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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2310 in Baby Product
- Color: Midnight
- Brand: Recaro
- Model: 385.01.MC11
- Released on: 2010-08-20
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 19.00" h x 24.00" w x 27.00" l, 22.00 pounds
Features
- 5 Point Harness Usage: For a child 27 to 59 inches tall and 20 to 90 pounds - Booster Usage: For a child 27 to 59 inches tall and 30 to 120 pounds
- Highest 5 Point harness capacity - 90 lbs - highest in class
- RECARO Side Impact Protection - designed to protect each of the 5 vulnerable areas of a child in a side impact crash including their - head - neck - face - torso - pelvis
- (EPS) foam absorbs crash force energy
- 2 multi-purpose storage pouches - snacks, drinks, MP3 player
Editorial Reviews
From the Manufacturer
The ProSPORT is part of the world class ProSERIES of child safety seats by RECARO, the international leader in automobile, racecar and child seat technology and a leading innovator in side impact protection. Assembled in the U.S.A., the ProSPORT is a high quality child restraint that provides parents and children the luxury and safety they need for happy travels. The ProSPORT incorporates RECARO's Side Impact Protection designed to distinctly protect each of the 5 vulnerable areas of a child in a side impact collision - their head, neck, face, torso and pelvis. RECARO developed and optimized side impact protection for racecar seats in the 1990's then quickly adapted our expertise to set a new standard for premium child safety seats. EPS energy absorbing foam and the proprietary RECARO seat structure design combine to provide seating safety, style and comfort for your little one, once reserved only for the most prestigious automobile and racing seats in the world. Comfort padding, soft wear resistant fabric and an ergonomic shell design provide luxury comfort qualities in the ProSPORT that are equal to the RECARO name. For added safety, we test our seats in our competency centers in Europe and the United States and through independent agencies including the globally respected ADAC. Because of our rigorous testing to the world's most stringent safety standards, RECARO confidently believes our seats are the safest in the market. RECARO recently celebrated its 100th anniversary and was named one of the "Brands of the Century" in 2009. With expertise designing seats for the most prestigious automobiles, world-class racecars and premium child car seats, you can be assured of the quality and safety of the ProSPORT seat by RECARO. Premium Features: Side Impact Protection, EPS foam, EasyAdjust No-Rethread 5 Pt. Harness, Push Button LATCH System, Built-in LATCH Storage, QuickPull harness adjustment, ErgoShell, SoftTouch Seat Cushion, Top Tether.
The ProSPORT is part of the world class ProSERIES of child safety seats by RECARO, the international leader in automobile, racecar and child seat technology and a leading innovator in side impact protection. Assembled in the U.S.A., the ProSPORT is a high quality child restraint that provides parents and children the luxury and safety they need for happy travels. The ProSPORT incorporates RECARO's Side Impact Protection designed to distinctly protect each of the 5 vulnerable areas of a child in a side impact collision - their head, neck, face, torso and pelvis. RECARO developed and optimized side impact protection for racecar seats in the 1990's then quickly adapted our expertise to set a new standard for premium child safety seats. EPS energy absorbing foam and the proprietary RECARO seat structure design combine to provide seating safety, style and comfort for your little one, once reserved only for the most prestigious automobile and racing seats in the world. Comfort padding, soft wear resistant fabric and an ergonomic shell design provide luxury comfort qualities in the ProSPORT that are equal to the RECARO name. For added safety, we test our seats in our competency centers in Europe and the United States and through independent agencies including the globally respected ADAC. Because of our rigorous testing to the world's most stringent safety standards, RECARO confidently believes our seats are the safest in the market. RECARO recently celebrated its 100th anniversary and was named one of the "Brands of the Century" in 2009. With expertise designing seats for the most prestigious automobiles, world-class racecars and premium child car seats, you can be assured of the quality and safety of the ProSPORT seat by RECARO. Premium Features: Side Impact Protection, EPS foam, EasyAdjust No-Rethread 5 Pt. Harness, Push Button LATCH System, Built-in LATCH Storage, QuickPull harness adjustment, ErgoShell, SoftTouch Seat Cushion, Top Tether.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Great Car Seat By Ryan
This is a very nice car seat! We ordered 2, one for both of our vehicles. We previously had a Chicco infant car seat and couldn't find anything even close in quality at our local retailers. If you are looking for a high quality, well built, and very safe booster car seat I promise you will not be disappointed with the Recaro ProSport! One note on the fabric...we ordered one in Midnight and one in Blue Opal. The Midnight one is more of a cloth/microfiber cover and the Blue Opal is more of a polyester fabric cover like our Chicco seat. Both look like they will hold up well and clean up nicely.
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful.
Great seat, but harness option may be too tight for older kids.... By Christine Michaels
Let me start by saying that this is one of the nicest harness to booster seats out there. And I feel like I reviewed/tested them all. The seat has many great features as previous posters have indicated, my favorites being:
- Seat comfort/plushness: I have seen several of the harness to booster seats in person (and my almost 5 year old has "tested" them) and it has the most substantial padding. No surprise there, Recaro is known for their seats!
- Adjustable 5pt. harness without having to re-thread harness straps - there is a nifty mechanism on the back of the seat that allows you to adjust the harness straps and head restraint up and down to 4 different locations. Great for when child grows.
- Head and side impact protection - I loved the way the head and side "wings" fit around her body - looked to me like she would be super duper safe in the event of an accident from the side and also looked to protect the body better than some other seats (of course, no real crash test evidence here, just stating my opinion)
- Fit to Vehicle - a cinch to install, took me less than 5 minutes to get a good, tight fit with LATCH.
So why only 3 stars?
One of the reasons I was attracted to this seat was the harness option to 90 lbs and 57 inches tall. After having a long conversation with a car seat safety expert in my area who convinced me that children should be harnessed as long as possible for obvious safety reasons, I decided to switch her out of the booster I was already using and get her back into a harness that I could switch to booster mode when she is older. The ProSport seemed to fit the bill perfectly as it looks like a "big girl seat" to her and I would have the option to harness her for one or two more years (or more if she let me!)
So here's the major con - my daughter is pretty average for height and weight for an almost 5 year old at 40 lbs, 40 inches. With a winter coat on, the harness is incredibly snug and extremely difficult to close. I can't imagine someone even 10 lbs. heavier being able to fit in the harness with a jacket, let alone at 90 lbs. For comparison purposes, I checked the Britax Frontier 85 to see how much "slack" the harness had, and it had WAY more room to grow.
I really feel like the Recaro is a better seat, but since the harness is important to me, I might have to reconsider. I did play around with it to make sure I wasn't missing anything and also went back to the store where I purchased it and watched the salesperson try to adjust it. Unfortunately, it's the way it is. He also agreed it was difficult to close.
For those that have younger / smaller kids, I can certainly understand why people love the seat, and my gripe may not even be an issue for those that won't be harnessing their 5+ year old, 40 lb. children. I'm just extremely disappointed that Recaro claims the seat will accommodate a 90lb / 57 inch tall child when I think those numbers are way off. Fix the harness Recaro, and you have one incredible seat on your hands. Until then, I think I have to consider a harness to booster with more room.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
RECARO Delivers Again! By Katherine
I wanted a seat to keep at my parents' house, and my two and a half year old daughter is just about to outgrow her rear-facing seat, a RECARO Signo, so I went with their new carseat/booster combo. It is very comfortable, relatively compact (it's a lunker at 25 pounds but it fits into small cars easily), and has the highest weight limits in the industry. My daughter loved it from the second we took it out of the box, and gets excited about getting to ride in it. The shoulder straps resize without having to rethread, and the LATCH system is easy to use.
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