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Extreme twin-turbo V8 Defender flagship to launch Octa branding
Autocar UK
|April 03, 2024
New badge destined for high-end models, starting with potent BMW-engined 4x4
A new hardcore, V8-powered version of the Land Rover Defender is inbound as the first in a line of top-flight flagships branded Octa.
Previously thought to carry the long-dormant SVX tag, the new off-roader has been spotted testing several times but only now - a few months before its debut - has the firm given the first official details of the new model.
It will be the first car to wear the new Octa badge, which, says JLR, will be used for all future range-topping Defender models. The name is said to come from the octahedron shape of a diamond - the hardest naturally occurring mineral on Earth - a reflection, no doubt, of both the car's rugged durability and its price.
This story is from the April 03, 2024 edition of Autocar UK.
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