Having been on sale now for a full year, the Land Rover Defender Octa is getting its second special edition. The 2026 Defender Octa Black is exactly what it sounds like: a Defender Octa, but black.
The Defender Octa combines a 626 HP twin-turbo V8 with advanced hydraulic suspension for extreme off-road capability ...
Land Rover detunes the Defender OCTA’s BMW-sourced V8 engine by 93 horsepower to meet stricter Euro 6e-bis emissions standards, reducing its output from 626 hp to 533 hp.
The V8-equipped Land Rover Defender has always been an odd model in the lineup, but now it's gone, will we miss it?