Mamas Worldwide » Car seats http://www.mamasworldwide.com Bringing together parents from around the world Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:21:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 The Best European Car Seats http://www.mamasworldwide.com/2008/12/19/the-best-european-car-seats/ http://www.mamasworldwide.com/2008/12/19/the-best-european-car-seats/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:19:55 +0000 Christina http://www.mamasworldwide.com/?p=291

Römer Baby-Safe Sleeper

According to the German consumer ratings magazine Stiftung Warentest, these are the top five car seats in each category that have earned either a “good” or “very good” quality rating.  The number in parenthesis is the score received, the lower the score, the better the car seat did in tests.  When fewer than five seats are listed, that means that no other car seats in that category received a “good” or “very good” rating.

Note: Isofix is the international name for an anchoring-type car seat installation.  The term LATCH is often used for this system in the US and LUAS or Canfix is used in Canada.

Maxi Cosi Cabriofix

Group 0, up to 10 kg (22 lbs)

  1. Römer Baby-Safe Sleeper* (1.8)

Group 0+, up to 13 kg (28.7 lbs)

  1. Maxi Cosi Cabriofix with Easyfix base** (1.4), without base (2.7)
  2. Römer Baby Safe Plus with Isofix base* (1.5), without base (2.1)
  3. Recaro Young Profi Plus Isofix (1.7), without base (2.0)
  4. Storchenmühle Twin 0+ Isofix (1.7), without base (2.0)
  5. Graco Logico S HP with base*** (1.8), without base (1.6)

Group 0/I, up to 18 kg (39.7 lbs)

  1. Wavo G 0/I with Isofix base (2.0)

Group I, 9 to 18 kg (19.8 to 39.7 lbs)

  1. Kiddy Infinity Pro (1.6)
  2. Maxi Cosi Priorifix (1.8)
  3. Chicco Key1 Isofix (2.0)
  4. Römer Duo Plus* (2.0)
  5. Römer Safefix Plus Isofix* (2.0)

Group I/II/III, 9 to 36 kg (19.8 to 79 lbs)

  1. Kiddy Comfort Pro (2.1)

Römer Kidfix

Group II/III, 15 to 36 kg (33 to 79 lbs)

  1. Römer Kidfix* (1.7)
  2. Maxi Cosi Rodi XR (1.8)
  3. Concord Lift Evo PT (1.9)
  4. Bébé Confort Moby (1.9)
  5. Cybex Solution X (1.9)

* Römer, also spelled Roemer, is the same company as Britax, but the seats sold under the brand name Britax do not appear to be identical to the seats sold under the brand name Römer
** Sold in the US as the Maxi Cosi Mico
*** Sold in the US as the Graco Infant SafeSeat, is also identical to the Teutonia Tario.

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