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 ...

A couple of months after Land Rover confirmed that the Defender would compete in the 2026 Dakar Rally ... demand for high-performance 4x4s and SUVs. As such, vehicles competing in the ‘Stock ...

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 its extreme ...

Genesis is no Land Rover. The Korean automaker is not known ... to pilot at the 2025 Dakar Rally race. This isn’t Ickx’s first time at Dakar, either. On top of his experience in the Formula ...

Land Rover has announced its intention to ... Additionally, six highly specialised Defender recce vehicles will be used by Dakar Rally organisers to plan the routes for the 2026, 2027 and 2028 ...

The Land Rover ... demand for vehicles that combine luxury, comfort, and uncompromising off-road capability. As the automotive landscape continues to evolve, the Land Rover Defender OCTA stands ...

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 ... with Land Rover supplying no fewer than 20 ‘recce’ vehicles to rally officials. On next year’s entry, Land Rover ...