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The 2026 Land Rover Defender Octa: A BMW-Powered Beast with a Hefty Price Tag Published: April 4, 2026 Verified Reviewed by K.C. Colwell Executive Editor Save Article 2025 Land Rover Defender Octa View exterior photos Michael Simari | Car and Driver From the May/June 2026 issue of Car and Driver. For the sake of safety and fun, adding speed to an SUV should be more than just throwing a big engine under the hood. Fortunately, the first Land Rover Defender built for speed receives a thorough makeover commensurate with its new motor. The speed part is handled with gusto by a BMW-sourced twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 making 626 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque. Under the stewardship of Jamal Hameedi, whose highlights at Ford included both modern GTs and the F-150 Raptor, Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations also fitted a hydraulically linked suspension to combat pitch and roll, fender flares that increase the width by 2.7 inches, a quicker steering rack, longer suspension arms and links, front seats with beefier bolsters, and 33-inch tires (either all-terrain or all-season). It also sits 1.1 inches higher. View exterior photos Michael Simari | Car and Driver All of this for the bargain price of $153,850. No, really. The Octa’s only real competition in the ultra-luxury, aerodynamics-be-damned segment is the $196,900 Mercedes-AMG G63. For Sale Near You See all results for new 2025 Land Rover Defender for sale near 63606 HIGHS: Stonking V-8, surprisingly capable chassis, a value among its set. The Octa certainly looks the part. It has the visual gravitas of a villain charismatic enough that it becomes the protagonist in the sequel. This test car’s Petra Copper paint gets its matte appearance from a $5155 self-healing wrap—probably worth it, given the width of this trail-ready rig. More on the Defender 2026 Land Rover Defender Details, Pricing, and Specs Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Tested: One Quick Brick 2024 Land Rover Defender 130 vs. 2024 Lexus GX550 View interior photos Michael Simari | Car and Driver Hydraulics typically make roads silky and cornering flat, but the Octa only gets the latter benefit. The ride isn’t harsh, but it’s jarring, a constant nudge that the springs are supporting nearly three tons. Back-road hustling requires acclimation, because intuition doesn’t indicate that something so tall will corner so flat. The 0.81-g skidpad result isn’t representative of what the Octa feels like when pressed. It will corner faster than you think, once you trust the anti-roll tech to keep it upright. Throw me into that corner, use all the grip, says the Octa. Then you put your foot in it. For Sale Near You See all results for new 2025 Land Rover Defender for sale near 63606 LOWS: Its set starts at $150K, jarring ride, flirts with 6000 pounds. Oh, boy howdy, does the BMW V-8 get this Brit moving. While the Octa matches the G63 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, its 12.2-second quarter-mile nips the AMG by a tenth, and it’s almost two seconds quicker to 130. Maybe the aerodynamics aren’t so bad after all. View interior photos Michael Simari | Car and Driver This Defender is mostly silly in the best way possible. Floor it while cruising at 80 mph and, after the downshift, the acceleration is so strong that the Land Rover squats back and lifts its nose skyward. Let’s see a G63 do that. VERDICT: Staring into space never felt so exciting. Specs panel icon Specifications 2025 Land Rover Defender Octa Vehicle Type: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door wagon PRICE Base/As Tested: $153,850/$160,230 Options: matte protective film, $5155; tow hitch, $700; 22-inch wheels, $450; emergency pack, $75 ENGINE twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection Displacement: 268 in3, 4395 cm3 Power: 626 hp @ 7000 rpm Torque: 590 lb-ft @ 1800 rpm TRANSMISSION 8-speed automatic CHASSIS Suspension, F/R: multilink/multilink Brakes, F/R: 15.7-in vented disc/14.4-in vented disc Tires: Michelin Primacy All Season 275/50R-22 115W M+S LR DIMENSIONS Wheelbase: 119.0 in Length: 186.7 in Width: 81.2 in Height: 78.5 in Passenger Volume, F/R: 56/53 ft3 Cargo Volume, Behind F/R: 79/34 ft3 Curb Weight: 5975 lb C/D TEST RESULTS 60 mph: 3.7 sec 100 mph: 9.1 sec 1/4-Mile: 12.2 sec @ 114 mph 130 mph: 16.8 sec 150 mph: 27.4 sec Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.3 sec. Rolling Start, 5–60 mph: 4.8 sec Top Gear, 30–50 mph: 2.6 sec Top Gear, 50–70 mph: 3.0 sec Top Speed (mfr claim): 155 mph Braking, 70–0 mph: 169 ft Braking, 100–0 mph: 338 ft Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 0.81 g Interior Sound Idle: 44 dBA/4 sone Full Throttle: 84 dBA 70-mph Cruising: 68 dBA/23 sone C/D FUEL ECONOMY Observed: 15 mpg EPA FUEL ECONOMY Combined/City/Highway: 17/15/19 mpg C/D TESTING EXPLAINED Headshot of K.C. Colwell Reviewed byK.C. Colwell Executive Editor K.C. Colwell, the executive editor at Car and Driver, is a seasoned professional with a deep-rooted passion for new cars and technology. His journey into the world of automotive journalism began at an early age when his grandmother gifted him a subscription to Car and Driver for his 10th birthday. This gift sparked a lifelong love for the industry, and he read every issue between then and his first day of employment. He started his Car and Driver career as a technical assistant in the fall of 2004. In 2007, he was promoted to assistant technical editor. In addition to testing, evaluating, and writing about cars, technology, and tires, K.C. also set the production-car lap record at Virginia International Raceway for C/D’s annual Lightning Lap track test and was just the sixth person to drive the Hendrick Motorsport Garage 56 Camaro. In 2017, he took over as testing director until 2022, when was promoted to executive editor and has led the brand to be one of the top automotive magazines in the country. When he’s not thinking about cars, he likes playing hockey in the winter and golf in the summer and doing his best to pass his good car sense and love of ’90s German sedans to his daughter. He might be the only Car and Driver editor to own a Bobcat: the skidsteer, not the feline. Though, if you have a bobcat guy, reach out. K.C. resides in Chelsea, Michigan, with his family. Read full bio In-depth auto reviews, ratings, and instrumented tests. 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