The twin-turbocharged off-roader is headed for Dakar and the FIA World Rally Raid Championship starting in 2026. With 626 horsepower under the hood, the Land Rover Defender Octa is plenty fast.

JLR has announced that the Land Rover Defender will race at the Dakar in 2026. Billed as a full works effort – the first of its kind for the brand – entrance into the race is intended to prove ...

I wasn’t looking forward to driving the Land Rover Defender Octa for many of the reasons you’re probably thinking of right now. Add bellowing torque to a clumpy 4x4, throw in wide tyres and ...

Take one look at the Defender OCTA and you know it means business. Its flared arches protrude aggressively from its squared ...

Moreover, Land Rover will be the official Dakar car partner from 2025, supplying a fleet of support vehicles for officials and VIP media This special Defender was built at the request of a ...

Land Rover will be the official Dakar car partner from 2025, supplying a fleet of support vehicles for officials and VIP media We don’t know whether this is a rally car, or if Audi is crazy ...

Normally the argument against super SUVs is that they’re unnecessary. On the contrary, the Defender OCTA could be all the car someone could ever need. As confusing a concept as it might be, this ...