Land Rover has confirmed the first Defender works team for the famous Dakar Rally. The company will compete at the 2026 event, but will share more information in 2025. The Defender brand will also ...

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.

Tim Pitt drives the new Land Rover Defender Octa, a bombastic V8-engined SUV that goes fast everywhere – including off-road.

The Land Rover Evoque is headed to participate in the next running of the Dakar Rally with a few necessary modifications. The British Excite Rally Raid Team is planning to take to the sands of ...

But Land Rover and its racing partner Bowler noticed a lack of a clear path up to rally-raid competitions like the Dakar Rally, and so they've teamed up to launch the new Defender Challenge.

Starting at $153,625, the Defender Octa will have a version competing in the Dakar Rally ... the Range Rover Sport SV. Octa owners will rarely get close to its full capabilities. Land Rover ...

Ever fancied doing the Dakar Rally but wondered how you would learn the skills? I know I have (seriously, I have). Well Land Rover has just announced the launch of the Defender Challenge ...

The Land Rover Defender Challenge, a Bowler-prepared 4x4 that forms the basis of a new and intriguing motorsport series. The Defender Challenge is a bit like the Caterham Academy for rally raid.

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