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.

Land Rover had revealed that it will be entering into the 2026 season of the famous Dakar rally with a Defender. The firm has ...

JLR has announced that the Land Rover Defender will race at the Dakar ... We will share more details of this exciting programme at the Dakar rally in 2025.’ The best hot SUVs offer entertaining ...

coming from a 1-2 finish at the Morocco rally, hopes for a strong showing Moreover, Land Rover will be the official Dakar car partner from 2025, supplying a fleet of support vehicles for officials ...

The Octa is the biggest, baddest version of the Defender yet – conquering the South African wilderness should be a walk in ...

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

The Land Rover Defender Challenge, a Bowler-prepared 4x4 that forms the basis of a new and intriguing motorsport series. The Defender Challenge is a bit like the Caterham Academy for rally raid.

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 ...