About this product
The Chicco NextFit Zip Max is a two-way car seat that stays with your child from birth to about age 6, according to the manufacturer. Its main advantage is rear-facing travel: you can stay rear-facing up to 22.7 kg, and the manufacturer cites about 25% more legroom. That way one seat lasts the whole way. This is a US-market model.
Key specifications
- Total range of use: from 1.8 kg to 29.5 kg, up to a height of 125 cm, from birth to about age 6.
- Rear-facing: from 1.8 kg to 22.7 kg, up to a height of 109 cm.
- Forward-facing: from age one and up, from 10 kg to 29.5 kg, up to a height of 125 cm.
- Installation with LATCH anchors and a SuperCinch tightener, or with the vehicle belt. According to the manufacturer, LATCH anchors also suit seats with ISOFIX. Above 15.9 kg rear-facing and above 18 kg forward-facing, install with the vehicle belt and not with LATCH.
- The top tether strap is used for forward-facing installation only.
- 9 recline positions, with a bubble level indicator on both sides of the seat for the installation angle.
- Headrest with 9 height positions that adjusts together with the harness. The newborn insert is for babies weighing 1.8 to 5 kg, rear-facing only.
- DuoGuard side impact protection system: a deep hard shell and energy-absorbing EPS foam.
- Leather-look padding and a breathable 3D AirMesh backrest. The cover comes off with a zipper and can be machine washed in cold water on a gentle cycle, then hang dried.
Who it suits
Families looking for one seat from birth to school age, especially parents who want to extend rear-facing travel as long as possible. At about 48 cm wide and about 12 kg this is a large seat, better suited to a regular car. The model comes in a combination of black and grey.