All three Defender Dakar D7X-Rs crossed the finish line at the 2026 Desafio Ruta 40 in Argentina. All three Defender Dakar ...

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 ...

The 626-hp Defender Octa will serve as the basis for a new Defender rally raid vehicle being developed by a JLR works team for the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship, the premier event for which is ...

Land Rover's Defender has been a familiar sight in the Dakar Rally for many years, but the British brand has never before lined up with a full factory team. That will change in 2026: the Defender will ...

It's not easy vying for the top spot when you're the new kid in town, debuting three teams in the newly revamped Dakar Rally Stock class in Saudi Arabia. Defender, part of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), is ...

Argentina proved to be a landmark weekend for Defender Rally. Competing across five gruelling stages, the team claimed victory and completed a clean sweep of the Stock category podium, while all three ...

It's been almost a year since Land Rover confirmed that it is, in fact, headed to the Dakar Rally. Now, the iconic SUV builder has finally given us an official reveal of its Defender-based rally car, ...

The Land Rover Defender OCTA is transforming the world of off-road performance, setting a new standard for durability, power, and capability in the most challenging terrains. As the fastest and most ...

Land Rover is taking the Defender Octa racing in the desert, and the rigs it built look pretty awesome. Three teams running specially prepared Defender Dakar D7X-Rs will be competing in next year's ...

Defender Rally secured a debut Dakar victory in the Stock class, proving its production-based Defender Dakar D7X-R can win in the desert. Defender Rally won its debut Stock class at the 2026 Dakar ...

Land Rover is going racing next year at the Dakar Rally, and now it has a prototype Defender in testing to prove it. The brand’s Defender Dakar D7X‑R prototype began testing recently in the Sahara ...