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.
Approximate retail price:
$319.99
Summary:Currently the only infant seat offered by Peg Perego in the U.S.
The Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP 30/30 is part of the car seat
test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, infant car seat
models like the Primo Viaggio SIP 30/30 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
An Italian manufacturer of many child products, including child seats. Like Britax’s, Peg Perego's products are often considered high-end and are available mostly in boutique-type retail outlets.
Features & Specs - Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP 30/30
Weight range (lbs.) The manufacturers' specifications for the seats - they can accommodate a child weighing from X to Y lbs.
Weight range (lbs.)
5-30
Height range (in.) The manufacturers' specifications for the seats - they can accommodate a child from A to B inches in height.
Height range (in.)
30" or less
Carrier weight (lbs.) The weight of the carrier portion of the seat (to the nearest 1/2 lb.).
My son is 16 months old and 50th percentile for weight and height and he still fits very comfortably in this seat. We have used it since the day he was born and it still looks like new. The material washes very clean. I loved the fact that I could rock my son to sleep in the seat when he was an infant and he will still easily fall asleep in the seat during long car rides. My husband and I bought 1 seat and 2 bases, so that we can leave the seat with the baby at daycare, and either one of us can pick him up. Now that we need to keep kids rear facing longer, I am in no rush to buy another seat. I am hoping to keep this seat until he is a year so we can skip the convertible seat and go straight for a booster seat. Sadly I think he may be nearing the 30/30 limit. We carried my son in the seat when he was little, but now that he is a toddler, I just carry my son on my hip and the heavy seat in my hand. When we travel, the seat fits well into our BOB stroller and makes airports a breeze. This was one of our most valuable purchases and I am excited to leave such a positive review.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
By topbanana1976
from Brooklyn, NY
3.0
Good for the early months
6/5/2012
Pros
Easy to install
Sturdy
Cons
Heavy
Uncomfortable
Best Uses
Newborn
Comment:
We liked this because it felt more comfortable than some of the cheaper models and mostly it was stylish and fits well to the UppaBaby Vista. Everything was going well until 3-4 months when the baby I think felt hemmed in. I think he outgrew it very quickly. We are are trying to find a bigger one that doesnt restrict his movement as much.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
By Tonysmom
from Fort lauderdale, FL
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
3.0
Uncomfortable
3/24/2012
Pros
Easy to Clean
Easy to install
Safe
Sturdy
Stylish
Cons
Heavy
Uncomfortable
Best Uses
Newborn
Preemies
Comment:
My son is only 5 months old and 19 lbs, and I have to start looking for a bigger car seat. It is too tight for him and he is not a big boy.
12 people have reviewed this model.
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