The Octa, which will debut on July 3, features a special suspension and a twin-turbo V8 that will make it the toughest Defender ever.
UPDATE 25/04/24: This article has been updated to include new data released via Land Rover that the Defender Octa will be unveiled on 3 July 2024. The automaker has shown that production figures will be limited to 1000 games for North America by 2025. The vehicle will be unveiled to consumers on personal occasions in New York and Los Angeles ahead of the public reveal in July.
CLARIFICATION 24/04/02: A Land Rover spokesperson clarified to Car and Driver that the new Defender Octa will be a 2025 style rather than a 2024 as we first thought.
Land Rover has announced a new flagship model to add to the already diverse Defender range. The new style will be known as Octa – a name derived from an eight-sided polyhedron – or octahedron. The Defender Octa will be “the strongest, most capable and most luxurious Defender vehicle ever made,” according to Land Rover.
Power will come from a twin-turbo V8 under the hood. We may not know for sure the exact power figures until the full reveal of the Octa later this year, but we think the Octa will most likely feature the same 626-horsepower 4. 4-liter twin-turbo V8 found in the refreshed range. Rover Sport SV. On this model, the power train is claimed to send the SV Edition One to 60 mph in 3. 6 seconds and a top speed of 180 mph.
The Octa will also take advantage of the SV’s new Land Rover suspension setup. The automaker calls the formula “6D Dynamics,” which means, in more understandable terms, that it combines the Sport’s popular inner tubes with hydraulically connected shock absorbers in the anti-roll bar position. Not only does the formula allow the Defender to maintain a near-level position in acceleration, braking and competitive cornering, but it also makes it particularly easy to move and articulate the wheels independently when off-road.
True to the model’s theme, the Octa will differentiate itself from other Defenders with a new diamond-shaped badge placed in spaces such as the steering wheel and side panels. Land Rover says the progression of the Octa has been the ultimate challenge of any Defender in history. , with tests conducted from Sweden to Dubai, Nürburgring and Moab.
Full key points such as price and specs will be announced closer to the full Octa unveiling later this year, but consumers interested in the Defender Octa flock to their dealerships now, as Land Rover promises its prospective consumers invitations to exclusive previews as part of a new global Defender Elements series. The automaker has announced that production will be limited to 1,000 units by the 2025 design year in North America.
This article was originally published on March 26, 2024.