Friday, February 5, 2010

Maxi Cosi Priori XP - Child Protection Matters

The Maxi Cosi Priori XP is the classical front facing baby car seat, although it can be used as a rear facing seat as well. This manufacturer has been a pioneer in baby passenger safety for more than 25 years, with a legacy of outstanding performance in developing new solutions that improve the safety of baby car seats and enhance their ease of use and installation. This seat is suitable from nine months until around four years. It is made out of two pieces – the base (that fixes directly to the seat of a car) and the baby carrier in which the baby goes.

This car seat is the newest edition to Maxi Cosi’s collection. It has ergonomic handle that is flattened, so when you loop it under your arm it is going to be a little bit more comfortable than your standard infant car seats. Plus you have the grip on handle. It has the side impact protection which is very nice and it is stuffed with foam. It has a secured five point harness with padded straps and padded crutch plate as well. The straps are extremely easy to tighten and loosen at will, and are also extremely secure.

The Maxi Cosi Priori XP also features a head rest. As your child grows you want to adjust the harness height – you do not have to go to the back of your car seat. As you can notice on the front of the seat is the easy to do lever that slides up and down depending on how tall or short your baby is. So, it is very user friendly. So, you can adjust the harness with the front lever and that is going to allow you to tighten it and loosen it very easily. The seat itself is cozy and is very beautiful (especially the blue one). Also, it features hooks to put straps on when not in use so you are not fiddling with them when it comes to putting your small child back in your automobile.



The Maxi Cosi Priori XP car seat is accommodating for 20 pounds all the way up to 40 pounds and around 35 inches. What is great about this manufacturer is that they are safety experts. The base has the anti rebound bar, so when you put it against the back seat it prevents the whole car seat from flipping forward because the anti rebound bar is going to be secured against the back of your car. It has a reclining function which is simple to reach from the front and you just squeeze the lever and pull it in one continues motion and you are ready to go. Best of all, the cover is easy to remove and very easily cleaned. The one and only problem you can have with the Maxi Cosi Priori XP is that the seat cover is hand wash only.



The seat belt tensioner provides greater driving comfort and means it fits very securely and once in doesn’t move at all. This is one of the safest infant car seats you can buy.