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As a single parent I can tell you that children are not to be put in the front seat until they are 12. So the idea of putting a child seat in the front seat of this car (or any car with passenger airbags) is extremely dangerous.
I live in Chicago and would love to have this for the same reasons that Farhad outlines but I am afraid this car is an impossibility for anyone with a child under 12.