acadia/cx-9/atlas

[albertaBritt]

In the planning stages for a new vehicle, would like to fit 3-across in 2nd row typically with a 3rd row for occasional use. Kids are 7-HBB, 5-FF, 3-FF - Current seats are Britax Parkway SGL, Frontier CT, and Boulevard. High mileage, back roads, need some ground clearance and AWD for winter/spring seasons. Currently in '09 Acadia 7passenger. I have test driven the Mazda CX-9 a few months back, and the seats seemed to fit across the second row fine (though I would double check that before purchasing). The middle seat of the '17/18 acadia bench just looks oddly narrow in the photos, so I wanted to know if anyone had tried 3-across in there. I haven't looked at one in person yet. Also considering the new VW Atlas. Any advice? Thanks!