Conventional wisdom dictates that sports cars have two seats and family cars have four, five or seven. We won’t blur the lines by mentioning 2+2s. You can hardly blame manufacturers for being predictable: it’s all about selling cars. Not that this has stopped some car companies from thinking a little differently.

From supercars that put you at the centre of the action to a small car with the equivalent of a deckchair in the back, here are some of the more unconventional seating arrangements.