‘25 DEFENDER OCTA: HIGH-PERFORMANCE HERO

Posted on July 3, 2024 by MartynL

The toughest, most durable, and most powerful – ‘25 DEFENDER OCTA: HIGH-PERFORMANCE HERO – is also the most dynamically accomplished Defender ever created! Powered by a 4.4-liter Twin Turbo mild-hybrid V8 engine mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission with high and low-range gears, the OCTA is the most powerful Defender ever - with 626 horsepower and up to 553 pound-feet of torque. The OCTA’s new powertrain enables 0-60 mph sprints in just 3.8 seconds. Its heavily revised chassis...

ROYAL ROVERS @ GOODWOOD REVIVAL

Posted on September 8, 2023 by MartynL

A unique convoy of ROYAL ROVERS @ GOODWOOD REVIVAL paid tribute today to HM Queen Elizabeth II on the first anniversary of her death. In a unique moment of remembrance today, a fleet of nine historic Defender and Range Rover models, navigated the famous track as part of the annual Goodwood Revival. The commemorative drive featured JLR vehicles used by the Royal family in either an official capacity or privately as part of the household fleet. It included vehicles from the Royal fleet, JLR C...

RANGE ROVER DEFENDER: LEGO EDITION!

Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 by MartynL

If a real-deal go-everywhere, do-everything Defender is not on your shopping list, consider the extremely affordable RANGE ROVER DEFENDER: LEGO EDITION! The LEGO Group and Defender are celebrating 75 years of Land Rover with a build-your-own-adventure: the new LEGO® Icons Classic Land Rover Defender 90. The 2,336-piece set is complete with all the accessories for an off-road expedition. It has a two-in-one format, allowing builders to create an everyday road-ready model or customize it for adve...

ROVER TROPHY DEFENDER

Posted on March 5, 2023March 5, 2023 by MartynL

Rover Trophy is building the best custom Land Rover Defenders - ROVER TROPHY DEFENDER - money can buy, blogs our road test editor Howard Walker at EQ Magazine. As cool trucks go, Land Rover’s rugged, square-box Defender sits at the frosty pinnacle. Beloved by everyone from Ralph Lauren and the late Queen, to Lara Croft, 007 and Britain’s elite SAS special forces, the Defender remains a true British icon. The only problem: Land Rover ceased Defender production in January 2016 to make way for ...