I chose this car seat for it's safety ratings as well as the look of it. It has a lot of padding on every side of the seat. it also seats infants 4lbs to 32lbs which is awesome. what really sold me was how deep the bab y sits in the seat i felt like she was protected from every angle. and the color i chose was just an added plus. we were in a wreck and my bab y was completly safe. the car seat sty intact did not move kept my infant safe and when it was over i took the seat apart and in speccted it you couldn't tell it was in the wreck. we disposed of it and replaced it. i would buy this seat over...