The most popular model of the Defender (previously Land Rover Defender) off-roader has been spied testing on the Nurburgring forward of its reveal later this 12 months.
The Defender OCTA will rival the likes of the Mercedes-AMG G 63 and is claimed to be the hardest, most succesful and but most luxurious member of the Defender household.
This specific prototype is carrying black-and-white camouflage although you may inform it has a wider stance, with bigger wheel arch flares to accommodate the broader observe and bigger tyres.
There’s additionally a unique entrance fascia with extra openings to permit extra air to be sucked into the engine bay.
This isn’t the primary time we’re seeing the forthcoming Defender OCTA. The corporate just lately teased just a few pictures of the flagship variant and detailed just a few of its options.
The Defender OCTA would be the strongest member of the vary and can function a mild-hybrid twin-turbo V8 engine.
Whereas the model hasn’t launched any detailed specs to date, the twin-turbo V8 is for certain to be a BMW mill.
The Vary Rover Sport SV already includes a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 from BMW, pumping out 467kW of energy and 750Nm of torque (800Nm on overboost) and incorporating a 48V mild-hybrid system.
The BMW V8 will get the Vary Rover Sport SV from 0-100km/h in 3.8 seconds.
It has fairly a bit extra grunt than the present flagship Defender engine, JLR’s supercharged 5.0-litre V8, which produces as much as 386kW and 625Nm.
Defender promised the OCTA can have “excellent all-terrain efficiency” due to a hydraulic interlinked 6D Dynamic air suspension setup with pitch and roll management.
This method is claimed to maintain the car at a near-level stance throughout acceleration, braking and cornering on-road, whereas additionally maximising impartial wheel journey and articulation off-road.
JLR (previously Jaguar Land Rover) just lately spun Defender into its personal model in transfer to shift the corporate’s focus away from its two historic marques, Jaguar and Land Rover.
The British carmaker is as an alternative transferring in the direction of a brand new “Home of Manufacturers” strategy which can see it launch autos below the Vary Rover, Defender, Discovery, and Jaguar manufacturers.
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