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 ...

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

The Dakar Rally has always been a multi-day ... Aramco (the Saudi oil company), BF Goodrich, Land Rover, a cool Polish outerwear company called Diverse, and new for this year is Tudor Watch ...

Land Rover has announced its intention to compete with a works team in the Dakar Rally in 2026, marking a significant return to top-level off-road racing. The three-year programme will see ...

Land Rover has announced that it will be competing in the 2026 season of the famous Dakar rally with its new Defender Octa. The vehicles that the brand intends to use are referred to as ...

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 ...