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 ...

Mazda has given its BT-50 workhorse a major upgrade. The BT-50 is a twin under the skin with the Isuzu D-Max but has Mazda’s ...

They look suitably chunky on the Octa’s understated new 20in alloy wheel, which also happen to be the largest tyres yet fitted to the Defender. Their three-ply construction improves the strength ...

Lexus has announced a new off-road-focused grade for its flagship LX 4WD. The 2025 Lexus LX Overtrail borrows the variant name debuted on its smaller, Toyota LandCruiser Prado-based sibling, the GX.

Short of it being a sales disaster, there was always going to be a V8 Defender ... the OCTA is 28mm taller and 68mm wider than standard, but it’s also a wheel and tyre thing - the car looking ...

Not that much more slowly, if the likes of the Lamborghini Sterrato and Land Rover Defender Octa ... bigger wheel arches and spectacular 22in forged alloy wheels. There’s more aero in the ...

Options are limited to wheel designs and interior colours since the Defender OCTA comes with all the bells ... a redesigned front grille and bumpers, an aluminum alloy front under shield with ...

Powertrain options include a 150 kW/340 Nm 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbopetrol engine in either front-wheel-drive or all-wheel ... The most powerful Defender is in South Africa and it’s called the ...

which illuminates when pushed to show when OCTA mode is selected, alongside similar-looking gear shift paddles either side of the steering wheel. The Defender interior has always been one of the model ...

It’s the same story inside, where it’s largely the same Defender we’ve come to know, albeit with two new interior themes, new edge-lit shifter paddles, an OCTA mode steering-wheel button ...