Jaguar Land Rover's Chief Commercial Officer, Lennard Hoornik, says that the Land Rover Defender isn't likely to see an ...
Although Hoornik didn’t confirm it, the comments suggest the electric Land Rover Defender will likely have to wait for JLR’s dedicated EV platform, which is expected to be released closer to the end ...
Land Rover has acknowledged it’ll be challenging to electrify the current model’s architecture. An electric Defender could only happen with a complete redesign, which isn’t happening soon.
To understand the auto industry, always follow the money. When the current Land Rover Defender launched for 2020 it was targeting those in search of rugged, stylish performance—virtues that the ...
Five years on sale and the Land Rover Defender continues to re-write the (entirely figurative) rulebook. Demand, far from decaying, continues to increase, with global sales now fast approaching ...
The race-prepped version of the Defender Octa will retain the road model’s D7X architecture. Land Rover will also use the standard model’s 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 from BMW. The Octa is ...
The twin-turbocharged off-roader is headed for Dakar and the FIA World Rally Raid Championship starting in 2026.
Defender OCTA – the performance version of the Defender family – will form the basis of Defender’s Dakar and FIA World Rally Raid Championship competition challenger from 2026, showcasing ...
Short of it being a sales disaster, there was always going to be a V8 Defender. There was the heritage for one thing, and the international market to consider - and Land Rover had made space for ...
The new D350 diesel engine’s introduction also coincides with a number of updates recently announced across the Land Rover ...
We’ve had the off-road supercars from Lamborghini and Porsche, but now it’s time for the originator of the off-road vehicle to hit back, as Land Rover unleashes its Defender Octa with ...