A couple of months after Land Rover confirmed that the Defender would compete in the 2026 Dakar Rally, the automaker has revealed the racing model will be based on the flagship Defender Octa.

JLR has announced that the Land Rover Defender will race at the Dakar ... We will share more details of this exciting programme at the Dakar rally in 2025.’ The best hot SUVs offer entertaining ...

The twin-turbocharged off-roader is headed for Dakar and the FIA World Rally Raid Championship starting in 2026. With 626 horsepower under the hood, the Land Rover Defender Octa is plenty fast.

coming from a 1-2 finish at the Morocco rally, hopes for a strong showing Moreover, Land Rover will be the official Dakar car partner from 2025, supplying a fleet of support vehicles for officials ...

Take one look at the Defender OCTA and you know it means business. Its flared arches protrude aggressively from its squared bodywork, hugging its huge off-road tyres. A swollen bonnet hump hints at ...

Moreover, Land Rover will be the official Dakar car partner from 2025, supplying a fleet of support vehicles for officials and VIP media This special Defender was built at the request of a ...

The Dakar rally. The most spectacular and gruelling ... The composite dash follows the approximate shape of the Land Rover item, but that’s where the similarities end. Both the driver and ...

Land Rover This monster is destined to race in next year’s new “production” category of the Saudi Arabian version of the infamous Dakar Rally, which used to traverse the Sahara Desert. In such events, ...