Defender Swaps The Posh Frock For Dakar Overalls
While the manicured lawns of the Goodwood Festival of Speed were being caressed by the feather-light touch of exotic supercars, a far more brutish beast was tearing up the turf. Forget gentle cruises up the famous Hillclimb; Defender showed up with its Dakar D7X-R prototype, covered in purpose and looking like it had just taken […]
Beauden Barrett Tackles the New Defender OCTA
Hold onto your gumboots, because a partnership of truly epic proportions has just landed in Aotearoa. Defender, the brand synonymous with rugged capability and a stiff upper lip (even when caked in mud), has announced none other than rugby icon Beauden Barrett as its newest brand ambassador. And what better way to kick off this […]
Defender on 3-year Dakar and FIA World Rally-Raid programme
Land Rover Defender, the luxury British adventure brand, has announced an ambitious three-year program to compete in the Dakar Rally and the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC), targeting full participation from 2026 to 2028. As part of the campaign, Defender will enter both Dakar and the five-round W2RC with a two-vehicle works team, adding a […]
Defender 130 V8 first drive
Not only is there a new, larger addition to the Defender range, namely the 8-seater 130 but there’s also one with a V8 heart, and guess what, we got to drive the prototype in Dubai. Topping off what had already been an epic two day adventure playing in the vast and expansive sand pits that […]