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 ...

(TestMiles) – What happens when you take an iconic off-roader and inject it with over 600 horsepower? You get the Defender ...

Its latest offering is Defender OCTA, the boldest, most powerful and most expensive version of its four-door sport utility vehicle (SUV). It's been certified for top performance on the road and on ...

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 ...

The Defender Octa demonstrates the extremes to which JLR’s engineers are willing to push the model to show how capable they can make it without compromising on- or off-road ability. We got to grips ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...