Chicco BravoFor2 vs Chicco Cortina Together
Both weigh 34 lb and take 40 lb per child, so the choice is the layout and what you are putting in them. The BravoFor2 is a sit-and-stand at $380: the front seat folds forward to take a KeyFit or Fit2 infant seat, and the second child sits or stands on the rear bench, which has only a 3-point harness. It folds to 18 x 23.3 x 35 inches. The Cortina Together is a tandem at $360, with two seat positions that each take a Chicco infant car seat, so it can carry newborn twins. Folded it is 47.8 x 23.5 x 16.8 inches, which is long enough to be hard to fit in many trunks. Both fold with one hand and stand. Only Chicco infant seats are supported on either. Twins in infant seats can go only in the Cortina, the one firm rule here; with a baby and an older sibling, the BravoFor2's shorter fold is easier to live with.
Folded, the Chicco BravoFor2 makes a 8.49 cu ft box to the Chicco Cortina Together's 10.92 cu ft. Neither fits a 22 x 14 x 9 in carry-on sizer: the Chicco BravoFor2 misses by 13 in and the Chicco Cortina Together by 25.8 in. At the makers' own prices the Chicco Cortina Together is about $20 less.
Chicco
Chicco BravoFor2
~$380
Sit-and-stand double built on a regular padded front seat, and behind it a bench and platform where an older child can sit facing back or stand.
Best for: A baby plus a preschooler who mostly walks
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Chicco
Chicco Cortina Together
~$360
This in-line double takes two Chicco infant seats at once with no adapters, which makes it one of the few twin travel systems under $400.
Best for: Twins in Chicco car seats on a budget
Check price on Amazon| Specification | Chicco BravoFor2 | Chicco Cortina Together |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$380 | ~$360 |
| Type | Double | Double |
| Double layout | Sit-and-stand | Tandem (in line) |
| Weight | 34 lb | 34 lb |
| Newborn option | Newborns ride in an infant car seat | Newborns ride in an infant car seat |
| Folded size | 18 x 23.3 x 35 in | 47.8 x 23.5 x 16.8 in |
| Carry-on check | Over by 13 in (3 sides over) | Over by 25.8 in (3 sides over) |
| Folded box | 8.49 cu ft | 10.92 cu ft |
| Unfolded size | 45 x 23.3 x 42 in | 45.5 x 23.5 x 47.3 in |
| Fold | One-hand fold, stands when folded | One-hand fold, stands when folded |
| Max child weight | 40 lb per seat | 40 lb per seat |
| Recline | not published | Both seats recline; rear seat has a multi-position full recline |
| Car seats | 1 seat family: 1 click in directly | 1 seat family: 1 click in directly |
Chicco BravoFor2: what it gives up
- 34 lb, the same as the Cortina Together
- Rear rider has only a 3-point harness on the bench
- 40 lb per child, below the 50 lb most doubles here take
- 45 inches long in use
Chicco Cortina Together: what it gives up
- 47.8 inches long folded
- 34 lb before any car seat goes on
- Only Chicco infant seats are listed
- Each child up to 40 lb, the same as the BravoFor2
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