What happens when you take an iconic off-roader and inject it with over 600 horsepower? You get the Defender OCTA, the most ...

The OCTA isn’t a baja jumper, but it’s our first pick for hardcore expeditions. Ask anyone, and it’s hard to argue that the ...

A multi-day South African adventure drive proved out Defender OCTA's mechanics and technology claims, providing a memorable experience.

I've watched the video of my flight in a prototype version of the Land Rover Defender Octa on a testing stage in France several times. Having hit a substantial berm at 60 mph, I can see there is ...

That's because JLR now plans for each of its brands to have its own high-performance derivative, with Octa being Defender's. The name comes from the octahedral shape of an ultra-tough diamond ...

Then again, the 2025 Land Rover Defender 110 Octa—with its 626-hp twin-turbo V-8 and sophisticated hydraulic suspension—is no mere mudder. Jamal Hameedi, Jaguar Land Rover's Special Vehicle ...

ushering in the Defender OCTA. Taking its name from the octahedral shape of a diamond – both hard-wearing and desirable – the OCTA is a mutant, rally-raid spec Defender powered by a BMW-derived ...

You get the Defender OCTA, the most powerful and capable Defender ever. I traveled all the way to South Africa to put this beast to the test, and it did not disappoint.

Now comes the burliest and most badass twist yet, the the 2025 Defender OCTA, which is the closest thing to a complete overhaul. It’s the extreme off-road version we didn’t know we needed ...