Land Rover will enter two of the Dakar-spec Defenders in the 2026 World Rally Raid Championship. That means the model will compete in its namesake Dakar Rally in 2026, fulfilling a promise that ...

The Land Rover Defender Dakar D7X‑R began testing in the Sahara Desert ahead of the 2026 Dakar Rally. The car has a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine. Land Rover Unveiled New Defender Dakar D7X ...

It's not yet clear what chassis size or engine Land Rover will use to power the Dakar special, but we wouldn't be surprised if the brand drops in a tuned version of its BMW-sourced 4.4-liter twin ...

Land Rover has revealed the first look at its purpose-built rally-raid prototype, the Defender Dakar D7X-R, as it prepares to enter the 2026 Dakar Rally and World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC).

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.

Land Rover has confirmed the first Defender works team for the famous Dakar Rally. The company will compete at the 2026 event, but will share more information in 2025.

The car in question, officially named the Defender Dakar D7X-R, is based on the Octa, Land Rover’s most capable road-going model yet. Exact details will come in due course, but we do know that ...

Land Rover Is Racing a Defender in the Notoriously Rugged Dakar Rally in 2026 The SUV will also be used as a support vehicle for next year's installment of the grueling off-road race. Published on ...

November 25, 2024 at 0:59pm GMT. Land Rover had revealed that it will be entering into the 2026 season of the famous Dakar rally with a Defender.

Land Rover is set to take on the challenging Dakar rally from 2026 using its Defender off-roader, the company has announced. The “rally raid” event takes in several thousand kilometres of car-breaking ...

14-time Dakar winner Stephane Peterhansel will run one of the production-based Land Rover Defender Dakar D7X‑R vehicles in the 2026 World Rally Raid Championship.

Before 2026 comes 2025, and in 2025 Land Rover will be the “official car partner of the Dakar Rally”, which means it’ll provide a fleet of Defenders to support the event.