Wallpaper* takes a South African sojourn in the flagship Land Rover Defender OCTA, a steely machine that upgrades every facet ...

There is no doubting the Octa's V-8 is several generations more evolved than the older-tech supercharged engine in the Defender V8—low-down responses feel very nearly as keen despite the need ...

Land Rover is proudly stating that the Defender Octa is “the fastest and most capable Defender ever made,” so it makes sense it will serve as the base for the racer. Not only ...

The 2025 Defender Octa being driven a closed course in South ... Its twin-turbocharged V8 engine offered its 626 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque without hesitation, eating up the road ...

Is the Defender Octa the best all-terrain production car on the planet right now? We drove it in the mountains of South ...

While the Defender V8 has a 518-hp supercharged 5.0-liter, the Octa has a BMW-sourced twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 (another piece shared with the Range Rover Sport SV). Featuring a hot-V layout ...

With its 4.4-litre V8 and a 0-60mph time of 3.8 seconds, the Land Rover Defender OCTA is faster than it needs to be for the ...

With its innovative D7x body architecture and a potent 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 engine, the Defender OCTA is a testament to Land Rover’s unwavering commitment to engineering excellence and off ...

Five years on sale and the Land Rover Defender continues to re-write the (entirely figurative) rulebook. Demand, far from decaying, continues to increase, with global sales now fast approaching ...