2026 is going to be a busy year for the Defender OCTA because Land Rover has just confirmed its entry into the World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC), beginning with the Dakar in January.

A couple of months after Land Rover confirmed that the Defender would compete in the 2026 Dakar Rally, the automaker has revealed the racing model will be based on the flagship Defender Octa.

Defender OCTA – the performance version of the Defender family – will form the basis of Defender’s Dakar and FIA World Rally Raid Championship competition challenger from 2026, showcasing its extreme ...

The Land Rover Defender OCTA is transforming the world ... from remote wilderness trails to the grueling stages of the Dakar Rally and the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC).

Two Land Rover Defender Octas will compete in the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship, which includes the legendary Dakar Rally, and Hoornik says his team will learn a lot from simply taking part.

Defender, Land Rover’s “luxury British adventure brand” are taking their expertise further off the beaten track, this time for competitive reasons! A works team will compete in the 2026 FIA World ...

Land Rover has announced that it will be competing in the 2026 season of the famous Dakar rally with its new Defender Octa. The vehicles that the brand intends to use are referred to as ...