JLR is in the process of transforming its Defender nameplate into a standalone brand focused on adventure vehicles, and as part of the transformation, the automaker will enter a Defender factory team ...

Land Rover is back at the Dakar Rally with a machine that doesn’t hold back: the Defender Dakar D7X-R. Built for the new Stock category, this is the most extreme Defender yet – and you can’t buy one, ...

It's not easy vying for the top spot when you're the new kid in town, debuting three teams in the newly revamped Dakar Rally Stock class in Saudi Arabia. Defender, part of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), is ...

The 626-hp Defender Octa will serve as the basis for a new Defender rally raid vehicle being developed by a JLR works team for the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship, the premier event for which is ...

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, ...

Land Rover's Defender has been a familiar sight in the Dakar Rally for many years, but the British brand has never before lined up with a full factory team. That will change in 2026: the Defender will ...

Defender Rally have won the 2026 Dakar Rally, the toughest off-road challenge in the world, in their debut year, as drivers Rokas Baciuška and Oriol Vidal win the Stock class in the Defender Dakar D7X ...

I knew that the new Land Rover Defender was pretty capable off-road, and now I have to recognize that it's also a lot more comfortable than most 4x4s. When I first got Land Rover’s press release about ...

Choosing to take on the Dakar Rally is not for drivers or manufacturers who are faint of heart. Dakar is challenging for many reasons, not the least of which is its 4901 miles of loose, sandy surface ...

Land Rover is preparing a special Defender for one of the toughest events in motorsport, marking a long-awaited return to a famously unforgiving rally. Any form of motorsport is tough, but when it ...

I don't know which of these two bits of news gets me more excited: the debut of the Defender D7X‑R, the most capable production version of this SUV ever made, in this year's edition of the Dakar Rally ...

Land Rover has announced that a Defender rally car will tackle Dakar in 2026. Furthermore, the Defender brand will be the official Dakar car partner between 2025 and 2028, supporting the events with a ...