RLINGTON, Va. (WOOD) — Just in time for Michigan families planning to hit the road during this long Thanksgiving weekend: the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is releasing its top picks for child booster seats.
Thirteen booster seats that are new this year joined the list of 118 booster seats that have earned IIHS’s highest rating of best bet, including:
- Chicco GoFit (backless)
- Cosco Finale (highback)
- Cosco Finale DX (highback)
- Diono Monterey XT (backless)
- Diono Monterey XT (highback)
- Evenflo Spectrum (backless)
- Evenflo Spectrum (highback)
- Graco Wayz (backless)
- Graco Wayz (highback)
- Maxi-Cosi RodiFix (highback)
- Nuna AACE (backless)
- Nuna AACE (highback)
- Peg-Perego Viaggio Shuttle (backless)
The best bet rating means the booster provides a good safety belt fit for the typical 4- to 8-year-old child in almost any vehicle. The new models range in price from about $40 for the highback Cosco Finale to $250 for the highback Maxi-Cosi Rodifix. The least expensive options already on the list are the Harmony Youth Booster and Diono Hip, retailing for $13 each.