What is a TReK Defender? And does this unique Land Rover have an off-road advantage? TReK Defender 130s are a unique bunch of Land Rover Defender SUVs outfitted specifically for the challenges of the ...

To understand the auto industry, always follow the money. When the current Land Rover Defender launched for 2020 it was targeting those in search of rugged, stylish performance—virtues that the brand ...

Elevated driving positions, rugged styling, and lots of flexible space: sometimes, it feels like American drivers buy SUVs for every possible reason bar actually going off-road. That could, on the ...

It’s hard to argue the Land Rover Defender is anything short of a living legend. Its continent-crossing bona fides date to when such feats were still reserved for the most capable explorers and ...

In the automotive hierarchy, there is a distinct difference between a vehicle that is "capable" and one that is "dominant." For decades, Land Rover has comfortably occupied the former category, ...

The Land Rover Defender Octa in South Africa. Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC I’ve had a long relationship with Land Rover. I learned to drive in old ones. I used lightweight, desert-specification, ...

The barren African landscape, darted far more frequently by sharp rocks marking cliff edges on a one-and-a-half-lane-wide road than people or animals, may, on the surface, be a weird place to see the ...

Jaguar Land Rover gave the Defender a facelift for the 2026 model year, but the rugged off-roader is due for a much bigger upgrade. The Defender already has a unique style as one of the few genuine ...

Less than a year ago, Defender announced its unexpected plan to run a factory program at the 2026 Dakar rally. Now that the race is on, executives at Defender and its parent company, Jaguar Land Rover ...