British writer and explorer Wilfred Thesiger described the wastelands of Saudi Arabia as “a desert within a desert, so ...

Land Rover is proudly stating that the Defender Octa is “the fastest and most capable Defender ever made,” so it makes sense it will serve as the base for the racer. Not only ...

When it comes to automotive events, it’s rare that I’m unsure of what to expect. World-class concours, 24-hour endurance races, local cars and coffee gatherings, cruise-ins, weekend drags—been there, ...

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 ...

JLR is working on a rally raid vehicle based on the Defender Octa, and it's set to enter the 2026 World Rally Raid Championship.

The success of Ford's Raptor-branded performance off-road vehicles, based on workhorses like the Ranger and F-150, has led ...

Covering 5,000km, the Dakar Rally 2024 is made up of 1 prologue, 12 challenging stages and 14 days of racing. After a taxing special stage, Toby Price is just three seconds off the lead ...

Discover the extreme performance of Defender OCTA, the unstoppable hero of the Defender family. Get to know the fastest and ...

but was refurbished in 2021 and has since run the Dakar Classic and the World Cup of Raids. Ostensibly a continuation of Peugeot’s successful 405 Turbo 16 Rally Raid program of the 1980s ...

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 (W2RC) entry. Starting in ...

2026 is going to be a busy year for the Land Rover Defender OCTA because the British carmaker has just confirmed its entry ...

Not only will it compete at Dakar, but it’ll also race throughout 2026’s FIA World Rally-Raid Championship. Two examples will be used through all five rounds of the series, while a third entry ...