This battery was purchased when the standard battery lost charge and was done so because of its exceptional difference over the standard batteries, despite its higher cost. If you are already familiar with Optima batteries, the "Orange Top" differs from the Red Top because its terminals are aligned to work with the Japanese and European cars.

Price Paid: $135

From the Optima Website:

Inside this unusual battery is a six-pack of SPIRALCELL TECHNOLOGY®. Traditional batteries have a stack of thick lead plates surrounded by acid. But OPTIMA® batteries feature two thin lead plates wound into a tight spiral cell, with an absorbent glass-mat in between to hold the electrolyte solution.This unique design allows for more power and increased energy, resulting in quick, reliable starts. OPTIMA batteries are the first and only batteries to feature SPIRALCELL TECHNOLOGY

• It'll last up to 2 times longer than other batteries. The main reasons the OPTIMA battery has a longer life are:
  • No shedding of active paste material. The SPIRALCELL design immobilizes the plates preventing the active past from working loose, which can cause plate to plate shorting
  • High purity lead-tin grid. Grid material in OPTIMA batteries is more resistant to grid degradation. A type of internal corrosion that affects the plates inside a battery as it ages
  • Sealed design prevents loss of water which can lead to plate dry out and failure.
• It can sit unused 3 times longer than other batteries.
• It is over 15 times more resistant to vibration than other batteries.
• It's nonspillable and can mount in almost any position.
• It provides constant performance quality keeping your battery running at the same level even as it's being discharged.
• It provides more power in the inital 1, 3, 5, and 10 seconds of the vehicle starting process than comparably rated conventional lead acid batteries