How to say shotgun

Question

How do you say shotgun in Spanish? Not the weapon, but the front seat of a car. Like "I call shotgun" or "I'm riding shotgun."

Answer 1

Here's the origin of the expression, which may help in understanding why there isn't a literal translation in Spanish: Riding shotgun

"Ir en el asiento delantero", "ir en el asiento del pasajero" o "ir de copilot," at least in Puerto Rico. To say, "shotgun" seems to be the same as in English, "shotgun," but that's because of exposure to American culture.

Answer 2

It is my understanding that this term isn't used outside of the US because that is where it originated but anyway 'asiento del acompañante '