$300,000 LAND ROVER DEFENDER UNLEASHED!

WHAT HAS BECOME OF LAND ROVER’S ICONIC DEFENDER NAMEPLATE?

LAND Rover has unleashed its most powerful Defender yet, with the twin-turbo V8-powered Defender OCTA officially introduced by the British marque. First teased in March this year, the Defender OCTA will cost an eye-watering $300,000 in Australia, with Land Rover listing an indicative price of $291,542 plus on-road costs. Its BMW-sourced 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8 is a coupled to a mild-hybrid unit mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission with high and low range transfer case. It is claimed to generate a neck-snapping 467kW and 750Nm, enough to propel the OCTA from 0-100km/h in four seconds. Peak torque is available from 1800rpm through to almost 6000rpm. Just as impressive is the introduction of an hydraulic suspension system never seen before in a Defender. The suspension technology, dubbed 6D Dynamics, is “an advanced network of…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024

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