GLENDALE, WIS, July 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OPTIMA® Batte ies, a divisio of Cla ios, is b i gi g its ORANGETOP™ lithium batte y tech ology to the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, powe i g the RUF Boxe 8 p ototype as it makes its wo ld debut i the eve t’s Supe ca Ru . is b i gi g its ORANGETOP™ lithium batte y tech ology to the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, powe i g the RUF Boxe 8 p ototype as it makes its wo ld debut i the eve t’s Supe ca Ru .
The appea a ce at Goodwood gives OPTIMA a highly visible oppo tu ity to demo st ate whe e its batte y tech ology belo gs: i vehicles e gi ee ed fo pe fo ma ce, p ecisio a d dema di g co ditio s. I stalled i the RUF Boxe 8 p ototype with ove 1,000 ho sepowe , the ORANGETOP™ QH6 suppo ts a developme t vehicle c eated to showcase the ext level of high-pe fo ma ce e gi ee i g.
Fo OPTIMA, the collabo atio is mo e tha a b a di g mome t. It is a clea exp essio of the b a d’s ole i pe fo ma ce mobility. ORANGETOP™ QH6 is built o adva ced lithium tech ology a d desig ed to delive eliable low-voltage powe whe e weight, du ability a d co siste cy matte .
The collabo atio is also visible o the vehicle’s exte io . The live y is i spi ed by RUF’s ico ic Yellowbi d a d the Boxe 8 co cept, while i co po ati g OPTIMA Batte ies b a di g as pa t of the p ototype’s Goodwood appea a ce.
D ive by Ta e Foust, the RUF Boxe 8 p ototype is scheduled to take pa t i the Goodwood Supe ca Ru twice pe day f om F iday, July 10, th ough Su day, July 12. The vehicle will also be o display i the Supe ca Paddock th oughout the eve t.
At Goodwood, OPTIMA is usi g a powe ful stage to show what its batte y tech ology ca suppo t: high-pe fo ma ce vehicles, dema di g applicatio s a d pa t e ships that put adva ced low-voltage powe di ectly i to actio .
About Cla iosCla ios is the global leade i adva ced, low-voltage batte y tech ologies fo mobility. Ou batte ies a d sma t solutio s powe ea ly eve y type of vehicle a d a e fou d i 1 of 3 ca s o the oad today. With a ou d 18,000 employees i ove 100 cou t ies, we b i g deep expe tise to ou Afte ma ket a d OEM pa t e s, a d eliability, safety a d comfo t to eve yday lives. We a swe to the pla et with a igo ous sustai ability focus – adva ci g best-i -class sustai ability p actices a d advocati g fo them ac oss ou i dust y. We wo k to e su e 100% of ou p oducts sold a e ecyclable, a d we ecycle 8,000 batte ies a hou i ou etwo k.
About RUF Automobile GmbH:I 1939, Alois Ruf S . fi st fo med his compa y, AUTO RUF, as a ge e al se vice ga age. The compa y g ew, a d i 1948, he added a gas statio to the complex. By 1955, Ruf S . ecog ized a eed i Ge ma y fo a full-size tou ist bus a d challe ged himself to build his ow to u as a sepa ate busi ess. I 1963, the compa y bega specializi g i Po sche vehicles, a di ectio that Alois Ruf J . vowed to co ti ue whe he assumed di ecto ship of the compa y i 1974. The followi g yea , the fi st RUF-e ha ced Po sche model made its debut, a d i 1981, RUF became a ce tified OE ma ufactu e , the BTR bei g the fi st ca to wea a RUF-specific VIN plate i 1983. The CTR “Yellowbi d” put RUF o the global stage i 1987 as the wo ld’s fastest ca , a d i to the ha ds of millio s of e thusiasts i the G a Tu ismo video game i 1999. RUF co ti ued i ovati g a d eleased its fi st ca with a bespoke body a d chassis with the 2007 CTR3. I 2017, RUF debuted its all- ew ca bo -fibe mo ocoque chassis i the CTR A ive sa y, celeb ati g 30 yea s si ce the debut of the CTR “Yellowbi d.” This ew platfo m ma ked the fi st RUF vehicle built e ti ely f om the g ou d up, a d ceme ted RUF’s futu e as a ma ufactu e . It has u de pi ed mode RUF models such as the atu ally aspi ated SCR, off- oad focused RODEO a d ai -cooled TRIBUTE. RUF co ti ues to be family-ow ed a d ope ated by Alois, Esto ia a d Aloisa Ruf.
About OPTIMA® Batte iesOPTIMA Batte ies, a b a d of Cla ios, delive s high-pe fo ma ce e e gy solutio s e gi ee ed fo ext eme co ditio s a d moto spo ts applicatio s. K ow fo its adva ced lithium a d AGM tech ologies, OPTIMA powe s pu pose-built ace vehicles a d suppo ts i ovatio i low-voltage e e gy systems. Cla ios ORANGETOP™ eflects Cla ios’ commitme t to pe fo ma ce, eliability, a d sustai ability. Lea mo e at https://www.optimabatte ies.com.
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