The race-prepped version of the Defender Octa will retain the road model’s D7X architecture. Land Rover will also use the standard model’s 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 from BMW. The Octa is ...

The 626-hp Defender Octa will serve as the basis for a new Defender rally raid vehicle being developed by a JLR works team for the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship, the premier event for which ...

BMW's remained relatively tight-lipped on potential i3 and M3 powertrains, but we do know that the M division has been experimenting with quad-motor powertrains for at least a couple of years in ...

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But something like the OCTA, a 635hp halo-wearing, off-road Goliath in a segment mostly filled with simpering Davids, was at the very most a glint in SVO’s eye when the car launched in 2019.

2026 is going to be a busy year for the Defender OCTA because Land Rover has just confirmed its entry into the World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC), beginning with the Dakar in January.

With a quad motor powertrain, the U8 delivers an exceptional performance, having one electric motor positioned at each wheel. This configuration allows for a staggering combined output of over ...

But crucially, it also allows the Octa’s axles to match those of a normal Defender for roll centre height – and concurrently for the car to keep its roll axis from migrating upwards along ...

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My guess? The engineers who conceived of the early Land Rovers would never have been able to predict a vehicle like the Defender OCTA, nor what it might be capable of. First things first ...

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