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 ...

The Land Rover Defender family has a new addition, and it’s the most powerful and quickest model ever adorned with the Defender badge. It’s dubbed the OCTA and has been presented ahead of its dynamic ...

Along with giving the 2026 Defender its first facelift since the nameplate returned to the United States in 2020, Land Rover is also adding a new visual package for the iconic model. It's called the ...

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 ...

Many people, but especially Defender enthusiasts, bashed the L663 series for being a unibody rather than a body-on-frame sport utility vehicle. Certain voices also expressed worry in regard to the ...

These days, Land Rover products are as much about a luxurious experience as genuine off-road chops. But the introduction of the Land Rover Defender Octa, with its stand-out performance specs, steps ...

The Defender sub-brand is host to some of the most capable off-road SUV offerings on sale today. But, the Land Rover spin-off isn’t done growing the lineup yet. The automaker has a new Defender model ...

Something more extreme than Octa is on the track.

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 ...

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. It will ...

Since its 1948 establishment, Land Rover has been heralded as an automotive leader in off-road-oriented vehicles, without comprising style. Out of the lot, the Land Rover Defender has been one of 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, ...