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 ...

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, ...

The Defender OCTA arrived this year as a bold statement in the frothy realm of luxury off-road performance vehicles. More than just ambitious engineering, this isn’t just another special edition ...

JLR revealed the all-new Defender OCTA, the most powerful Defender ever, at the 2025 Destination Defender event. Destination Defender, JLR’s flagship event, celebrates the Defender’s adventurous ...

Jaguar Land Rover continues testing the Defender OCTA at the world's most grueling racetrack. Then again, what did you expect from JLR and the most powerful road-going Defender of all time? Coming ...

After a somewhat confusing and dramatic subtle brand shifting within the Jaguar Land Rover conglomerate of automakers, where Jaguar, Land Rover, Range Rover, and Defender now operate with some level ...

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 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 ...

These days, buyers in search of a luxury SUV well-suited to life in a posh area are spoiled for choice. Rugged, cool, luxurious and even performance-oriented can all be combined in a way that wasn’t ...

The barren African landscape, darted far more frequently by sharp rocks marking cliff edges on a one-and-a-half-lane-wide road than people or animals, may, on the surface, be a weird place to see the ...