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Diono Radian RXT Convertible Car Seat Review

By Philip Yiga | November 17, 2015

The Diono Radian RXT Convertible Car-Seat was designed to ensure optimum security and safety for little-child. The Diono Radian-RXT is made of premium-quality materials and thoughtful safety-features like a steel-alloy frame, aluminium reinforced side-walls, energy-absorbing EPS foam and a 5-point harness in order to keep your little-child safe and sound. On top of that, the reinforced adjustable head-support offers extra side-impact protection hence making the Diono Radian-RXT safe to use.

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On other hand, all radian car-seats feature a deep-shell which offers a more comfortable rear-facing ride while the higher rear-facing capacity provides extra comfort and safety. Additionally, the Diono Radian-RXT features a plush cloth-surface which feels soft against child’s skin while the expandable-sides and longer seat-bottom provide better leg-support hence keeping your little-child cozy as well as maintaining a custom fit throughout his/her physical development. Lastly, the 2 forward-facing recline positions enable the Diono Radian-RXT to fit into a wide-variety of vehicle seats while the full body-support cushions ensure that your child is kept safe, comfortable and positioned correctly.

The good:

The Diono Radian RXT Convertible Car-Seat feels sturdy and durable because it features a full steel-frame and aluminium reinforced sides hence offering your child with unmatched safety while ensuring long-lasting performance.
This car-seat is very easy to install because it’s equipped with a unique SuperLATCH system which makes installation quick and easy.
The Radian-RXT features a slim and compact design whereby the user can fit 3 of these car-seats across in the back-seat of most mid-size vehicles. Additionally, this car-seat can also fold flat for easy storage and travel.
It even features infant body-support cushions and memory-foam which offer your little-child with extra comfort when sitting.
This car-seat provides the little-child with optimum safety while sitting because it features energy absorbing EPS-foam and side-impact protection which ensure maximum safety.
The Diono Radian-RXT can actually accommodate different types of contoured vehicle-seats by simply using the additional forward-facing recline position.
The expandable-sides and long seat-bottom allow proper leg-support as your little-child is sitting in this car-seat. Additionally, the low-sitting profile makes it easy for the child board onto this car-seat.
Lastly, the Diono Radian RXT Convertible Car-Seat is quite easy to clean and maintain because it comes with a machine-washable cover hence making clean-up much easier.

The bad:

The first weakness about the Diono Radian RXT Convertible Car-Seat is that it feels very heavy to carry and this because of its metallic-frame.
Secondly, the Diono Radian-RXT is a bit difficult to adjust after installing it but with long-term usage, you will finally get used to it.
Thirdly, some people find this car-seat hard to install into the vehicle-seat but this can be solved by thoroughly reading the user-manual in order to get the proper instructions on how to install this car-seat.

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Features overview:

Full Steel Frame: The Radian-RXT’s design begins with a full steel-frame with aluminum-reinforced sides and energy-absorbing EPS foam so as to ensure unmatched strength and safety for your sitting child.
Adjustable Headrest: the car-seat features an adjustable headrest with 12 height-positions and aluminum-reinforcement which offers an additional layer of protection that grows along with your little-child.
SuperLATCH Installation: Diono Radian-RXT’s unique SuperLATCH system makes installation of the car-seat easy, strong and secure. In fact, there is an audible-click and visual-indicator the will let you know when the connectors are locked into place when installing this car-seat.
Total Side-Impact Protection: the aluminum-reinforced sides and headrest are lined with EPS-foam to provide total side-impact protection for your little-child when sitting as you drive.
An extended Rear-Facing option: the Diono Radian-RXT Convertible Car-seat features an extended rear-facing option that seats children from 5 to 45 pounds in a 5-point harness. This is an important sitting position especially for infants/babies.
Forward-Facing option: it also features a forward-facing option that seats children from 20 to 80 pounds in a 5-point harness and this sitting-position is very crucial for toddlers with 1 to 3 years old. Likewise, the additional forward-facing recline position enables this car-seat to accommodate different types of contoured vehicle-seats.
Converts to a Booster: the Diono Radian-RXT can also be converted into booster in order accommodate children from 50 to 120 pounds in booster-mode.
Fully-adjustable: the Diono Radian RXT Convertible Car-Seat features a 12-position adjustable headrest, 5-shoulder positions and 3-buckle positions in order to deliver your little-child with a comfortable ride when sitting.
NCAP Crash-Tested: Every Diono car-seat actually surpasses Federal crash-test standards and meets NCAP-standards which is the industry-benchmark for verifying child-seat performance in severe crash-conditions. In fact, an NCAP crash-test is twice the force of a standard crash-test.
Top-Tether: the rear-facing tether capability helps to reduce seat-rotation during an impact and this unique-feature isn’t found on every car-seat yet it offers an extra-layer of protection when your little-child is in a rear-facing position.
Fits 3 across: the Diono Radian-RXT features an exceptionally slim-profile and this means that RadianRXT car-seats can sit 3 across in most mid-size vehicles.
Folds Flat: another amazing feature about the Diono Radian-RXT Car-seat is its folding design which makes storing or traveling with this car-seat is very easy and convenient.
10 year product-life: because the Diono Radian RXT Car-Seat features a full steel-frame and aluminum-reinforced sides. This makes the Radian RXT car-seat very strong and durable whereby it can last for over 10-years with regular usage.
1 cup-holder included: the Radian-RXT car seat also comes with an angled cup-holder which helps to keeps a variety of drinks upright and within easy reach as your child is sitting.
A machine-washable cover: the cover on this car-seat is machine-washable in order to ensure quick and easy clean-up or maintenance. However, it is not recommended to wash this seat-cover within a washing-machine that uses an agitator and dryer function because this may cause fabric damage.
Rubber-bottom grips: the Diono Radian-RXT Convertible Car-Seat even features rubber-bottom grips which ensure no-slip installation.
Additional set of harness-pads: the additional set of harness-pads included with this car-seat is to be used only when your child is over 65-lbs and in a 5-point harness.
Low-sitting profile and Expandable sides: the Diono Radian RXT features a low-sitting profile and this makes it easy for your little-child to board while the expandable-sides and long-seat bottom allow for proper leg-support when sitting hence making the entire car-seat extremely comfortable for the child.

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Product Quality:

The Diono Radian RXT Convertible is a highly versatile Car-Seat that will meet all sitting-needs of your little-child. This car-seat can comfortably seat rear-facing children from 5 to 45 pounds, forward-facing children from 20-80 pounds in a 5-point harness and then converts to a booster for children with up-to 120-pounds. The Diono Radian RXT features a steel-alloy frame with reinforced aluminum sidewalls all built to ensure strength and safety while the adjustable head-support and patented energy absorbing harness provides the little-child with extra-comfort when sitting. Additionally, the EPS-foam the child’s head and body provides both comfort and optimum side-impact protection while sitting.

On the other hand, the unique SuperLATCH system equipped onto this car-seat makes installation easy. This car-seat is also NCAP crash-tested which is the industry benchmark for verifying child-seat performance in severe accident-conditions. Likewise, the Radian-RXT car-seat sits low over the vehicle-seat in order to ensure easy child boarding while the memory-foam padding and infant support pillows ensure optimum comfort of your little-child. On top of that, this car-seat has expandable-sides and a longer seat-bottom which offers extra-room and comfort for your growing-child. It also comes with 1 cup-holder and it even has an option of adding up-to 4 cup-holders. Lastly, the Diono Radian RXT is very versatile because it can be folded-flat for easy travelling and storage.

Who does it benefit?

It works for people searching for a long-lasting, durable and comfortable car-seat for their toddlers: the Diono Radian-RXT convertible car-seat features a 10-year product life because it’s made of only premium-quality materials. On top of that, this car-seat will offer your little-child with amazing comfort, safety and convenience while sitting during the different growth-stages.

What Else Do You Need?

Diono Radian Angle Adjuster: this angle-adjuster will enable you to properly align the car-seat so that you little-child can sit more comfortably.

Diono Ultra-Mat, Full-Size Seat-Protector: this is actually a seat-protector that you will need to place over the vehicle-seat before installing the car-seat. This will actually help to protect the top-surface of the vehicle-seats.