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 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 ...

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, ...

Many people, but especially Defender enthusiasts, bashed the L663 series for being a unibody rather than a body-on-frame sport utility vehicle. Certain voices also expressed worry in regard to the ...

The Defender Octa is not for the weak of heart. Revealed a little more than a year ago, it now occupies a spot at the very top of the Defender lineup, being by far the most powerful, extreme, and ...

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 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 ...

Ford ignited a high-performance off-road renaissance when the first F-150 Raptor debuted for the 2010 model year. But, while few brands’ identities are so singularly rooted in wandering beyond the ...

The Land Rover Defender has long had a reputation for its rugged, go-anywhere nature, combined with practicality and robust off-road ability. Land Rover now offers a new variant—the Defender Octa—with ...

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