Rally raid—also known as “Cross-Country Rally ... and other challenging environments. Specially designed vehicles, such as trucks, cars, motorcycles, or quads—with modifications to ...

The 626-hp Defender Octa will serve as the basis for a new Defender rally raid vehicle being developed by a JLR works team for the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship, the premier event for which ...

The competition vehicles will utilise the same 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine as in the standard road car.

Discover Audis Q6 e-tron Offroad concept, showcasing its innovative design and potential for rally-raid racing events.

Defender OCTA – the performance version of the Defender family – will form the basis of Defender’s Dakar and FIA World Rally Raid Championship competition challenger from 2026, showcasing its extreme ...

By comparison, current cars in the Rally Raid championship, like the Dacia Sandrider and Ford Raptor T1+, are purpose-built prototypes with few (if any) links to street-legal models. Read ...

2026 is going to be a busy year for the Land Rover Defender OCTA because the British carmaker has just confirmed its entry ...

The evolution of rally-raid vehicles, from early pioneers to modern-day marvels, offers a fascinating glimpse into the history and development of these purpose-built machines. The engineering ...