The lengthy teaser campaign for the Defender OCTA is finally over, as Land Rover has just introduced the sporty 4x4. The model is the brand's most dynamic Defender ever, and it rocks a BMW-sourced V8 ...

Many people don’t know, or don’t believe, that the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is a sensational off-roader. But to get the German off-roader doing the German version of the Charleston over the most unlikely ...

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Land Rover is preparing a mid-cycle refresh for the Defender, as we recently saw the caught test mules, but that's not all, ...

There is absolutely no reason for the 2025 Land Rover Defender Octa to exist in this world. Of the few folks who actually have the $150,000 or so needed to purchase one, 0.0001% of them will actually ...

UPDATE 4/25/24: This article has been updated to include new information released by Land Rover that the Defender OCTA will be revealed on July 3, 2024. The automaker confirmed that production numbers ...

Who cares about body roll when you're in a high-powered Defender inspired by the Dakar rally truck?

The re-birth of the legendary Land Rover Defender in 2019 felt like one of those seminal moments in an automaker's history; an iconic silhouette brought back with modern powertrains and luxury ...

The most capable, most extreme Defender to ever come from the factory is here, and it’s called the 2025 Land Rover Defender Octa. Based on the 110 (that’s the four-door, medium-sized one), the ...

The Land Rover Defender Octa in South Africa. Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC I’ve had a long relationship with Land Rover. I learned to drive in old ones. I used lightweight, desert-specification, ...

Ford ignited a high-performance off-road renaissance when the first F-150 Raptor debuted for the 2010 model year. But, while few brands’ identities are so singularly rooted in wandering beyond the ...

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