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    Platinum Cloud Q

    One of multiple seats offered in the U.S. by Cybex.

    Price

    $450.00

    Description

    One of multiple seats offered in the U.S. by Cybex.

    CR Expert Take

    How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

    Overall Score

    The Overall Score for this model is derived from our expert lab test results.
    Current Range of Tested Infant Car Seats

    What goes into the Overall Score?

    EXPERT LAB TESTS

    Ease of use
    3  /  5
    Fit-to-vehicle LATCH
    5  /  5
    Fit-to-vehicle belt
    2  /  5
    Fit-to-vehicle carrier-only
    3  /  5
    Maximum weight (lbs.)
    35
    Crash protection
    Best

    Pros

    • Excellent LATCH installations
    • Has load leg feature
    • Push-on LATCH connectors
    • Harness adjustment does not require re-threading

    Cons

    • Recline feature of carrier may be difficult to operate for first time users
    • Two-step release button on base for carrier release
    • Tensioning plate works better for LATCH than belt because it's more difficult to keep the belt in the guides
    • Belt path is non-intuitive
    • Heavy carrier

    CR's Take

    The Cloud Q is another load leg infant seat provided by Cybex with better crash protection scores. The recline feature of the carrier may be difficult to operate for first time users. This seat is also better suited to an installation with LATCH than with a seat belt.

    Detailed Test Results

    Consumer Reports’ car seat crash test, developed in 2014, provides comparative performance information on which car seats could provide an additional margin of safety.  All child seats sold in the United States are required to meet government safety standards, and Consumer Reports’ tests are not designed to test compliance with those standards.  Rather, we evaluate the seats’ performance under conditions designed by our experts to simulate certain crash scenarios, and rate them on a scale ranging from “basic” to “best.”  The test conditions have been carefully designed to simulate the interior environment and forces encountered during a crash in contemporary vehicles. For more information on our crash test protocol, please click here.

    About

    The Cybex Platinum Cloud Q is part of the Car Seats test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Infant Car Seats models like the Platinum Cloud Q are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

    Maximum weight: The maximum weight of a child that a model will accommodate.

    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.

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