Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

I’m pretty sure tall drivers with children existed before the advent of sports utility vehicles.

And they had limited options then too.

I feel that it says a great deal about driving behaviour that hardly any cars ever have been able to sit an adult comfortably in the rear. You get some cars with smart tricks - like the mk1 Ka had a steep recline on the bench which brought your knees a lot higher giving you effective leg room. However, that particular trick rules out a huge number of car seats - basically all infant seats at least.