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

Defender OCTA – the performance hero of the unstoppable Defender family – will form the basis of Defender’s Dakar and FIA World Rally Raid Championship competition challenger from 2026, showcasing its ...

2026 is going to be a busy year for the Land Rover Defender OCTA because the British carmaker has just confirmed its entry into the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC), beginning with the Dakar Rally ...

Compatible with everything from a four-cylinder turbo diesel to Jag's good ol' AJ-V8 engine and the BMW-sourced turbo V8 that powers the Defender OCTA, the D7 family received a single all-electric ...

Hardcore Defender 110 OCTA will initially be sold alongside the existing supercharged V8. Image: JLR Specification items mentioned last year, such as the Captain Chair’s package and Signature ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. The current-generation Defender (L663) will not get an EV powertrain. The Defender EV will be based on the next-gen ...

Remember when Land Rover unleashed the Defender OCTA last year? Billed as the most powerful version of the Defender yet, this go-anywhere SUV comes with a 4.4L twin-turbo V8 that pushes 635 PS and ...

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 ...

The 626-hp Defender Octa will serve as the basis for a new Defender rally raid vehicle being developed by a JLR works team for the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship, the premier event for which ...

The latest Defender variant to be introduced was the Defender Octa, which has a 626-horsepower twin-turbocharged mild-hybrid V8 and a wild suspension setup. Two Land Rover Defender Octas will ...

Nonetheless, the most powerful Defender yet, the Defender Octa, will be launching in South Africa in January 2025 and it will be powered by a 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged mild-hybrid V8 petrol engine ...

Land Rover has announced its participation in the Dakar Rally and the FIA World Rally Championship (W2RC). A racing version of the Defender OCTA off-road vehicle will be built for the event. Land ...