Drive has been invited to sample Land Rover’s most outrageous and expensive Defender yet. I thought Land Rover topped out its development of the Defender with the V8 model in terms of both performance ...

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 Land Rover Defender is anything short of a living legend. Its ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tjo, this is a special specimen. It’s called the Defender Octa and it’s completely bonkers. It’s a Land Rover, of course, but as part of Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) strategy they have ...

The Octa takes the Defender 110 body and, in a wholesale re-engineering job, upgrades almost everything bolted to the core, unchanged body-in-white. The big news concerns power and suspension.

The Land Rover Defender OCTA is transforming the world of off-road performance, setting a new standard for durability, power, and capability in the most challenging terrains. As the fastest and ...

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 ...