Land Rover competed in the 2026 Dakar Rally with Defender Dakar D7X-R race vehicles based on its OCTA model variant and won.

The Defender Octa-based D7X‑R managed to drive three Defender team to the 1st, 2nd, and 4th place at the end of this year's ...

For a week I lived like a Snohomish County version of Queen Elizabeth at Sandringham, driving a borrowed Land Rover Defender at my Sky Valley estate, Mare’s Nest. If only I’d had some Corgis and ...

The classic Land Rover Defender is one of the most iconic models in the history of the brand, having been built continuously between 1983 and 2016, with its design changing very little during this ...

Elevated driving positions, rugged styling, and lots of flexible space: sometimes, it feels like American drivers buy SUVs for every possible reason bar actually going off-road. That could, on the ...

"It wouldn’t be a paint and sticker package ... it would need to be as close to the rally car as possible to be legit." ...

Defender’s participation in the 2026 Dakar event is part of a broader plan to bolster the vehicle’s overall profile.

The Defender D7X-R is tackling the world’s most gruelling off-road race, and unlike many competition cars, this one has ...

Land Rover’s Dakar Defender D7X-R is the wildest Defender ever built, and wealthy customers are already expressing their ...

For 20 years, Land Rover’s Off-Road Driving Experience has been coaxing owners of its luxury SUVs into the wild. No mud attire required. Ambling lazily off-road through the sun-dappled Santa Lucia ...

Its rugged design, powerful performance, and affordable price make it the top choice for high-end adventurers.