I love this carseat. My son is very comfortable, and secure. I own a Britax and this Recaro, and I would buy this over the Britax anyday.

I have three kids and I've been used quite a few car seats and this is the best. I've been using this for 8 months now and my baby girl looks so comfortable, she just loves it. And the color, design and the quality is unbeatable. I am buying one more for my brother's son.

We bought this for my son one year ago, and the comfort and safety quality is unmatched. We've used several other car seats while traveling, and the latches in the others seemed so flimsy and he looked so uncomfortable, with minimal head support, which helped me appreciate the design quality in the Recaro. Great to know my son's head is protected from a side collision, yes, but I really like that it holds his head up when he falls asleep, which is often since the seat is so comfortable for him. We live where it's hot a large part of the year so the cool fabric is a major bonus. This car seat is bulky, but the quality and sense of security is worth it!

For an upper end seat, the latch system seems to be an afterthought. It doesn't come set up for rear-facing. Understanding the instructions is difficult, and basically you have to re-route the latch strap and decide for yourself if it should be in front of or behind the buckle strap under the seat cover. If you're trying to decide, I'd go with the Britax - a breeze compared to this. I may still exchange.