The advent of the modern SUV is predicated on the idea of a single vehicle type that can do just about everything an owner could need. Move people and cargo, manage well enough off-road or in ...

No car does everything well, but the rowdy Octa comes far closer than the average SUV.

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, ...

Something more extreme than Octa is on the track.

The most exciting member of the latest generation Land Rover Defender family, the OCTA, is due this summer. The model will be officially unveiled on July 3, following a series of exclusive preview ...

UPDATE 4/25/24: This article has been updated to include new information released by Land Rover that the Defender OCTA will be revealed on July 3, 2024. The automaker confirmed that production numbers ...

The re-birth of the legendary Land Rover Defender in 2019 felt like one of those seminal moments in an automaker's history; an iconic silhouette brought back with modern powertrains and luxury ...

The lengthy teaser campaign for the Defender OCTA is finally over, as Land Rover has just introduced the sporty 4x4. The model is the brand's most dynamic Defender ever, and it rocks a BMW-sourced V8 ...

Off-roading is about to get even more luxurious, but it'll cost you. Another version of the Land Rover Defender is hitting the market in 2025 called the OCTA, and its MSRP begins at $152,000 with a ...

We live in an era of ridiculously overpowered off-road vehicles (not that we’re complaining). The Ford F-150 Raptor and Bronco Raptor. The Ram 1500 TRX. The Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk (RIP). Now, ...

A couple of months after Land Rover confirmed that the Defender would compete in the 2026 Dakar Rally, the automaker has revealed the racing model will be based on the flagship Defender Octa. It will ...

The Land Rover Defender OCTA packs a 4.4-liter turbocharged V8 under its hood that makes 626 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque. This trail-ready SUV will start at $153,475, with the first-run Edition One ...