The Rated Red Crew checks out Land Rover’s fastest, most powerful Defender ever, built to celebrate 70 years of toughness.

The re-birth of the legendary Land Rover Defender in 2019 felt like one of those seminal moments in an automaker's history; an iconic silhouette brought back with modern powertrains and luxury ...

"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 competed in the 2026 Dakar Rally with Defender Dakar D7X-R race vehicles based on its OCTA model variant and won.

The Defender Octa is essentially a supercar for off-road adventure.

In 2024, Land Rover unleashed the OCTA version of the Defender 110, offering customers one of the most potent off-roaders on the planet, as fast as some supercars, in one package. Land Rover was known ...

A couple of months after Land Rover confirmed that the Defender would compete in the 2026 Dakar Rally, the automaker has revealed the racing model will be based on the flagship Defender Octa. It will ...

It takes a certain mindset and view of life to be able to properly enjoy a Land Rover Defender. Technically born in the early 1980s, but tracing its roots all the way back to the late 1940s, the ...

J.D. Power previously published reviews of the 2021 Defender 90 and 2023 Defender 130. This review focuses on the 2024 Defender 110 and how its differences potentially impact consumer appeal. In 2024, ...

Of course, the manufacturer, as befits its House of Brands strategy, would prefer you think of its victory purely in ...

Standing in the Sahara, you realize you have vastly underestimated the word “desolate.” I can spin 360 degrees, scanning the horizon, and see no signs of civilization other than the truck that brought ...

From Arctic explorers to red carpets, the Defender 90 blends iconic toughness with modern comfort — and it’s easier to live ...