I just spent a month window shopping, so I thought I'd share what I found.
(First, I know seatbelt installs are as safe as LATCH-- I just find it much easier IME to get a good install with LATCH, so that's one of the first things I look for in a car.)
Hyundai Entourage: 4 fully LATCH compatible seats
both middle row Capt. chairs and outboard positions on the 3rd row bench
Nissan Quest: 3 fully LATCH compatible seats
both middle row Capt. chairs and middle position on the 3rd row bench
Chevy Uplander: 2 fully LATCH compatible seats and 1 top tether only position
both middle row Capt. chairs and 1 top tether only position in the middle of the rear bench
Toyota Sienna (8 passenger): 5 fully LATCH compatible seats
all 3 seats in the middle row, and passenger and middle positions in the 3rd row bench
Honda Odyssey: 3 fully LATCH compatible seats and 2 top tether only positions
both middle row Capt. chairs and the middle position of the rear row bench; also 2 top tether only positions on the outboard locations of the rear row bench
Chrysler Town and Country/Dodge Caravan: 3 fully LATCH compatible seats
both seating positions in the middle row (either bench or Capt. chairs) and one postion in the rear row bench... it's weird, the rear row bench is 60/40 split, with 3 belted locations, but the LATCH area encompasses the middle of the 60 side of the bench... so you can belt 3 in the rear row, or LATCH 1 on the 60 side and belt 1 on the 40 side...
That's pretty much when we stopped looking (we've narrowed it to the 3 we'd like to pursue). We also looked at the Mazda 5 and the Suzuki XL-7, just for kicks and giggles. The Mazda 5 has LATCH positions in the 2 middle row seats, and the XL-7 has 5 lower anchors in the middle row... I guess so you can pick and chose which positions you'd like to LATCH your seats? The kids didn't allow me much time to investigate that one LOL!
If anyone wants to add to this, or correct me if I'm wrong (like I mentioned, I had to do all this investigating on the fly, while telling the kids "don't press those buttons!"), please do correct me!
(First, I know seatbelt installs are as safe as LATCH-- I just find it much easier IME to get a good install with LATCH, so that's one of the first things I look for in a car.)
Hyundai Entourage: 4 fully LATCH compatible seats
both middle row Capt. chairs and outboard positions on the 3rd row bench
Nissan Quest: 3 fully LATCH compatible seats
both middle row Capt. chairs and middle position on the 3rd row bench
Chevy Uplander: 2 fully LATCH compatible seats and 1 top tether only position
both middle row Capt. chairs and 1 top tether only position in the middle of the rear bench
Toyota Sienna (8 passenger): 5 fully LATCH compatible seats
all 3 seats in the middle row, and passenger and middle positions in the 3rd row bench
Honda Odyssey: 3 fully LATCH compatible seats and 2 top tether only positions
both middle row Capt. chairs and the middle position of the rear row bench; also 2 top tether only positions on the outboard locations of the rear row bench
Chrysler Town and Country/Dodge Caravan: 3 fully LATCH compatible seats
both seating positions in the middle row (either bench or Capt. chairs) and one postion in the rear row bench... it's weird, the rear row bench is 60/40 split, with 3 belted locations, but the LATCH area encompasses the middle of the 60 side of the bench... so you can belt 3 in the rear row, or LATCH 1 on the 60 side and belt 1 on the 40 side...
That's pretty much when we stopped looking (we've narrowed it to the 3 we'd like to pursue). We also looked at the Mazda 5 and the Suzuki XL-7, just for kicks and giggles. The Mazda 5 has LATCH positions in the 2 middle row seats, and the XL-7 has 5 lower anchors in the middle row... I guess so you can pick and chose which positions you'd like to LATCH your seats? The kids didn't allow me much time to investigate that one LOL!
If anyone wants to add to this, or correct me if I'm wrong (like I mentioned, I had to do all this investigating on the fly, while telling the kids "don't press those buttons!"), please do correct me!