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.

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 ...
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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 ...
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Defender wins Dakar! Now what | PH Footnote

Of course, the manufacturer, as befits its House of Brands strategy, would prefer you think of its victory purely in ...
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Land Rover’s New Defender Race Car Has 145-Gallon Gas Tank and ‘Flight Mode’ for Jumps

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 ...