New Land Rover Defender Octa Will Be a V-8-Powered Flagship Model

• The Land Rover Defender is adding a new flagship model known as the Octa.

• Land Rover promises it will be "the toughest, most capable, and luxurious Defender vehicle ever," with a twin-turbo V-8 under the hood.

• Full pricing and specifications will be announced closer to the Octa's full reveal later this year, with the automaker confirming that production will be limited to 1000 units for North America in 2025.

UPDATE 4/25/24: This article has been updated to include new information released by Land Rover, that the Defender Octa will be revealed on July 3, 2024. The automaker confirmed that production numbers will be limited to 1000 units for North America in 2025. The vehicle will be shown to clients at private events held in New York City and Los Angeles ahead of the public reveal in July.

CLARIFICATION 4/2/24: A Land Rover spokesperson has clarified to Car and Driver that the new Defender Octa will be a 2025 model instead of a 2024 like we originally thought.

Land Rover has announced a new flagship model to sit atop the Defender's already diverse lineup. The new model will be known as the Octa—a name the brand derived from an eight-sided polyhedron—or octahedron. The Defender Octa will be "the toughest, most capable, and luxurious Defender vehicle ever," according to Land Rover.