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.

JLR has announced that the Land Rover Defender will race at the Dakar in 2026. Billed as a full works effort – the first of its kind for the brand – entrance into the race is intended to prove ...

The Octa is the biggest, baddest version of the Defender yet – conquering the South African wilderness should be a walk in ...

The Land Rover Defender Challenge ... drivers will get into their Bowler-prepared steeds with half an eye on the Dakar. The difference, of course, is that whereas the only Caterhams at Le Mans ...

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