A couple of months after Land Rover confirmed that the Defender would compete in the 2026 Dakar Rally, the automaker has ...

Defender OCTA – the performance version of the Defender family – will form the basis of Defender’s Dakar and FIA World Rally ...

For a few years now, New Atlas has picked some of its favorite pictures from the grueling, multi-thousand-mile desert race ...

Certainly it’d be brave to bet against the OCTA, given its very specific remit to deliver the ultimate off-road Defender and ...

The 2025 Dakar Rally not only brought victory for Toyota, but also a stunning second place overall for Toyota Gazoo Racing’s ...

The Land Rover Defender OCTA is transforming the world of off-road performance, setting a new standard for durability, power, ...

It'll compete in all five rounds of the World Rally Championship's 'Stock' class to see just how tough the standard car is ...

Defender Octa is now the official entry in worlds two most toughest rally sports and Land Rover has huge expectation to ...

For Saudi Arabia’s Al Rajhi, it was a dream come true to win the Dakar Rally on home soil – and the man from Riyadh now also leads the 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) standings ...

The entry comes as part of a full FIA World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC) programme. Between 2026 and 2028, two Defenders will take part across the full five rounds of the W2RC, with a third ...

Defender will compete with a works team in Dakar – the world’s most demanding off-road motorsport competition – as part of a full FIA World Rally Raid Championship ...