The Defender Octa is essentially a supercar for off-road adventure.

Land Rover competed in the 2026 Dakar Rally with Defender Dakar D7X-R race vehicles based on its OCTA model variant and won.

The Defender Octa-based D7X‑R managed to drive three Defender team to the 1st, 2nd, and 4th place at the end of this year's ...

For a week I lived like a Snohomish County version of Queen Elizabeth at Sandringham, driving a borrowed Land Rover Defender at my Sky Valley estate, Mare’s Nest. If only I’d had some Corgis and ...

These days, Land Rover products are as much about a luxurious experience as genuine off-road chops. But the introduction of the Land Rover Defender Octa, with its stand-out performance specs, steps ...

Land Rover is back at the Dakar Rally with a machine that doesn’t hold back: the Defender Dakar D7X-R. Built for the new Stock category, this is the most extreme Defender yet – and you can’t buy one, ...

Since its 1948 establishment, Land Rover has been heralded as an automotive leader in off-road-oriented vehicles, without comprising style. Out of the lot, the Land Rover Defender has been one of the ...

That's enough oomph to move the Defender Octa from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.8 seconds, an impressive accomplishment in a truck as big as this. Keep your foot in it and the Octa will go on to a 155-mph ...

Defender’s participation in the 2026 Dakar event is part of a broader plan to bolster the vehicle’s overall profile.

"It wouldn’t be a paint and sticker package ... it would need to be as close to the rally car as possible to be legit." ...