Land Rover Returned to the Dakar Rally as a Factory Race Team. Here’s What Happened.

Land Rover competed in the 2026 Dakar Rally with Defender Dakar D7X-R race vehicles based on its OCTA model variant.
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Defender D7X‑R Narrowly Misses Sweeping the Podium in World’s Most Extreme Off‑Road Race

The Defender Octa-based D7X‑R managed to drive three Defender team to the 1st, 2nd, and 4th place at the end of this year's Dakar Rally.

Land Rover’s Dakar Defender Is Too Extreme for the Road But Buyers Want It Anyway

Land Rover’s Dakar Defender D7X-R is the wildest Defender ever built, and wealthy customers are already expressing their ...
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2026 Land Rover Defender OCTA Review: Geländewagen Hunting

If you see a Land Rover Defender 110 wearing a badge that features a black diamond within a circle: do not race it. This is the 2026 Land Rover Defender OCTA and it is unlike any Defender that came ...
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Land Rover's Official Dakar Rally-Spec Defender Looks Like Octa-Based Perfection

It's been almost a year since Land Rover confirmed that it is, in fact, headed to the Dakar Rally. Now, the iconic SUV builder has finally given us an official reveal of its Defender-based rally car, ...
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Defender took a stock SUV to Dakar—and the challenge doesn’t get any tougher

Defender Rally Team made its competitive debut at the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship opener, the Dakar Rally, which began ...
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Land Rover Defender OCTA to Enter Dakar Rally!

The Land Rover Defender OCTA is transforming the world of off-road performance, setting a new standard for durability, power, and capability in the most challenging terrains. As the fastest and most ...