To understand the auto industry, always follow the money. When the current Land Rover Defender launched for 2020 it was targeting those in search of rugged, stylish performance—virtues that the brand ...

The Land Rover Defender Octa in South Africa. Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC I’ve had a long relationship with Land Rover. I learned to drive in old ones. I used lightweight, desert-specification, ...

The winds of change are blowing in the automotive world, and they’re carrying with them the roar of a twin-turbocharged V-8 engine. The herald of this change? The 2024 Land Rover Defender OCTA—a model ...

There is absolutely no reason for the 2025 Land Rover Defender Octa to exist in this world. Of the few folks who actually have the $150,000 or so needed to purchase one, 0.0001% of them will actually ...

Less than a year ago, Defender announced its unexpected plan to run a factory program at the 2026 Dakar rally. Now that the race is on, executives at Defender and its parent company, Jaguar Land Rover ...