What is the best convertible car seat in Australia? Also, what is an convertible car seat?
A convertible car seat in Australia is where it's suitable from birth to 4 or 8 years old. That is, the seats can be set in a rearward facing position and then changed (convertible) to a forward position. The most common convertible car seat in Australia is the 0-4 years seats. Typical these seats are to be used from birth and up to 30 months in a rearward facing position and then converted to a forwards position to 4 years of age,
The top of the range convertible car seats is the Maxi Cosi Pria and the Britax B-First. The Maxi Cosi Cosi Pria range has the Prai LX and the Pria LX G-Cell. The Britax B-First range the B-First iFix and B-First Clicktight.
Best Convertible Car Seat from Maxi Cosi
The Maxi Cosi Pria LX and the Maxi Cosi Pria LX G-Cell has the same features, where the G-Cell offers extra side impact protection. The Maxi Cosi Pria is a very compact car seat with the highlight feature being the SmartGuide and the SmartLock.
Best Convertible Car Seat from Britax
The Britax B-First range has 2 models, the iFix and the Clicktight. The Britax B-First iFix has ISOFIX fitting method, but you can also use the vehicles seat belt if needed. The Britax B-First Clicktight is an vehicle seat belt fitting system - the Clicktight is Britax's latest fitting system. The B-First seat is larger but the design is beautiful and the highlight feature of the B-First seats is the Nanotex fabric which is water and stain repellent and the side impact protection (SICT) for the torso and the head support.
Both Maxi Cosi and Britax only offer convertible child car seats up to 4 years. For convertible car seats from birth to 8 years only Mother's Choice and Infa Secure offer these models. Mother's Choice Ascend and Infa Secure Achieve are the only 2 models suitable from birth to 8 years.