It was a joint venture with BMW, but the OCTA's 4.4-liter gets its own unique intake, exhaust, oil sump, and calibration to properly serve its purpose. Oddly enough, the Defender wasn’t even ...

The Defender V8 is similarly subtle, the scores of lesser Defenders helping it blend into the scenery of American roads. Its quad exhaust tips are the main giveaway that you're looking at ...

This not only provides ample power but also delivers a unique, resonant exhaust note and a robust, linear power curve that feels fantastic on the road. The boxy design of the Defender might ...

We only wish this V-8 Defender were more vocal. Holding the eight-sided button at the bottom of the steering wheel activates the high-performance Octa mode and opens the exhaust baffles.

Not for usability or versatility or anything resembling common sense, but because good noises growl out of that Defender’s exhaust pipes and there are fewer sensations more visceral than ...

Beneath the 2023 Defender 110 V-8's hood is Land Rover's ... and it pumps a fantastic growl out of its quad exhaust tips. The eight-speed transmission fires off shifts quickly with appropriate ...

It inhales through a larger grille and exhales through a new quad exhaust poking out of a redrawn rear bumper. This mill is a tall step up on the discontinued Defender 110 V8 driven by JLR’s ...

The Defender 130 V8 also gets quad exhaust tips, a sliding panoramic roof, LED headlights, and 22-inch grey alloy wheels. Inside you'll find 14-way power seats with heating and cooling functions ...

The Defender Works V8 was born ... However, upon closer inspection, you can see a new exhaust system at the back. This has quad tips that are square and point downward. It's by no means the ...

The Land Rover Defender OCTA packs a 4.4-liter turbocharged V8 under its hood that makes 626 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque. This trail-ready SUV will start at $153,475, with the first-run Edition One ...

JLR is no stranger to SUVs with beefy engines, and its next will be a hardcore Defender that will introduce the new Octa designation. Prototypes have been testing for more than a year and this ...