When the ‘new’ Defender ... OCTA Edition One, it’s likely the appeal of a V8 engine alongside the uprated stance and subtly spruced bodywork were the main attraction. While it’s difficult to put your ...

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

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

The 635hp Octa is the most powerful Defender produced, the first to have a 4.4-litre biturbo V8 – from BMW no less, and which is also found in the Range Rover Sport SV – and the first to have ...

A subtle Edition One badge is applied to early examples, while the reductive OCTA ... among the first things you see in Cape Town’s airport is a massive mural depicting the Defender behind ...

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 ...

The competition vehicles will utilise the same 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine as in the ... the famous Dakar rally with its new Defender Octa. The vehicles that the brand intends ...

The Defender V8 was capable ... slightly fancier First Edition, $169,425, which puts it within about 17 grand of a Mercedes-AMG G63. Beneath its square-edged surface, the Octa is more closely ...

The Defender V8 was capable ... slightly fancier First Edition, $169,425, which puts it within about 17 grand of a Mercedes-AMG G63. Beneath its square-edged surface, the Octa is more closely ...

The race-prepped version of the Defender Octa will retain the road model’s D7X architecture. Land Rover will also use the standard model’s 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 from BMW. The Octa is ...