If your cabin is really short the newborn recline is the only time it gets tricky. A center install often gives both front seats more room because the top of the car seat tucks between them, and you can usually use the seat belt there even if center lower anchors are not approved in your car.
Make sure the front seat is not bracing unless both manuals allow it. If you want reassurance a child passenger safety technician can meet you at a check event and try a couple of positions and angles in your exact sedan.
Start bacon in a cold fryer at a moderate temp in the low to mid 300s and let it come up slowly so the fat renders without spraying, which cuts smoke and mess. Center cut helps since it has less fat, and a hood or window fan keeps any whiff from lingering.
