My child’s safety is my biggest concern, especially in the car. That’s why I make sure to research car seats before making any purchases to ensure that she will be properly protected. Of course, price is also a factor that I take into consideration when making a purchase for my family. Unfortunately, a more affordably priced product can sometimes mean that I have to make a compromise with quality. Recaro, a leader in the automotive, airline and race car industry for over 100 years offers car seats that go beyond the safety standards with their quality car seats without breaking the bank.
The Recaro Performance Sport forward facing harness-to-booster car seat is made to adapt to your child’s growth for extended use. Aside from the obvious convenience factor, the fact that you won’t have to purchase multiple car seats is pretty appealing, in my opinion. Recaro offers multiple colors of the Performance Sport car seat to appeal to a wider consumer base and their safety ratings and factors are something to brag about.
- Convenient forward-facing harness-to-booster Recaro® Performance Sport car seat adapts to your child’s growth for extended use
- Harness mode supports children 20 to 65 lb.; new upper harness weight limit fits an average 9.5 year old child
- Harness mode accommodates children 27″ to 49″ tall
- Booster mode supports children 30 to 120 lb.
- Booster mode accommodates children 37″ to 59″ tall
- Car seat weight: 25 lb.
- Dimensions: 14″ L x 18.5″ W x 30″ H
- Deepest side wings on the market with metal reinforced side walls for full body side impact protection
- Each belt guide is color coded for easier identification of proper belt path and positioning of LATCH strap and vehicle seat belt
- Recaro Side Impact Protection technology is designed to protect the 5 vulnerable areas of a child in the event of side impact crash (head, face, neck, torso and pelvis)
- Twist-resistant buckle and exclusive HERO harness system technology provides superior comfort and resists harness twisting to ensure proper chest-clip positioning
- Recaro Safety Stripe System features racing-inspired white stripe that is clearly visible on outside edge of 5-point harness designed to easily alert parents that a twist could occur, or has begun to prevent a potential safety hazard
- EPS energy-absorbing foam
- Cloud Comfort Memory foam seat padding
- QuickFlip 2-position recline mechanism
- 5-point quick adjust no re-thread harness system can easily be removed to use seat as a booster
- CoolMesh air ventilation
- Mesh Pocket Cup holders
- Luxurious, temperature balancing fabrics can be removed and hand washed
- 1-year manufacturer’s warranty
- Made in USA
30-120 lbs in Booster mode
37- 59 inches in Booster mode
First Impression
Upon receiving this car seat I noticed how heavy it was compared to others I’ve owned in the past. It came wrapped in a bag and in a box and didn’t have any extra pieces falling off of it. This car seat appeared to be ready to install straight out of the box which I LOVE.
Weight
Installation
The installation process was easy-peasy. As I mentioned above, this car seat was ready to install straight out of the box. The car seat comes with the standard side latches that hook into my car’s metal car seat hooks. These were easy to install and easy to adjust. This car seat also has the back strap that hooks into the car’s car seat hook. This, too, was easy to adjust and tighten. In booster mode, this car seat is compatible with your car’s seat belt. There is an image on the side of the car seat that demonstrates exactly how it should look.
Comfort
The performance sport car seat is nice and wide to comfortable fit children of almost any size. It has lots of memory foam padding to keep the child comfortable on long car rides and also has an adjustable head rest and a quick flip reclining mechanism. The temperature regulating fabrics are great in the warmer months as they allow for more air flow than other car seats. My daughter almost always falls asleep in her car seat and usually wakes up sweaty. However, thanks to the breathable fabric on this car seat, we haven’t run into this sweating problem. I also really like that it’s easy to place my daughter in the car seat. Some car seats have really high sides which means I would have to lift her up and into the seat. With the performance sport car seat, I can simply set her down as if I’m placing her on the actually seat of the car.
Safety
This car seat offers great side impact protection. I’ve actually read many reviews on this car seat from families who have been in a collision and they are so grateful for he protection his car seat offered their children. When this car seat is being used in the harness mode, I feel like my daughter is safe thanks to the heavy duty, yet comfortable, harness system. One thing that I noticed about the straps on this car seat is that they don’t easily twist like some of our other car seats do. This is a huge plus and a huge time saver.
Travel
We always bring a car seat with us when traveling out of the country. I would say that this car seat is not ideal for travel. It’s too large for an airplane and too bulky to carry around the airport and put in and out of taxis or shuttles. I prefer to keep this car seat in my car at all times.
Overall, I think this is a car seat that is worth purchasing, even at full price. Toys ‘R Us has it on sale right now for $187.49 with free shipping which is a great deal. I would definitely take advantage of this pricing.
Disclosure: I received a free car seat to facilitate my review. Any opinion expressed in this article is based on my experience with the product/brand and is not influenced by compensation.
Oh my this seat looks amazing! We could absolutely use this, its perfect for my son!
I could defiantely use a new car seat my daughter just turned 1 and needs to get out of her infant seat
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We really need a bigger car seat for our little girl.
I ordered this seat from Walmart once, bit they were having "price glitches" and never sent it. I really want one for my son
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I used to have RECARO seats in my truck. Would love to have that safety, technology, and comfort for my son!
I could use a second car seat for our other car! Thanks for an awesome giveaway!
I could absolutely use a new carseat! I'm sad that this one doesn't rear-face, but it's so great in all over ways I think I would be okay with turning my 2.5 year old around in it to forward-face.
Most definitely! We have an almost 2.5 year old and a 3 week old. Infant car seats never last long since babies grow fast so our plans is to have her transfer to her big sisters convertible car seat while we look for a forward facing car seat for our toddler. This would be the perfect car seat for her!
Omg yes im using my 1st son hes 6 now carseat on my youngest hes 1 years old he could use this pretty bad!! lol
Waiting on baby #1…could definitely use this!
OMG yes we are using hand me down seats so we could really use a new one which I am sure is much safer than what we use now
Yes, we are due with baby #3 in March. I'd love this seat for my daughter who turns 3 the end of September!
the airline trashed my last carseat & told me they were doing me a favor to transport it across the country so they take zero responsibility to help me replace it. So YES i definitively need a new carseat!
YES!!!
Yes, I do!!
Baby #2 is due next week. We definitely need a new seat for his car.
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I could definitely use a car seat. I have 2 granddaughters and another grand baby on the way!
Yes. I would love to have my own car-seat. We have to swap the seat between cars – having 2 would be GREAT!
Yes, I could use a new car seat for my daughter.
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We could definitely use a new harness to booster seat!
Yes, we could
Rather than cleaning my son's current seat I could certainly use a new one.
I just ordered one of these for my daughter, but have to wait a while longer to upgrade my son's seat until we have the money, this would be great for him!
Baby #2 is coming…we need a car seat (and many other items)!
I need one badly. I now have two grandsons using carseats and only one carseat. I watch them both all day 6 or 7 days a week. I have to borrow from a parent everyday and moving them is a pain and not very safe to do daily.
This car seat looks awesome! Baby number two arrives any day, so it would be cool to win one!
yes! my littlest is about to outgrow her carrier! we need a good seat for her for my truck!
My little lady is riding around in an expired infant car seat at the moment. We need to replace it right away, so winning this would be a lifesaver (no pun intended).
This seat is awesome! We could really use another car seat so we can stoop switching the one we have between cars! It would be a life saver! 🙂
Yes!! We need one for our second car.
Yes i need a car seat. my 6 month old is about to move into my 2.5yr convertible car seat so i could use this seat!!!
Could use this seat for my son who's turning one on the 17th. What a great gift to possibly win! He's going to feel like a race car driver!
Yes. My little man will soon outgrow his infant seat and he will need 2 new car seats.
We could absolutely use a new one!
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Yes definitely! My son is almost too big for his infant seat!
I love this car seat. Definitely could use this for my son!
Yes, we need a new car seat. We have 3 in car seats and our youngest is outgrowing her infant seat!
Absolutely! My parents pick my son up from day care quite often and a second carseat would be a lifesaver!!
Kolten definatly could use a new car seat! This looks perfect!
Yes! One of oura expires end of the year!
def can use a car seat, we only have an infant seat now
yes bc our little one is growing out of hers
I need one for another car
I have a new little one so yes indeed!
Yes my daughter is almost a year old so she is ready to move from the infant car seat.
Oh we really need a new one. He is outgrowing his current one, so this would be so wonderful for us.
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Hubby is a huge racing fan and insists that only Recaro will do for our little one. We would love to win!
definitely. I make tiny kids and want to protect them in a great seat 🙂
Yes with baby two on the way we desperately need a new seat
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I could definitely use a new car seat!
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my daughter would love it
We need a second car seat your my husband's car.
My grandbaby could use a new carseat!
Yes! I do need a new carseat.
I could use this for my son!