TOP 5 excellent car seats for passengers of younger age groups

The Polish company Caretero started writing a book of its history 10 "with a tail" years ago. However, the brand's products have already managed to win a lot of fans during this time. So, the drivers of the "iron horses" will like the child car seat of the hybrid group "0+/1" Champion Isofix.

The model is ready to take on board children literally from the maternity hospital and undertakes to transport them up to the age of 3-4 years. The age limit for the chair is set conditionally, but the maximum load capacity of the product is equal to a very specific figure of 18 kg.As long as the baby does not gain a weight of 9 kg, the chair is placed facing against the course of the car, in the range of the baby's weight of 9-18 kg — facing forward.

Preference regarding the "registration" of the Caretero Champion Isofix in the car interior should be given to the rear seat. The chair is fixed on it by the locking brackets of the Isofix system in combination with fastening with a regular car seat belt. An additional link on the guard of a reliable "landing" is a retractable thrust foot in the floor. The child is fixed in the car seat with five-point straps with softened shoulder pads.

The adjustment system of the product is represented by a 3-position adjustment of the backrest angle, as well as the adjustment of the headrest and the upper segment of the inner straps in height. The points in the piggy bank of the model's advantages are added by pronounced side protection and a removable cover for machine washing in a delicate mode. Well, the last item of the programme will please the democratic price tag for the product, which is why you can safely close your eyes to the solid weight of the car seat "in full parade" (about 15 kg).

The French company Renolux conducts a full cycle of development and manufacture of children's car seats. With an eye on the kids of the two youngest age groups, the Koriolis model has been created, which is supposed to be used from the moment the baby is born until the age of 3-4 years.

During the first year of the child's life, the chair is installed in the car salon "against the wool". Then it can be deployed in the course of the movement of the "iron horse", so that it would be more convenient for the child to contemplate the surroundings. The model turned out to be one of the few units of seats without Isofix mounting brackets, who were armed with a rotary mechanism. The bowl of the product rotates around the axis by 360 °, which greatly simplifies the boarding and disembarking of a small passenger.

The car seat got an ergonomically shaped bowl with an additional insert for newborns. The height of the headrest, internal five-point straps and the angle of inclination of the backrest (5 positions) are amenable to settings in its design. Comfortable conditions have been created in the seat of the chair for both a six-month-old baby and a 3-4-year-old child.

The soft upholstery of the Renolux Koriolis frame is made removable for the sake of the possibility of washing from dirt in a delicate mode. In addition, it has hypoallergenic properties. The car seat is presented on the shelves in calm colours of grey-black tones with colour variations of the headrest. The price tag of the model fully justifies parental expectations, and its purchase will not particularly burden the family low-cost.

The "thoroughbred" Cybex Sirona Z i-Size chair belongs to a strong middle class of children's car seats. It combines the comfort of landing, flexibility of settings and high safety. But about everything in order.

"According to the passport" for the model, coverage of weight groups 0+ (0-13 kg) and 1 (9-18 kg) is claimed. This means that it will last from the moment of birth of the child for 3-4 years in a row. The death grip of the car seat on the back row of the car seats is provided by the base with the Isofix fastening system. To help her, a foot rest on the floor is provided. It will not work to fasten the seat with just an autorem.

In the formation of comfortable conditions for the baby's landing, a system of adjustments is involved: the height of the headrest (12 positions) and internal seat belts, the tilt of the backrest (5 positions), the rotation of the bowl around the axis. The last feature will appeal to parents, because it simplifies the procedure of putting a child in a car seat.

During the tests of the product for strength according to the methodology of the General German Automobile Club ADAC in 2019, Cybex Sirona Z i-Size received high scores in the discipline "Shock safety". According to the sum of all the tested parameters, the chair was rated "Good" (+). Half a point to the chair was "mowed down" for its heavy weight (15 kg). The product also demonstrated high safety in side collisions, which was achieved due to the presence of retractable projectors side protection L.S.P. System.

Chairs under the brand Britax Romer consistently occupy the leading lines of the podium among the best children's car seats. This is clearly seen in the example of the advanced Dualfix M I-Size model.

The car seat is adapted for the transportation of babies aged from 3 months to 3-4 years. Kids even younger are ready to take on board a close relative of the model in the person of Britax Romer Dualfix i-Size Price from 17 880 up to 25 870 ₴, the standard package of which includes a liner for newborns. There are no other significant differences between the Dualfix shopmates.

A distinctive feature of the Britax Romer Dualfix M I-Size is the swivel design of the bowl. The possibility of its rotation around the axis makes it easier to board and disembark a small passenger. In general, the bowl should be turned back forward during the first year of joint trips with the child, then the seat should be installed with the face in the direction of the car.

The main fastening element of the car seat is represented by the brackets of the Isofix system. As an auxiliary fixation device, the model uses the foot of the floor stop. At the same time, the child is fastened in the seat with internal five-point straps. To achieve the most comfortable fit for a small passenger, parents have the right to adjust the angle of the seat back (12 positions are available), the level of placement of the headrest (5 positions), the height of the seat belts.

The high degree of safety of the car seat was noted by specialists of the German organization ADAC during the crash test of the product (conducted in 2018). The model received high scores in all tested parameters, except for the need for increased space for placement in the car interior. Therefore, the chair will not fit into a very tiny subcompact. But on board a city SUV, crossover or quite an ordinary sedan, it will look appropriate.

The BeSafe iZi Twist B i-Size chair with Scandinavian pedigree provides a high level of safety and comfort for transporting children. The model is suitable for babies from birth to 3-4 years old.

The highlight of the car seat is the swivel design of the bowl, which simplifies access to the child from the side of the car doorway. As a result, the child is easier to plant and remove from the children's car seat. A comfortable fit of the baby in the chair is facilitated by a 4-position adjustment of the backrest angle and 10 positions of adjustment for the height of the headrest, coupled with internal seat belts.

BeSafe iZi Twist B i-Size is installed against the movement of the machine for the entire period of use. The product is fixed using the Isofix locking brackets. An additional link to guard the strong fixation of the car seat is the foot of the floor stop. The correctness of the installation of the chair is confirmed by special indicators.

Newborn enveloping liner provides support for the fragile back of newborn babies. Another passive safety system in the on-board equipment of the car seat is represented by retractable SIP side protection protectors. And although the price tag for the product cannot be called democratic, the issue of safety is not a reason to save money. Moreover, the chair is bought with an eye to several years.