Land Rover competed in the 2026 Dakar Rally with Defender Dakar D7X-R race vehicles based on its OCTA model variant and won.

We live in an era of ridiculously overpowered off-road vehicles (not that we’re complaining). The Ford F-150 Raptor and Bronco Raptor. The Ram 1500 TRX. The Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk (RIP). Now, ...

Put aside your SUV cynicism. The Land Rover Defender Octa is a triumph, with 911 GT3 levels of engineering making it an unexpected thrill to drive ...

Land Rover has recently split the brand into three distinct sub-brands. There’s the posh Range Rover line, the more family-orientated Discovery duo, and of course the off-road ready Defender. Although ...

The Defender Octa is essentially a supercar for off-road adventure.

JLR will grow its newly separated Defender brand with a new smaller off-roader built around the firm’s upcoming EMA electrified vehicle platform. That’s according to a report in Autocar, which says a ...

Of course, the manufacturer, as befits its House of Brands strategy, would prefer you think of its victory purely in ...

Land Rover is back at the Dakar Rally with a machine that doesn’t hold back: the Defender Dakar D7X-R. Built for the new ...

Land Rover (and Jaguar) made news this year with a new branding strategy, but behind that head-scratching scheme are noteworthy changes for the entire lineup of British SUVs. The most powerful Land ...