What I want to chat about today is safety. All new mums want their baby to be safe everywhere. That especially applies while driving.

There are the obvious safety features that give the Outback a five star safety rating. But there is much more.

I love the fact that there are airbags everywhere. The Outback also has a ring shaped safety cell protecting the occupants.

Where the Subaru adds more is in things such

• Symmetrical All Wheel Drive system. All four wheels are driving all the time which is great in wet, slippery or icy conditions
• Driver monitoring system – that alerts you if you are becoming drowsy or distracted
• Eye-Sight: a system exclusive to Subaru that predicts what is happening outside the car
• Vehicle dynamics that includes emergency braking forward and in reverse.
• If you do happen to get in a front on accident the engine is designed to slide down under the body cell away form people.

There are other features that you really don’t think about too much but are important. Like a tyre pressure monitoring system that tells you if your tyres are going flat. Automatic wipers and headlights. And if your hands are full there is voice controls so that you aren’t distracted from driving.

The Outback is designed to be one of the =safest SUVs on the market and that’s very comforting with my baby on board.

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Instead of the Subaru Outback – buyers could look at:

This is a popular segment: Buyers could look at: Range Rover Discovery Sport, Peugeot 5008 GT Hybrid, Hyundai Santa FE, Kia Sorento, Genesis GV70, Audi Q5, Lexus NX, Mazda CX-80, 

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Yet being a large SUV vehicle, it often is bought by families.

The first thing I noticed was how high the access is. Even the side steps were high , great for ground clearance, not so much for shorter mums.

In the front its spacious and quite comfortable. With a new central screen, the Patrol has become more updated. The new infotainment system also allows wireless smart phone mirroring as well as a wireless charging tray.

The middle row seats have lots of knee and leg room. There are two top tether points in the middle row of seats. But access is difficult. You need to be acrobatic. One advantage is the rear air vents for localised air flow. There are also plenty of little storage areas.

Third row of seats is best left for pre-teens.

Boot space is huge with five seats and not bad with eight seats in use.

Overall, I would say the Nissan Patrol Warrior is great for families that are adventurous. But best for kids when they are out of baby seats.

Priced from around $105,000 dollars plus the usual costs its actually good value.

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What is good?

• Internal space
• Delicious sounding V8
• Reasonable value for money

What is not so good?

• Large in tight car parks
• V8 can be thirsty
• No reach adjustment for steering wheel

Patrol Warrior buyers could also look at:

Buyers of the Nissan Patrol Warrior could also look at the following: Land Rover Defender, Toyota LandCruiser, Toyota Prado, INEOS Grenadier, Hyundai Palisade XRT

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As a Motoring Mum, I would like to add a few more things to the list.

First is a safety net. Some cars have the ability to have a net style safety barrier between the boot area and the back seats.

These nets are handy to keep all the gear separated. Often the amount of gear in the boot area stacks higher than the top of the back seats. If not, then all SUV style vehicles have a cargo blind that should be closed at all times.

Zoned style air conditioning with rear vents. Often, it’s beneficial to have air directed to the rear for efficiency. Especially on those hot days. Bub will appreciate it.

I mentioned last time plenty of space for the rear seats. Don’t discount how many times you may end up sitting there yourself next to bub to settle them. You want to be comfortable.

Something you may think about is a good audio system with rear speakers. You will be listening to nursery rhymes a lot and the ability to have the rear speakers playing and front speakers muted will be appreciated.

That’s it for today, but there are more tips top come.

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There are obvious things that make a car, baby friendly, but also some not so obvious features as well.

The first think I’m looking for is isofix and top tether points. This makes installing the baby seat so much safer and easier. Most new cars should have these, but not all do.

The second thing I’m looking for is space. Space between the rear and front seats. A baby seat consumes a lot of space.

So, you need room  for it to fit comfortably and for you to move around while putting your bub in and out.

Here is one of those less thought about issues. How wide does the rear door open and how much room is there for access.

Babies need a lot of gear, pram or stroller, nappy bags, extra clothing etc. Boot access, size and shape is so important. That’s why SUVs in part have become so popular. They have an open boot area that easily swallows the gear you take along.

Again, keep an eye on the load height. You really don’t want to be lifting the pram too high to put it in the boot.

These are just a few thoughts and over the coming weeks I’ll share more.

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