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

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Defender isn’t contesting the 2026 Dakar Rally just for fun. The brand is hoping to bolster its off-road credentials and pick ...

Halfway into its factory-led Dakar effort, Defender is contemplating building a production model based off its D7X-R racer.

Land Rover has announced that a Defender rally car will tackle Dakar in 2026. Furthermore, the Defender brand will be the official Dakar car partner between 2025 and 2028, supporting the events with a ...

Original British adventure brand Defender has accelerated its preparations for entering the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) by completing prototype test activity in Morocco with the Defender ...

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 ...

It's been almost a year since Land Rover confirmed that it is, in fact, headed to the Dakar Rally. Now, the iconic SUV builder has finally given us an official reveal of its Defender-based rally car, ...

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 ...

The Defender Dakar D7X-R is just one piece of the Dakar puzzle. Time to take a look at the mega variety of vehicles in this year’s rally January 2026 and it’s that time again; the Dakar Rally is back.