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Land Rover Defender Octa 2025 review: Attacking African dunes, rocks and roads with the most hardcore Defender ever

Published 20 January 2025
By Will Dron
The Defender Octa is the most powerful Defender ever, yet Land Rover claims it's even more accomplished off-road than the regular Defender 110.
Land Rover Defender off-road

Best five off-road cars to buy in 2025

If you're heading for the hills, then these five cars are going to get you well off the beaten track.
Published 06 January 2025
Land Rover is set to take on the challenging Dakar rally from 2026 using its Defender off-roader

Land Rover to take on brutal Dakar Rally

Land Rover is set to take on the challenging Dakar rally from 2026 using its Defender off-roader, the company has announced.
Published 03 January 2025
The Times, Sunday Times and Driving.co.uk Motor Awards 2024 cars of the year

Motor Awards 2024: The winners

Our motoring writers' votes have been counted and the results are in: these are the winners of the 2024 Sunday Times Motor Awards.
Published 10 October 2024
Classic Defender V8 by Works Bespoke

V8-engined classic Defender launched

The Classic Defender V8 by Works Bespoke will be offered in ‘90’ and ‘110’ forms, with a 5-litre V8 under the bonnet.
Published 28 August 2024
Land Rover Defender by Kingsley

Kingsley launches ‘re-imagined’ Defender

Kingsley announces full re-engineering programme for original Defender.
Published 28 August 2024
Subpac Land Rover BASS seats

How Defender Octa seats pulsate to the beat

Land Rover thinks it has discovered the future of in-car audio, and it’s not about noise cancellation or ultimate fidelity.
Published 01 August 2024
Alpine A290 debuts at 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed

12 of the best new cars debuted at FoS 2024

After a breathtaking few days at the Goodwood Festival of Speed we've chosen our favourite 12 new cars at the event.
Published 17 July 2024
Defender Octa

Revealed: Most powerful Defender ever

The new flagship Defender Octa model is billed as an “all-terrain hero” and gets tech from the Range Rover Sport SV.
Published 03 July 2024
Retro Automotive creates one-off Defender for Lando Norris

Bespoke Defender for Lando Norris

A bespoke 2001 Defender 90 was built to Lando Norris’s specifications by a specialist in Yorkshire.
Published 06 June 2024
2005 Land Rover Defender 110 converted with Bedeo in-wheel electric motors

Electric Defender conversion tech review

Can Bedeo’s retro-fit in-wheel motor tech be the zero-emission saviour of existing combustion cars? James Fossdyke tries it out in an old Defende
Published 22 May 2024
BEDEO announces the launch of the Reborn Electric, starting with the Land Rover Defender

In-wheel electric motors for Bedeo Defender

New system uses in-wheel motors to power electric Land Rover Defender conversion, which weighs much the same as the standard vehicle.
Published 18 April 2024
Land Rover Defender 130

Land Rover Defender 130 reviewed

The largest Defender is a giant, but is the oversized Land Rover worth the extra outlay?
Published 13 September 2023