2025 Land Rover Defender 110 OCTA 1st Drive

2025 Land Rover Defender 110 OCTA First Drive: The No-Compromise Off-Roader
The new 110 OCTA pushes the Defender model to limits it’s never seen before with more power, an all-new suspension, all while keeping its luxury appeal.
Land Rover Defender Won’t Go EV Until The Next Generation Because Packaging Is ‘Really, Really Hard’
While the electric luxury SUV market continues to grow with models from all sorts of different automakers, it seems an electric Land Rover Defender isn’t coming anytime soon.Land Rover’schief commercial officer Lennard Hoornik told Autocarmagazine that it’s simply too difficult to just stuff batteries into the current Defender’s platform,
First Drive Review: 2025 Defender 110 OCTA
A multi-day South African adventure drive proved out Defender OCTA's mechanics and technology claims, providing a memorable experience.
The Electric Land Rover Defender Is A Long Way Off
Jaguar Land Rover's Chief Commercial Officer, Lennard Hoornik, says that the Land Rover Defender isn't likely to see an electrified variant within this current generation. Rather, packaging concerns have forced Land Rover to push back the electric Defender while design teams work on a new model that will better accommodate an electric drivetrain,
The Land Rover Defender EV we’ve been waiting for is coming, but not soon enough
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 of the decade.
The Land Rover Defender Octa Delivers On- and Off-Road
With 626 hp, the Octa is the most powerful Defender ever, but it is also the most capable. 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,
Car review: Land Rover Defender Octa shines like a diamond
New flagship boasts increased firepower and fanciful hydraulic dampers to excel on and off tarmac. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Electric Land Rover Defender Not Happening This Generation
Although an electric Defender is definitely in the offing, it will happen by the end of the decade on a different platform from the D7x of the current Defender
Electric Land Rover Defender Ruled Out Until Next Gen Arrives
Jaguar Land Rover has been building the current L663 generation Defender since 2019 offered with several different petrol and diesel engines, including a four-cylinder plug-in hyb
Land Rover Discovery 2017-2025 Quick Drive
Land Rover Discovery boasts a robust powertrain, a firm and steady ride, and a quiet cabin. But accessing the third-row seats and using the infotainment system are challenges.
2025 Land Rover Defender 110 OCTA: No Compromises
The new Land Rover Defender OCTA will quickly cement itself as a high point in the icon's history. It offers more power and more capability without ruining its luxury appeal. Where will it go next? Yo
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This Is How a Defender Ends Up Costing $400,000 and Getting Thumbs up Everywhere It Goes
A $400,000 Land Rover Defender may sound like a lot. However, Paul Potratz is trying to keep everything high-quality and exclusive ...
'We Broke the Raptor'—Meet the Guys Who Made the Octa Fly
This stuff does not come easy. "We had a Ranger Raptor out here, but we broke it; it ended up with a bent chassis," says Rob ...
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Classic Land Rover Defender models reborn, not rebuilt, by Vancouver company
Their Coquitlam assembly facility is sourcing vintage Land Rover Defenders from olive farms in Spain to rebuild them from the ground up with modern and upgraded components. The reason Gregory-Burke ...
The best classic Land Rover conversions – including The Telegraph’s own armoured model
Electric and roaring V8s are some of the conversions helping to keep these classics alive, with bespoke modern Defenders also ...