Škoda has shared the first teaser of its upcoming Vision 7S concept car, and the overhead interior image provides the first look at its practical interior and at the carmaker’s new design language. Located in the center console of the vehicle, the integrated car seat is designed to turn this three-row, seven-seat EV into a seven-and-a-half-seater. And the placement of the half-seat is important. Not simply a convenient place for second-row passengers to interact with the baby, Škoda also says that it’s the safest part of any vehicle.
The seats designed for larger passengers
are also clever. The backrests of the front seats have holders for tablets and
smart devices. If you have a lot of devices, you can bring them all with you
thanks to the removable backpacks that have been integrated into the seatbacks.
The Vision 7S has 2 seat configurations.
The first is for driving, bringing all of the controls and touchscreens to the
optimal location for the driver. That means a portrait-oriented infotainment
screen with haptic buttons and a hand rest to make its use as convenient as
possible.
When you stop to, say, charge or rest, the
screen rotates into landscape mode, the steering wheel and instrument cluster
slide forward, and the second-row seats move back to give everyone as much
space as possible to relax. Skoda also adds that the interior is made of
sustainable materials. The design, meanwhile, will not overwhelm the senses
with clutter.
