2025 ABC Kids Expo: New Car Seats on the Horizon
Kecia and I just attended the ABC Kids Expo trade show in Las Vegas and saw the latest and greatest in baby and kids gear for 2025. It’s a chance to meet with old friends, make new ones, and find products that we think will make your life easier. This year we were blown away by some new car seats we think are gamechangers. Every manufacturer had something great to offer, but before we dive into the fun, we have a shameless beg of you. We have linked all of our videos here to our YouTube channel. If you kindly would, please subscribe ☺️. We’re in the process of adding a lot of videos we think you’ll find helpful; after all, we have all these years of expertise to share!
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Axkid
Starting in alphabetical order, the new kid on the block, Axkid. Axkid is a Swedish company founded in 2009 which is bring 2 car seats to the U.S. later this summer, a rear-facing only that will stay in the vehicle and a belt-positioning booster seat.
Axkid One
Rear-facing only
Weight limits: up to 65 lbs.
Height limits: up to 49”
Features:
Rigid LATCH installation to 40 lbs., then rigid LATCH WITH seat belt installation to 65 lbs.
Load leg
Anti-rebound bar
Recline dial on car seat between child’s legs adjusts recline
MSRP: $799 as of this writing
Arriving in specialty stores: August/September
Axkid will have accessories available for purchase, including a Safety Kit Classic, which includes a vehicle seat protector, sun shades, and regular mirror, and a Safety Kit Premium, which includes a vehicle seat protector, several sun shades, and a lighted remote-control LED mirror.
Axkid Up
Belt-positioning booster
Weight limits: 40-110 lbs. HBB
Features:
Rigid LATCH
Load leg
Adjustable foot rest
Adjustable seating height: 3 heights
Tallest shoulder belt guide of any booster at 24”
Side impact pod
Removable torso wings for narrow 3-across situations
Foldable with handle for travel
MSRP $399
Arriving in specialty stores: August/September
Measurements:
24” belt guide
15” widest point at arm rests
18” at torso
One thing to mention about the Up: in speaking to Daniel, the Safety and Compliance Manager, about gaps allowed behind the booster, he mentioned that they require the vehicle head restraint to be present at all times. A gap is allowed behind the booster, but the vehicle head restraint is an important source of support for it, even though it has a steel frame.
Chicco
Chicco had several new and updated seats at the show.
Graco/Baby Jogger
Graco had some of their current lineup of FMVSS 213a side impact standard compliant (what a mouthful!) car seats on display. We confirmed that favorites like the original Extend2Fit convertible, Contender Slim, and 4Ever DLX Grad are still being produced and will be showing back up on the website soon. There’s been a lot of movement on Graco’s (and all manufacturers’ websites, for that matter) lately and it has to do with the new side impact regulation going into effect at the end of June. Things should be calming down soon.
GoMax Infant Seat
We saw the new GoMax infant seat and played with it and amazingly between the two of us, didn’t get one pic 🤷♀️. So here’s a photo from their website.
The GoMax follows the trend of baseless infant seats that install with rigid LATCH. If you have a vehicle with lower LATCH anchors that are visible, these installs take literal seconds.
Weight limits: 4-30 lbs.
Height limits: up to 32”
Features:
Rigid LATCH with memory recline, so you don’t have to remember where to put the LATCH connectors each install
Machine-washable flame retardant-free fabric
Available base (not compatible with other SnugRides)
Available as a set with a base MSRP $299.99
4Ever DLX Slim
This 4-in-1 car seat is based on the 4Ever platform but is 10% narrower.
Weight limits: 4-40 lbs. RF, 26.5-65 lbs. FF, 40-100 lbs. HBB, 40-120 lbs. backless booster
Height limits: 43-57”
Measurements:
18” wide
18” top harness slot height
City GO 2 and City Turn
City GO 2
City Turn Rotating Car Seat
SmartSense Soothing Swing and Soothing Bassinet
These smart baby items have cry detection and listen for certain decibel levels of crying (baby, not parent). They have various soothing mechanisms—vibration, swaying, music—and remember the last one that worked to soothe baby.
SmartSense Swing
SmartSense Bassinet
Ready2Dine DLX 4-in-1 Highchair converts to a chair and table as does the Table2Table LX. The difference is that the Table2Table LX has wooden legs and a wipeable chair surface vs. the metal legs and fabric cover on the Ready2Dine DLX.
Maxi-Cosi
Maxi-Cosi had quite a few, fun new things to show us.
Ambra
Infant Seat, pronounced ahm-bra
Rigid LATCH
Load leg
Tension Fix indicator if using seat belt for install
Recline squeeze handle that you push or pull to adjust the recline
MSRP $449
Romi
Convertible
Sela
All-in-one, pronounced like Stella
Weight limits: 5-40 lbs., 30-65 lbs., 40-100 lbs.
Features:
Double-ended rigid LATCH (35 lbs. RF, 40 lbs. FF)
Seat belt lockoff for forward-facing only
8 position recline
Cup holders are optional for U.S. (mandatory for Canada); BTW, these cup holders hold juice boxes too
Pure Cosi flame retardant-free fabrics
18” top harness slot height
MSRP $449
Tanza
Highback belt-positioning booster
Measurements:
14.5” at lap belt guides
15” at knees
17.5” at torso
Features:
Rigid LATCH
Foldable with handle for travel
Narrow
EcoCare recycled fabrics
Oxford Cabin Stroller
Peg Perego
Flex 120
Belt-positioning booster
Some good news for those of you needing an armless booster! Our contact at Peg confirmed for us that they do indeed allow the Flex 120 to have a gap behind the booster when it is used with a vehicle head restraint that is angled forward. As a matter of fact, their demo seat showed the exact problem.
The HBB 120 (discontinued) is a different booster that does require full vehicle seat and head support.
Measurements:
14” at lap belt/hips
17” at torso (expands to 20.5” as it gets taller)
22” shoulder belt guides
Features:
Rigid LATCH
Kinetic SIP (red knobs on sides)
Foldable with handle for travel
City Loop Stroller
The City Loop stroller is a fantastic, versatile stroller. It’s small and lightweight on its own, can be paired as a travel system with any of Peg’s infant seats (works really well with the baseless Urban Mobility), and takes a bassinet or toddler seat. It can be connected to another City Loop with a $50 Duo Adapter to make a double stroller.
Volo Carry On Stroller
UPPAbaby
Aria V2 Infant Seat
UPPAbaby has taken suggestions and updated the new infant seat. Take a look at the Savannah fashion down below in the Mesa V3 section. It made us swoon in person.
Weight limits: 4-30 lbs.
Features:
Load leg; red indicator has been removed since it was, ahem, fussy
Lockoff
Carrier seat pan is flattened for legroom
Increased padding in infant cushion to align baby’s back with headrest
Increased ventilation in canopy
Cold weather boot available for use outside of vehicle
MSRP $599.99
Arriving in stores Fall 2025
Mesa V3 Infant Seat
The Savannah fashion, shown in the first pic below, is divine. It didn’t photograph well due to the fluorescent lighting in the convention center, but it is truly lovely. It’ll also be available on the Aria V2 as well as the Cruz V3; however, the color shifts to a more green/peach shade on the stroller.
Weight limits: 4-30 lbs.
Features:
Increased ventilation in canopy
Magnetic buckle holders and canopy
Cold weather boot available for use outside of vehicle
MSRP $449.99
Arriving in stores Fall 2025
Rove (Canada)
Available in August with ARB
MSRP $679
Cruz V3 Stroller
MSRP $999.99
Arriving in stores Fall 2025
Big UPPAbaby News! They acquired 4Moms and made the announcement at the show. Now the street-savvy brand will have an in-home presence too with items like the mamaRoo automatic swing and Soma bassinet.
