Land Rover USA
Charting new territory for the British journey model, its all-new Defender will characteristic a “trick” 6D Dynamics suspension and electrified twin-turbo V-8.
Among the most succesful off-road SUVs in the marketplace bear the Defender nameplate, however based on Land Rover, its new Defender OCTA might be “the hardest, most succesful, and splendid Defender car ever.” Set to debut later this 12 months and named after an octahedral diamond, the OCTA might be powered by an electrified twin-turbocharged V-8 and have Land Rover’s award-winning and really refined 6D Dynamics air suspension. Out there for the primary time on a Defender car, hydraulic interlinked dampers and height-adjustable air springs management pitch and roll to maintain the SUV at a near-level stance throughout spirited bouts of acceleration, braking, and cornering throughout all varieties of demanding off-road terrain.
Though Brembo brakes from the 6D Dynamics suspension bundle might be included, particulars relating to specs – similar to trim packages and which twin-turbocharged V-8 engine will energy the car – stay beneath wraps, though with the present Defender 110 placing out 518 horses and a few predicting the powertrain will characteristic the identical twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 because the 2024 Vary Rover Sport SV, the OCTA is certain to place an enormous smile on the face of present and potential Defender shoppers.
Defender OCTA: A New Excessive-Efficiency Hero
Teaser photos launched by JLR depict the brand new encircled diamond graphic which is featured on a number of inside and exterior parts, together with machined and sandblasted titanium discs on every Signature Graphic panel. Defender’s Managing Director Mark Cameron says the graphic is consultant of the car’s power, resilience and desirability.
“The brand new signature graphic is especially important as it will likely be the primary time it’s seen on a Defender car – and can determine all flagship Defender fashions sooner or later,” he shared through the official launch. “With its astounding efficiency and a daring new perspective, the brand new Defender OCTA will allow our shoppers to grasp epic adventures in heightened luxurious.”
Forward of its full reveal later this 12 months, potential consumers might be invited to attend unique previews as a part of a brand new international Defender Components collection. For now, although, the snow and ice of Sweden, Moab rock crawls, Dubai desert and the Nürburgring will all put the OCTA by way of its paces.
