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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Defender D7X‑R Narrowly Misses Sweeping the Podium in World’s Most Extreme Off‑Road Race

The Defender Octa-based D7X‑R managed to drive three Defender team to the 1st, 2nd, and 4th place at the end of this year's ...

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." ...

Land Rover Defender Makes History With Debut Dakar Win

Defender Rally started its Dakar story with an immediate result, taking a debut victory in the production-based Stock ...

Land Rover’s Dakar Defender is too extreme for the road but buyers want it anyway

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, ...