I have tried a high-end stroller that rocks on its own. And how expensive stops seeming so when you look at its competition

From the creators of “I have pricked a glucometer without being diabetic” either “I have gone out into the street with an exoskeleton“, everything is for workcomes now “I have had a daughter to be able to go one step further with this type of articles.” It may not have been exactly like that, but the truth is that I have been pushing the Cybex e-Gazelle S, an electric baby stroller, for eight weeks. It rocks itself and helps you on slopes.

I have been carrying it since my daughter was born and always in individual mode: I have not mounted the second seat or the tandem carrycot that this model promotes, only the Gazelle S Cot carrycot that came in the pack. I say this because there is reviews out there they value their behavior in double, with two children and purchases on top, and I can’t talk about that. I’m talking about what I’ve experienced: a stroller for a newborn in Valencia, without impossible hills or epic due to a double upbringing (parents of twins, you have my full appreciation). And yet it has given me much more to think about than I expected.

Because the e-Gazelle S is, above all, a good stroller. And only later, one that rocks alone.

First the car, then the engine

It’s easy for the word “electric” to take over the rest of the spec sheet, and I think that would be a mistake. The e-Gazelle S is large, comfortable and built with a solidity that is noticeable in the hand: aluminum chassis, wheels that absorb potholes and poorly graded sidewalks well, huge lower basket plus a removable shopping basket that I plan to use as soon as my xiqueta can go to the stroller.

The chassis with the chair (not the carrycot) weighs 14.7 kilos, almost two more than the “normal” e-Gazelle (12.9 kg), somewhat heavy when it comes time to put it in the trunk of the car, figures very similar to those of the most similar stroller in the competition, the Bugaboo Donkey, which I will talk more about later to compare them. Folding and unfolding is quite simple once you remember everything to touch at once.

Overall maneuverability is good. It turns easily, is controlled with one hand when the other is needed for whatever, and the carrycot, with its XXL hood, is one of the most successful I have tried. My daughter is comfortable in there, and that, at eight weeks old, is the only thing that really matters to me. Although in reality I also care about my comfort wearing it: I’m 1.90m tall and not all of the strollers I tried a few months ago seemed designed for my height. Some made my lower back work and made me walk with a bump.

It might be harmless for two minutes, but it would certainly be hellish for a long walk. This car has an adjustable handlebar that when fully deployed reaches 1.10 m in height, at the top of the models I reviewed. Comfortable, great, it lets me walk straight.

But there is a ‘but’ that I think is not usually mentioned: The rear wheels, the large ones, protrude beyond the width of the chassis, as can be seen in the image above this paragraph. In large spaces nothing is noticeable. The problem appears in the tight maneuvers of everyday domestic life: a turn between the sofa and the living room furniture, leaving or entering the elevator, avoiding a door jamb, etc.

There, more than once, especially in the first few days, I have accidentally hit something with that wheel that sticks out a little more than the eye calculates. It’s not serious—nothing has happened—but it’s the type of daily use friction that I haven’t seen mentioned and that can only be discovered by living with the stroller, not by trying it for a while in the store. I think that’s my only real ‘but’ to this stroller.

The rocking chair, put to the test

This is where the e-Gazelle S differs from any other stroller I’ve tried. You lock the front wheels, brake the rear, turn on the engine, hold down the rocking button until you choose the intensity (there are three) and the stroller It begins to swing on its own, back and forth, like your own hand would do on the street holding the handlebars.. With less grace, yes.

One nuance: at first you turn it on accidentally from time to time. Holding the handlebar in one hand to maneuver without looking at it too much makes it easy to end up accidentally touching the button. Although nothing happens, you get used to avoiding pressing that area. But when the stroller falls into the hands of a family member who wants to take it, again it is easy for them to hit it and you will find it turned on. It’s a minor issue, but it doesn’t hurt to mention it.

The first few weeks my daughter didn’t quite give in to the invention. He found it difficult, he preferred human movement in general and holding her in his arms in particular. But in recent times she has changed her mind, and there is one afternoon that I remember well: I was especially upset on the terrace of a cafeteria, for no apparent reason, and I tried the rocking chair almost without faith. He calmed down and stayed that way for a long time, much longer than I expected.

In fact, I had the idea (untested, just intuition) that the battery would last about 20 minutes of use. It stayed active much longer than that. lThe autonomy reaches just over a continuous hour depending on the rocking level.

I cannot speak with the same reliability about the hill assist and the downhill brake: my testing environment has been rather flat, and the slopes have been moderate. Here it may be useful to look at the consensus of other tests that do live in more complex orography. Wired He gives it an 8 out of 10 and says that, choosing between this and an Uppababy Vista V2, he would go with the Cybex for the help on slopes. MadeForMums It rates it 4.4 out of 5 and highlights that electric assistance “is a radical change for parents with mobility problems or who simply find it difficult to push a traditional loaded stroller.”

Baby Gizmo points out an interesting technical nuance: without the assistant activated, the motor in the rear wheels generates some extra resistance, so it rolls slightly worse than a conventional stroller when the system is off. It’s the logical toll of carrying an engine on your back when you’re not using it, of course.

Charging is done with a standard DC power connector (the typical circular ones) by accessing the side of the battery by removing a tab. That battery, elongated and at the back of the car, between the rear wheels, is removable to facilitate the process.

The quick trial (and why I don’t swallow it)

A stroller that rocks a baby alone is the kind of novelty exposed to swift judgment. And that judgment comes from two different fronts.

1. The first is ours, that of our own parentsespecially first-timers, and I include myself there: there is an inner resistance to delegating something as personal as calming your daughter to a machine, even if it’s just rocking the car. We don’t want to be those parents who replace their presence with a button.
2. The second, harder front is that of those who do not have children, or had them a long time agoand they judge from the outside with less nuance: “a stroller that acts as a babysitter” is an easy headline to write without having spent a whole night awake due to colic, or without having to make a bottle while walking around the house naked, on one hand (because the girl occupies the other arm), between inconsolable cries and with the house to clean up.

But The theory falls apart a little when real life comes into play. My wife and I have gone out to dinner with our daughter very few times since she was born: we count them on one hand and there are plenty of fingers. And on one of those rare occasions, she didn’t let us have dinner in peace. I’m not complaining, there’s no reason: she’s a baby and we owe it to her. But if in that kind of moment (rare, punctual, unsystematic) a rocking cart only helps calm her down for a few minutes while we finish the dish, we would be very welcome.

The key is in the frequency, not in the existence of the tool. It is the same argument that supports slightly older baby hammocks: no pediatrician recommends them as a substitute for an adult’s lap for hours, but everyone ends up admitting that twenty minutes to be able to take a calm shower won’t hurt anyone. The e-Gazelle S is not intended, nor do I use it, as a daily anesthetic to take my mind off my daughter. It is there for the specific time when it is really needed, and in that it does more than enough.

Looks, questions, and a price that must be put into context

There is a side effect that I did not expect: the cart attracts attention. It has happened to me more than once that someone stops to ask what that thing is that moves by itself. It is not relevant data for the reviewbut it does portray well the terrain in which the product moves: it is still rare to see it on the street, and that generates curiosity.

The price, however, does deserve context. My configuration (e-Gazelle S plus the Gazelle S Cot carrycot) adds up to 1,340 euros without discounts or promotions. Without the carrycot, just with the stroller, it costs 1,100 euros. That’s a lot of money for a stroller even in the maelstrom we find ourselves in in 2026. But it’s fair to look at it next to its direct competition: a Bugaboo Dragonfly Plus 2 in 1 is around 1,100 euros, and the most comparable in philosophy and features (expandable to double, generous shopping basket, high-end) is the Bugaboo Donkey 6, which costs 1,400 euros and does not have a single gram of electrical assistance.

Put on that scale, The Cybex seems reasonable to me within what is, without a doubt, a high price segment. It is not a purchase that I recommend to anyone. But for those who see it through the eyes (and it does enter the eyes, what attracts attention on the street confirms it) and especially for those who live climbing hills on a regular basis, the economic argument holds up better than the price headline suggests at first glance.

The verdict

I’m not going to put a figure on this. It is not a review to the use of those we make in Xataka. It is a different type of product than usual, and what I can honestly offer is this: as a stroller, it works very well, with the only real problem being rear wheels that stick out more than I would like for life in tight spaces. And the Spanish real estate market is tight.

As an electrical addition, The rocking chair has already proven its value in my specific case.and the hill assistant, which I have not been able to test thoroughly, has consistent support from those who have done it on real terrain.

What I am clear about is the border that I do not intend to cross: using it to ignore my daughter. Using it for the specific time when you really need a push, whether motor or patience, seems to me to be exactly what this stroller is designed to offer. And he does it wonderfully.

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