Land Rover published the first photos of Defender for Dakar

Three cars will be released to the start of the famous marathon, and one of the pilots is declared the legend of the rally-raid Stefan Peteransel. Racing SUVs are based on an extreme version of Octa, which is already equipped with a V8 4.4 engine, reinforced with a suspension and tires with an external diameter of 33 inches.

Land Rover is preparing for the first Dakar in its history and is already running in the prototype of the racing SUV in Morocco. As we know, the basis for the “fighting” of the all -terrain vehicle will be the serial Octa. With him, Defender Dakar D7X -R will share not only the platform, but also the B8 4.4 biturboatist and the transmission. Speaking for the factory team will be a 14-time winner of Dakar Stefan Peteransel and one of the most promising and talented young racers-Litovets Rokas Batsyushka. The third pilot will announce later.

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In addition to direct participation in rally-raid, the Defender brand will also act as an official partner of the competition. The organizers of the race and journalists will be carried on British SUVs, as well as Land Rover will build six special “reconnaissance machines” to run -in future routes. Apparently, these will also be modified Defender Octa or monocum Defender 90 from Bowler.

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On the octum, the V8 4.4 biturbomotor with a 48-volt starter-generator (635 hp, 750 Nm), 6D Dynamics from the Range Rover Sport and Brembo brakes with six-piston calipers are put on commodity “Oct. The road clearance of such all -terrain vehicles is 319 millimeters. Compared to the usual Defender on OCTA, the articulation of the wheels is improved, and a special profile with settings under high -speed races outside the asphalt has been added to the list of driving modes. Acceleration to a hundred at the car takes four seconds exactly, the maximum speed – 250 kilometers per hour.

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