What's this? Overall score is based on a "pass" for crash protection, and scores for ease of use and fit to vehicle, in LATCH and belt modes, using the car seat with its base. The displayed score is out of a total of 100 points.
Price range:
$440.00 - $453.19
Summary:The infant seat model offered by OrbitBaby. Designed to work with other Orbit products through transfer using their SmartHub system. Begining in 2011, rear-facing weight capacity was increased from 22 lbs. to 30 lbs retro-active to all G2 models produced.
The Orbit Baby Infant Car Seat G2 is part of the car seat
test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, infant car seat
models like the Infant Car Seat G2 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.
Crash protection:
We hired a contract lab to perform crash tests to the government standards as dictated by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213. Crash tests simulate a head-on 30-mph crash with a 22-pound instrumented test dummy representing an average-sized 12-month-old child.
Ease of use:
Includes the clarity of instructions, installing the seat, adjusting harness positions, placing a child in the seat, securing the harness, and removing the child.
Fit to vehicle LATCH:
A rating of how easy it is to securely and correctly install each seat using the LATCH system in a variety of vehicles and how well the seats fit each vehicle once installed.
About This Brand
Orbit Baby is a relatively new name in child restraints and travel products based near San Francisco, and known for its high-end products. Orbit Baby products are often differentiated by their versatility and features that allow movement and easy integration between its child-seat bases and other products using its unique hub system. Orbit Baby products often appear in testimonials by celebrities and are marketed to them as well, with available features such as a sun-shade cover for its seats called a "paparazzi cover."
Features & Specs - Orbit Baby Infant Car Seat G2
Weight range (lbs.) The manufacturers' specifications for the seats - they can accommodate a child weighing from X to Y lbs.
Weight range (lbs.)
4-30
Height range (in.) The manufacturers' specifications for the seats - they can accommodate a child from A to B inches in height.
Height range (in.)
19-32"
Carrier weight (lbs.) The weight of the carrier portion of the seat (to the nearest 1/2 lb.).
1 person has reviewed this model.
Weight range (lbs.)
