Britax’s Frontier booster car seat is a dependable and safe convertible booster car seat. Its range of features makes for a solid seat that will protect your child in the event of a collision. It’s designed to hold your child from 25lbs up to 120lbs.

Performance:

The Britax Frontier makes takes ease of installation to a new level with its ClickTight system. The seat gives the option of opting for ClickTight over the traditional LATCH system and indeed offers several advantages for doing so. ClickTight is a system for harnessing the unit using the existing seat belt, featuring a compartment to easily guide the belt through the seat with its color-coded channels. Using ClickTight not only makes installation easier as opposed to using the LATCH system, but increases the overall weight limit; LATCH boosters are rated for up to 90lbs, but with ClickTight the booster can be used up to 120lbs. The tethering is secure, as ClickTight revolves around using an existing safety belt. Side-impact protection is covered with what Britax calls True Side Impact Protection, featuring a layer of energy-absorbing foam that purports to deflect the worst from side-impact collisions. Integrated steel bars complete the picture, providing for extra durability. The adjustable 5-point harness is designed to grow with your child, offering a 20.5″ harness, one of the largest in the field. A head restraint is included as part of the side-impact protection system, ensuring that the head stays aligned with the rest of the body during a crash. And lateral movement is a thing of the past with SafeCell, which compresses in the event of a collision and lowers the center of gravity, preventing movement. The fabric can be easily removed for washing, and the seat includes a cupholder as well as armrests in booster mode. However, there are some drawbacks; the harness adjuster can be tricky to use with small fingers, and the unit is fairly heavy. All in all, though, it’s an excellent and sturdy booster car seat that will safely see your child through their early years.

Special Features:

The Frontier comes equipped with a host of special features, including:

– ClickTight installation system
– SafeCell technology incorporated in the base
– Integrated steel bars
–Color Coded belt guides

Evenflo’s Amp Performance booster car seat is a backless configuration designed to make your child want to sit in a booster. With a range of colors and features, it’s designed for school-age children with the utmost safety in mind.

Performance:

The Evenflo Amp Performance backless booster car seat is squarely aimed at older, school-age children, eschewing the all-in-one variance to appeal only to children at the end-stage of requiring a seat. It’s sturdy and incredibly easy to install, with simple to use guided channels for inserting the safety belt. Once installed it’ll sit securely in place, flush against the seat, which will retard movement detrimental to side-impact safety. It carries an IIHS “best bet” safety rating, making it one of the safest boosters on the market. The seat comes in a variety of colors to appeal to older children, and optional graphics are available for the seat. It’ll securely hold a child between 40lbs and 100lbs, giving it a good weight range. The Amp Performance also features dual cup holders so both right- and left-handed children can drink comfortably and securely, and the armrests are the perfect height for older children. It’s easy to clean with removable pads, and comfortable. The only issues reported are that some children have difficulty buckling their seat belts with this product, although it is likely something they can get used to.

Special Features:

The Evenflo Amp Performance comes equipped with a host of special features, including:

– Tall armrests to increase comfort of older childen
– An IIHS "Best Bet" safety rating

Graco’s Backless Turbo Booster is a good value pick for a backless car booster seat. It’s very popular with parents who choose to go for a simple yet safety-minded booster.

Performance:

There’s a reason why the sturdy Graco Backless Turbo Booster seat is so popular. The adjustable armrests are designed to grow with your child, and the dual retractable cup holders will fold away when not in use, an underrated feature that most higher-priced units seem to lack. The padding is extra thick and comfortable. Installation is a snap with its large grooves to channel the seatbelt through, and the secure base will ensure protection in the event of a side-impact collision. It’s rated for a child’s weight varying from 30lbs up to 100lbs, giving it a slightly lower range than the Britax but higher than the Evenflo. In any case, it will fit most children requiring boosters, and will fit into most vehicles with ease. This is one of the few backless boosters that supports the LATCH system, although the jury is still out on whether or not a LATCH connection is necessary for a backless. However, if you don’t want to use the LATCH system, the tether is securely stored in a compartment. On a negative note, more assembly is required for this unit than most, as the armrests require screws to be installed into the base. As well, it has the propensity to come apart when moving it between vehicles, requiring you to put it back together.

Special Features:

The Frontier comes equipped with a host of special features, including:

– Adjustable armrests
– Extra-comfortable seat pad
– LATCH support