YOU’VE been able to buy an off-roader with seven seats ever since Land Rover launched its Tickford-bodied Series I in 1949.
Taking a global view, in subsequent years marques such as Jeep, Toyota and Mitsubishi launched seven-seat 4x4s, but it wasn’t until the arrival of the Volvo XC90 in 2002 that UK buyers could purchase a modern, road-biased SUV with more than five seats – and one with everyone facing forwards. Until then, many SUVs offered side-facing seats in the boot, or rudimentary
