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Built with an enhanced chassis, high-performance brakes, and innovative suspension, the Octa was created to be the most powerful Defender in the lineup. By Kristin Shaw Published Aug 16, 2025 3:00 PM ...

Having been on sale now for a full year, the Land Rover Defender Octa is getting its second special edition. The 2026 Defender Octa Black is exactly what it sounds like: a Defender Octa, but black.

Reinventing an icon is always a risky business. New Coke, the Apple III, Levi’s Type 1 jeans: All crashed and burned amid a mountain of marketing hype. So it’s perhaps understandable that JLR took ...

Michael Frank has been writing and editing car and motorcycle coverage for the past two decades. His outlets have included Forbes, Coolhunting, The Wall Street Journal, Car & Driver, Road & Track, The ...

Since its launch in 2019, the Defender has been a huge hit, said Top Gear Magazine, and Land Rover has a simple aim for its new Defender Octa: "to be the world's fastest off-roader" yet. Three years ...

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 ...

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, ...