RECARO Euro Convertible Seat, River
From Recaro
Product Description
The Euro Convertible Car Seat is appropriate for children weighing between 5 and 35 pounds rear-facing or 20 to 70 pounds forward-facing. It features the RECARO Side Impact Protection (SIP) system, which is designed to specifically protect each of the 5 vulnerable areas of a child in a side impact collision the head, neck, face, torso and pelvis. Also included is the RECARO safety stripe system a racing-inspired white stripe which will be clearly visible on the outside edge of the 5-point harness. This stripe is designed to alert a parent that a twist could occur, or has begun, thus preventing a safety hazard.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #29349 in Baby Product
- Color: River
- Brand: Recaro
- Model: 334.01.KA12
- Released on: 2012-02-24
- Fabric type: Cotton 60%/Rayon 40%
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 27.00" h x20.50" w x22.00" l,
Features
- Racing-Inspired 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 and pelvis
- Designed and engineered to provide optimum safety and protection in the event of an accident
- Accommodates children from 5- 40 pounds rear-facing and 20-70 pounds forward-facing
- Soft Touch Seat Cushion
- Energy Absorbing EPS Foam
Most helpful customer reviews
198 of 199 people found the following review helpful.I had just purchased the Recaro ProRIDE seat when I had a chance to get this seat. The description on Amazon for this seat is vague at best, not really explaining much about the seat in order to see what the differences are between the two. If you look at the ProRIDE seat reviews, Recaro ProRIDE Convertible Car Seat, Blue Opalyou will see it is a well loved seat with great safety features. Both seats offer the following:1. Smooth operation on tightening the straps. My daughter didn't get mad when I tightened the straps on these seats like she does in her infant carrier.2. Plush seating surfaces. Seriously, *I* wanted to crawl into these seats and go to sleep, my daughter looked so comfy in them.3. Super easy installation.4. GREAT head support. The wings by the head are large and supportive.5. Tested for side impact protection and have passed European side impact testing. They haven't passed US side impact testing. Why? Would you believe the US doesn't require side impact testing on car seats? Kind of crazy.6. Both made by a racing company. Who would know more about auto safety than a company that makes race car seats?7. Rear facing 5 to 35 pounds, and forward facing 20 to 70 pounds. Your child should stay rear facing until AT LEAST two years old for maximum safety.8. Both will accommodate children to 50 inches tall.9. Both have a push button LATCH system and it makes them super fast to install, assuming your car is equipped with a LATCH. If not, you can use a regular locking seat belt.10. Both have a top tether.Differences:1. ProRIDE has "fancier" seating surfaces, with cool mesh fabric. The Euro has a simpler seating surface.2. ProRIDE is assembled in the US, the Euro is not.3. ProRIDE has an easy adjust strap height and head rest height by using a turn knob, the Euro needs to be manually re-threaded. The headrest is threaded along with the straps on the Euro, though, so the head restraint will be at the correct height when re-threaded.4. The Euro weighs just over 18 pounds, the ProRIDE is just over 20 pounds. Not a huge difference, but if you are moving it car to car, lighter is likely better.5. The Euro has the lowest harness height of 11.25 inches, highest height of 19.5 inches and a seat width of 15 inches. The ProRIDE has a low harness height of 11 inches, highest height of 18.5 inches and a seat width of 14 inches. So, if you have a bigger child, the Euro might be a better choice for you.Cons to both:1. Seat material has to be hand washed. It is removable, but not machine washable.2. Both are very tall, so they can make rear visibility diminished. Although in order to be safe to 50 inches, they need to be as tall as they are.3. The button in the front to adjust the straps feels like it should be different. It works just fine, but it is a metal latch that feels unfinished somehow. I don't know how to explain it other than it is very utilitarian and made me feel like it was the wrong button to be pushing.4. This is a con for the Euro only, but a lack of colors to choose from is a bummer. The ProRIDE now has many more color options.5. While the wings make it safe, they also limit space to get your child in and out rear facing. I have a Mazda minivan and there is not much space to get my daughter in and out while sitting in the seat behind the driver's seat. Putting her in the seat behind the passenger gives me more room because that seat is more in the middle of the van so I can climb in to get her. My van is smaller than most minivans, though, so this might not be an issue for you.6. Because of the height, it makes having a back seat mirror to see your child more difficult. You might have to put the mirror at a diagonal or up higher.My friend put this in her Honda Civic, rear facing, in the middle, and it fit fine and didn't cut down on her visibility as long as the seat was in the middle, not behind the driver seat.I contacted Recaro directly to ask about the differences because on their site they don't even have the Euro listed. The main differences they mentioned were trim level, where they were assembled, and the manual vs. knob adjustment. Please see my images for the product sheets for each seat. I really don't think you can go wrong with either seat, they both look great and have fantastic safety ratings. They also cost less than many other seats on the market. I decided to go with the ProRIDE seat as my main seat because I prefer the color options, but could have gone with either seat as our main seat if this was offered in the same color combos.***UPDATE*** I have since purchased a Honda Odyssey minivan, and this seat (well, the ProRIDE, which is essentially the same size) fits GREAT behind the driver's seat, much more easily than my old Mazda MPV van. It is tall, but it doesn't hamper my visibility. After using it longer, I am concerned with being able to keep my daughter rear facing even until being two years old. At 17 months, she is getting cramped, although not so much that she complains about it after the initial buckling in.
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful.We have 3 vehicles and so we have 3 carseats. We have a Britax Marathon 70, a Britax Roundabout 55, and most recently, this Recaro Euro. I'm writing this review based on what I've been able to compare between the 2 since it seems that when making a decision, most people I know go back and forth between Recaro and Britax quite a bit.While I understand that the Recaro seats have higher standards and test slightly better in crashes, the Britax are smaller and sit slightly lower and therefore, will fit better in a smaller car. We have a Chevy Traverse which is our only car the Recaro will fit in. It will not fit in our Ford F-250 or our Chevy Trailblazer unless it goes in the middle seat and can be installed via the seatbelt. (because the seat is so high, the middle seatbelts aren't long enough to go through the belt path to install rear facing). The Britax install easier with both with the seatbelts and with the latch system while the Recaro seems to be harder to get a snug install with. Even when installing with LATCH, it's difficult to tighten it to the level of tightness required because it has only 1 belt and 1 point of adjustment where the Britax has 2 belts (one on each side) and therefore 2 points of adjustment.Overall, it's a wonderful and very safe seat. Because it sits up so high, our son can see out easily and loves it. However, as I said, this could also make it to install in many cars. It has a nice wipe clean fabric, belts are easily adjustable even with the re-thread requirement of this seat. Like any carseat, it's not very breathable and seems hot in the summer but I've yet to come across one that doesn't have this downfall. If I had to do it again, I'd buy another Britax Marathon but I'm over all pleased with this purchase.
30 of 35 people found the following review helpful.Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R13LUS1ZN177BF The RECARO Euro Convertible Car Seat is a safe and well-constructed car seat. It offers a deep seat that provides a high-level of safety in the event of a side impact. The quality of the construction is immediately noticed by the weight of the seat - it certainly seems to be made of heavy duty materials and is less reliant on lighter weight plastics.Notes-Everything is designed around safety. Your child sits very deeply into the seat and is offered significant padding and bracing.- It seems to be very comfortable - although I am not sure if our 2 year would complain about not being "comfortable"- Again, this is a very well-constructed- Fully convertible - can be used as a rear-facing car seat for a new-born to a toddler seat- 5 point harness has a white line to help you recognize if there are any twists in the belt.- The fabric does not seem to breathe very well - our daughter seems to get a little more sweaty in this seat when compared to her britax- The seat is both wide and heavy - this is fine if you plan on putting it in a car and leaving it, but it leaves a little to be desired if you are routinely transferring it between vehicles or if you plan on taking on an airplane.- If you are planning to use this car seat in a smallish car... you will need to make sure that it fits!- While the deeper seat does offer increased safety it does make more difficult to get a wiggle-worm of a child into the seat. It may not sound like much (And it in the grand scheme of things it's not) but it can raise the frustration level.Final verdict - The Recaro Euro Convertible Car seat offers a high level of safety for your child and works perfectly in our mini-van. I would caution anyone looking to put it in a smaller car as it may be a tight fit. It may also cause you to utter a few obscenities under your breath a you try to get your toddler in the seat. However, it really is a high end car seat that is ideally suited to be fastened into a minivan and not moved for 2-3 years.4 Stars
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