Land Rover set to compete in Dakar rally with Defender Octa The competition vehicles will utilise the same 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine as in the standard road car. Land Rover has ...

The highly anticipated Land Rover Defender Octa, piloted for us in South Africa by the 11th Duke of Roxburghe, did not ...

Defender OCTA – the performance version of the Defender family – will form the basis of Defender’s Dakar and FIA World Rally Raid Championship competition challenger from 2026, showcasing ...

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.

With its 4.4-litre V8 and a 0-60mph time of 3.8 seconds, the Land Rover Defender OCTA is faster than it needs to be for the high street, but not for the Dakar ...

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Two Land Rover Defender Octas will compete in the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship, which includes the legendary Dakar Rally, and Hoornik says his team will learn a lot from simply taking part.

For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Starting at $153,625, the Defender Octa will have a ...

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Land Rover has announced that its Dakar Rally challenger will be a ‘competition-spec’ car based on the Defender Octa. The entry comes as part of a full FIA World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC ...