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By Kimatni Rawlins Land Rovers, including the Defender brand (OCTA, 90, 110, and 130), stand out as some of the most ...

Sometimes it takes more than some extra cylinders to get the blood pumping.

Ford ignited a high-performance off-road renaissance when the first F-150 Raptor debuted for the 2010 model year. But, while few brands’ identities are so singularly rooted in wandering beyond the ...

The most capable, most extreme Defender to ever come from the factory is here, and it’s called the 2025 Land Rover Defender Octa. Based on the 110 (that’s the four-door, medium-sized one), the ...

Many people don’t know, or don’t believe, that the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is a sensational off-roader. But to get the German off-roader doing the German version of the Charleston over the most unlikely ...

The off-road SUV market has never been this competitive, or this interesting. On one side, you have the 2026 Land Rover ...

What happens when you mix a Land Rover Defender 110 and a stonkin' BMW-sourced V-8? Hilarity, that's what. Under the Octa's hood is a BMW-sourced twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 making 626 horsepower and 590 ...

JLR is no stranger to SUVs with beefy engines, and its next will be a hardcore Defender that will introduce the new Octa designation. Prototypes have been testing for more than a year and this week ...

The Defender sub-brand is host to some of the most capable off-road SUV offerings on sale today. But, the Land Rover spin-off isn’t done growing the lineup yet. The automaker has a new Defender model ...

* Price is based on the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price for the lowest priced Land Rover Defender 2026 variant. The Price excludes costs such as stamp duty, other government charges and options.