Update: Please read our Graco Extend2Fit REVIEW
Are you tired of convertible seats that don’t last forever in the rear-facing position? Sick of products that lack decent legroom for your leggy rear-facing 3-year-old? Frustrated by expensive carseats that don’t even have dual integrated cup holders? Well, your troubles are soon to be over!
Okay, being serious for a moment – we won’t even lay eyes on this seat for another 2 weeks when it’s unveiled at the ABC Kids Expo but I’m going to go out on a limb (or maybe I should say “on an extension”) and predict that this seat is going to be a walk-off homerun for Graco and for the legions of parents who are passionate about extended rear-facing!
Competition? What Competition! You have to see it to believe it!
This is Graco’s first carseat to be rated to 50 pounds in the rear-facing position. And while 50 lbs. RF might be overkill for a lot of kids, if you are the parent of a mega-sized toddler – this has got to be music to your ears! Plus, we already know how tall the other height-adjustable Graco convertible seats are (Size4me and clones, 4Ever, Milestone, etc.) so if Extend2Fit is a similar height – wow! That is going to be one very long-lasting convertible seat.
But wait, there’s more!
They could have stopped right there and that would have been enough to sway a lot of consumers but they took it to the next level by doing something that no other CR manufacturer has ever done with a convertible seat before. They added a 4-position extension panel that provides up to 5 inches of additional legroom in the rear-facing position! Honestly, if that doesn’t silence the rear-facing critics who can’t seem to get over the horrible injustice of having a RF child sit with his legs bent, or crossed, or propped up – I guess nothing will.
So, how much would you pay for this awesome new carseat? $1500? $464.72? $29?
MSRP will be $199! Which is really good news if you were willing to spend $1500 or $464.72 and kinda bad news if you were only willing to spend $29.
Act now and you get 2 free cupholders!
Well, actually you can’t act now because the seat won’t be available until January 2016. And technically the dual cupholders are integrated into the shell and come with the seat but it sounded good so I had to throw that in there. 😉
Graco Extend2Fit Specs & Features:
- Rear-facing 4-50 lbs., up to 45″ tall
- Forward-facing 22-65 lbs., up to 49″
- 10-position adjustable headrest
- 6 recline positions (4 for RF; 3 for FF; 1 of the RF reclines can be used FF)
- 4-position extension panel provides up to 5” of extra legroom
- Steel reinforced frame
- Fuss Free harness storage holds the buckles out of the way during loading and unloading
- Premium push-on LATCH connectors
- Machine washable cover
- Dual integrated cup holders
- 10 year lifespan before expiration
I guess the only thing left to say is…
Does anyone know what kind of SIP this car seat has?
Will it be released in Canada??
I was SOOOOO super excited to get this seat on sale at the Toy R Us trade in event… then I find out TRU isn’t selling this seat 🙁
I was so excited to hear about this! Everything about it sounds wonderful! (Provided it has a similar harness height as the “Graco clones.”) Is Graco ever again going to make a convertible car seat with lock-offs?
I hope they improved their harness. I couldn’t tighten the harness the My Size harness for the life of me. And all the tips and tricks did not help. You shouldn’t need tips or tricks to get a harness properly adjusted anyway.
We so do not like cupholders, we don’t allow sippies in the car, plus the holders take up space. But everything else looks great.
Not allowing sippys/bottles in the car is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of!! & they don’t take up space they’re part of the seat itself so it’s not like they’re an add on that makes the seat wider than it would be w/out them! I don’t understand why anyone wouldn’t allow their child a spill proof sippy in the car..my baby always has a sippy & a bottle when she’s in the car..I’m thirsty all the time & always have a drink w/ me so I wouldn’t force my baby to go w/out a drink when I have one that’s just foolish & barbaric! I personally can’t go anywhere w/out a bottle of water or pop & wouldn’t expect my baby to go w/out either!
Actually sippys turn into a projectile in car wrecks. I read an article about a sippy cup hitting a hild in the head that caused injuries similar to scalping when the mom wrecked. So maybe do a little research before judging and attacking another mom.
Foolish and barbaric? oookay! Drinks are not a requirement in a vehicle. I don’t even want to know how nasty your car interior probably is.
Yes, as stated below sippies are a projectile risk. Imagine a cup of water slamming into your child’s head in a crash. That could be fatal. It’s not a risk worth taking. We allow plenty of water before or after getting into the car, but no need to risk safety while inside it.
The only catch seems it might not fit 3 in a row? I bought a Clek for my tot and narrow was key! It also RF to 50 lbs. (she is tall but might get close to 4) and has that cool rigid latch for FF. But this looks like a neat seat for sure!!
Really really hoping to see this in Canada!!! Graco has usually been good about getting their products to Canada (although was a bit disappointed with the 35lb limit on that last seat… boo). Looks like a great seat, and something that might be on my list. Not so much because I need the ERF capabilities (I have lightweights — my 5yo is 37lbs), but because it looks like it will work with my obnoxiously forward-of-the-bight seatbelts :D.
And a steel reinforced frame, shut the front door!!!
Since when does Ron Popeil work for Graco????
That press release picture does seem to show the front passenger seat pushed up quite a way, I hope it’s a small car ;).
If only it went by the 1″ rule instead of a standing height limit of 45″
It says it has the same specs as the other graco which have the 1″ rule then it later says 45″ so I’m thinking it’s the same and has the 1″ rule.
And is it coming to Canada?!
wow! WOW! What!?!? How is this possible? What’s the catch?