Ensuring it rough-and-tumble Defender SUV is ready for the scorching heat and abusive terrain of the Sahara Desert, Land Rover has been evaluating the new Defender Dakar D7X-R, which the British ...

Besides the competition entry, Land Rover will supply a fleet of Defender support vehicles for Dakar Rally officials and VIP media starting in 2025 and through to 2028.

Land Rover has already unveiled the Defender Octa, a rally-esque production variant of the boxy SUV; next up is a version designed for racing in rally raid championships, the Defender Dakar D7X-R ...

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.

Two weeks ago, Land Rover announced that two Defender SUVs (Defender being its own brand these days) would be racing across five rounds of the W2RC in 2025, “with a three-car entry in the ...

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 ...

Land Rover is set to make its Dakar Rally debut in January 2026. ... Specifically, the SUV is powered by a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 engine, which is employed on the Defender Octa.

Land Rover says the updated sporting and technical regulations for 2026 onwards will make the series “significantly more competitive” for production-based vehicles. The team will enter two Defenders ...

Fresh off the release of its new Range Rover Sport SV ‘Black’, Land Rover has now applied the same approach to its ...

Ensuring it rough-and-tumble Defender SUV is ready for the scorching heat and abusive terrain of the Sahara Desert, Land Rover has been evaluating the new Defender Dakar D7X-R, which the British ...

Besides the competition entry, Land Rover will supply a fleet of Defender support vehicles for Dakar Rally officials and VIP media starting in 2025 and through to 2028.