Using the performance of an extreme off-roader while navigating through brutal snow wasn’t something we planned, but it was ...

Defender completes first rally-raid test in Morocco with new D7X‑R prototype Dakar legend Stéphane Peterhansel and rising star Rokas Baciuška join the team The production-based D7X‑R will debut at the ...

Although Land Rover ended production of the original Defender back in 2016, that’s not to say that the brand has given up on its iconic boxy 4×4. Along with sourcing approved examples of heritage ...

Land Rover unveiled its purpose-built Dakar Rally Defender, marking the brand’s official return to the grueling off-road race The vehicle is built on a reinforced chassis with a long-travel suspension ...

Land Rover is taking the Defender Octa racing in the desert, and the rigs it built look pretty awesome. Three teams running specially prepared Defender Dakar D7X-Rs will be competing in next year's ...

Land Rover has taken the wraps off the Defender Dakar D7X-R. The Dakar D7X-R is set to make its debut at the Dakar Rally in January as part of a full 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) campaign ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Land Rover is going racing at the Dakar Rally in January, and it just unveiled the Defender it’s using to do it. On Tuesday, Land Rover showed the livery that the Defender Dakar D7X-R will compete in, ...

It looks like Land Rover’s new rumored Defender mini-me is coming to fruition. Spy shots recently surfaced of a test mule running about, thanks to our friends at Britain’s AutoCar. The prototype was ...

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 ...