I am frequently ferrying kids around in my 2001 V70 - one point to consider which has not yet been raised. The third seat is ok for short trips but if you have a child prone to carsickness it is hell. The fact that the seat is rear facing is the first problem and problem #2 is that it is in the back which tends to swing around a bit more. I drive with a bucket for the rear seat passengers having cleaned up more vomit than I care to discuss. My brother has my 1998 V70 - he has 10 month old twin girls and a 3 1/2 yr. old daughter. They are squeezed in with barely room for all the other items necessary. His wife refuses to drive a minivan. The X90 doesn't look much larger than the Lexus 300 of which there are several in our neighbourhood - they fit even fewer passengers than my V70.

Jane