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 ...

Defender Rally started its Dakar story with an immediate result, taking a debut victory in the production-based Stock ...

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 ...

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." ...

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 ...

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 ...

Put aside your SUV cynicism. The Land Rover Defender Octa is a triumph, with 911 GT3 levels of engineering making it an unexpected thrill to drive ...

Todd Snyder has unveiled a tasteful take on the iconic British off-roader that's as rugged as it is refined.

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 ...