Chicco KeyFit 22 Cortina Travel System Sahara

by Chicco

Product Features

• Please note that each travel system comes with a Cortina Stroller, KeyFit 22 car seat, and one car seat base.
• KeyFit Infant Car Seat, #1 Rated Infant Car Seat in America!
• Secures baby from 4 - 22 lbs
• One-hand fold and automatic storage latch
• Multi-position, fully reclining seat with "Memory Recline"

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 45.4 pounds
• ASIN: B0009KBU2I
• UPC: 049796602036
• Item model number: 06079022970070
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,034 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)

Product Description

#1 Rated Infant Car Seat in America! The Chicco KeyFit Infant Car Seat is the premier infant carrier for safety, comfort, and convenience. The KeyFit is packed with features that make this Infant Car Seat the easiest to install and thus the safest choice for your baby. Designed especially for the Chicco KeyFit Infant Car Seat, the Cortina Stroller works as a travel system for your infant and a full-size stroller for your growing baby. The Cortina Stroller will satisfy your desire for convenience, comfort and safety.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

142 of 144 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally found THE perfect travel system for me! Yeah!, October 20, 2005

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CT "teed-off3" (Orlando, Fl United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chicco KeyFit 22 Cortina Travel System Sahara (Baby Product)

It has everything I have been looking for! Stroller has 5pt harness, ratcheting canopy (that stays put unlike the ellipsa I had- that thing was a joke), large basket (basket does not spring down but is still accessible when seat is reclined), parent and child trays (parent tray has covered compartment and child tray has nice deep snack area w/cupholders), one hand fold, stands when folded (yeah! No dirty, scratched or torn parts), linked rear brakes (so you only have to push one side and BOTH wheels lock), wheel suspension with front wheel lock for rough terrain, seat lays completely flat and footrest comes up to enclose seat to make carriage, height adjustable handlebar (which goes high enough for my 6'2" husband!), nice soft breathable material (it is still quite warm here in FL), footrest, and has lightweight aluminum frame. The only thing I can say even remotely in a negative direction is it does take a bit of trying to get the one hand fold thing down. It folds by squeezing a button and at the same time lifting a handle- not real hard but can be a bit tricky at first. Aside from that in the few weeks we have had it in use I can say I don't have anything to complain about. The car seat clips on easily, the canopy covers completely and the ride is smooth. It is soft, plush and very simple to use. The car seat has a good canopy, easy to use 5pt harness with front adjustment, easy to carry and move handle- no complaints from me! The base has a great feature that allows you to secure the Latch system by pulling on a central belt in the center of it. SOOOO much easier than trying to pull on the LATCH belts themselves. The base does not budge when installed in my '05 Saturn Vue. The seat is simple to snap in from any angle. It goes right in every time. Never misses or gets stuck. Plus it has a liquid leveler on it just like on a "real tool level" that shows if it is at the right angle. Not some cheap ball or dial. We have only used it a few weeks but I have seen no problems yet. I do have to mention that while the travel system is considered lightweight it is not THE most lightweight you can get- so whoever is looking for the most lightweight/compact this is not it. It is a great travel system though and I do recommend it.

70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stylish and functional at a great price, October 29, 2005

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Lucky Mama "Lucky Mama" (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chicco KeyFit 22 Cortina Travel System Sahara (Baby Product)

I just purchased the Chicco Cortina Travel Sytem after I attempted to purchase a stroller bag cover for my Gracco Quattro Tour Stroller. After purchasing three stroller bags that didn't fit the Quattro I went back to Babies R Us to find a stoller that did. We travel often and I do not want to travel without the stroller protected. The Chicco Cortina Travel System not only fit in several bags it was everything I loved about the Gracco Quattro and more. The colors are timeless and unisex, it has more padding, the base is much smaller (easier to tote along during travel - fits in large suitcase and is much less of a hassle in the car) and has a storage compartment in its base, weighs five pounds less and folds up smaller. The material is also weather protected, the handle height is adjustable, has a five point harness, and the car seat has way more padding, adjustments, and the handle is much easier to click into positions. The only negatives we have found is that it's a tad bit longer when folded and the storage basket doesn't pull out (you have to raise the recline). However, it also can stand when folded which is nice - less bending down. It costs about $80 more than the popular Gracco Quattro and the extra base costs more, but all the cool features and the fact that you can bag it more than make up for it's higher price.

59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Technical Analysis from an overprotective first time father., March 16, 2006

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High Expectations (Portland, Or) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chicco KeyFit 22 Cortina Travel System Sahara (Baby Product)

I am greatly impressed with this system. In addition to be a first time (overprotective) father, I am also an experienced Quality Engineer and I looked at every unit with a detail technical eye to evaluate the safety, quality, usability, design, and manufacturing of all the models. I was impressed with the Cortina system. You can find below my analysis.

Safety: All movable parts, springs, and edges are designed in a way that it will protect the baby from harm. There is an audible indicator when parts engaged to verify that it was assemble correctly. Safety harness, and safety features matched the ones described in the relevant literature as the top of the line. Everything that I thought could go wrong on a stroller they appear to have accounted for.

Quality: All parts fit perfectly, no cosmetic blemishes, no loose connections. No design, manufacturing, nor material shortcuts have been taken. I performed a full functional test on my unit after I assembled it, and it worked flawlessly the first time I tried it.

Usability: I am a tall person, and my wife is considered a petite lady. This stroller is perfect for us. It has adjustable handles so that I do not have to bend down to move the stroller. There is sufficient distance for me to walk without kicking the back of it with my 13" shoes. It has a light carrier, so that my wife will be able to carry it. My baby has not being born, so I can't comment with any authority, but the design accommodates many different configurations depending on baby size.

Design: This is the part that impressed me the most. I have worked with several design teams and I can appreciate how much though the designers must have placed on this system. I compared the design from other competitors and I notice how this system uses the best design approach of the other models, and it also identified the limitations of the other models and corrected them. If you want to do the same analysis yourself look at the best three design details of the competitors and you will find the same details on the Chicco. You can also look at the most annoying design details of the competitors and you will not find them on the Chicco. For example the frame is very similar to the Graco frame and this allows the unit to fold easily. They improve on the Graco by making it collapse up instead of down for easier handling, and adding a higher handle for tall parents like me. This is a feature that I am very grateful for. Another example of how thoughtful they were is that that every part fit the design only one way. This will prevent us, the parents, from assembly the unit incorrectly.

This analysis and my experience at different companies allow me to conclude that the management of this company appears to be more interested in designing a great product than making a quick profit. I hope that I am not wrong, as plan to use their product on my new born baby shortly. I also hope that you find my dry technical analysis useful.