Land Rover Wouldn't Mind Bringing a Dakar-Style Defender to Dealerships

"It wouldn’t be a paint and sticker package ... it would need to be as close to the rally car as possible to be legit." ...
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Land Rover’s Defender upgraded with new design and technology

Land Rover has introduced a series of revisions for its popular Defender. The off-roader now gains a sharper exterior design than before with new-look front and rear lights, with the latter units ...

Land Rover Competed in the Dakar Rally for the First Time in Over 40 Years—and Won Its Class

Land Rover competed in the 2026 Dakar Rally with Defender Dakar D7X-R race vehicles based on its OCTA model variant and won.
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Land Rover’s New Defender Race Car Has 145-Gallon Gas Tank and ‘Flight Mode’ for Jumps

The Land Rover Defender Dakar D7X-R is a new off-road racing vehicle entering next year’s World Rally‑Raid Championship (W2RC) and the quickly approaching Dakar Rally in January. Based on a Defender ...
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2025 Land Rover SUV Lineup: The Mighty Defender Octa and New Range Rover Engines

The most badass, off-road-ready Land Rover model in recent history arrives this year to challenge Rivian and the Bronco Raptor. As Land Rover prepares its first all-electric models, it introduces a ...
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Baby Land Rover Defender Is Refreshingly Boxy and Also Hides a Digitally Wacky DNA Source

Alongside Porsche, which is also bringing its Taycan and Cayenne plus Cayenne Coupe Black Editions to the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Land Rover is joining the event with some cool SUVs: the trio ...
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First Look at Land Rover’s Baby Electric Defender

Spied testing ahead of its 2027 debut, Land Rover’s compact electric Defender keeps the boxy style while aiming to rival Mercedes’ Baby G. In the land of big, bad SUVs with a rugged edge, Land Rover ...