in the back, no compromises.

To start with, the Toyota Innova Hycross' rear seat is just wide. Not brochure-wide but actually wide. Two child seats go in with room to spare, and ISOFIX access is straightforward. But the thing that gets me about this SUV is the hybrid powertrain. In electric mode, this car is whisper quiet,...