Who owns the British luxury car brand? Bye Motors has also revealed that the official bookings for the SUV will begin soon. However, it has not revealed any specific timeline. The Land Rover Defender Octa will be publicly unveiled at the upcoming 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed, scheduled to take place from July 11-14 this year.
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Land Rover Defender Octa: Design
Despite being based on the Land Rover Defender 110, the high-performance variant of the SUV comes with some distinctive design elements. The SUV comes with an increased ride height and wider stance and the wheel arches have also been extended, making its presence on the road even more robust and impressive. The SUV also gets newly designed bumpers at the front and rear, which offer better approach and departure angles.
land Rover The SUV is claimed to have strong underbody protection that allows drivers to go further over rough terrain. Also, the SUV is claimed to have deep water fording capability, allowing it to wade through up to one meter of water. The SUV comes in a special new Petra Copper and Farrow Green exterior paint theme. It rides on 20-inch forged alloy wheels that come with all-terrain tyres.
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The Defender Octa stands 28mm higher than the regular model and has a 68mm wider stance for better ground clearance and stability. It also gets an upgraded 400mm front brake disc with Brembo calipers and the quickest steering ratio of any model. guard to date.
Land Rover Defender Octa: Interior
In sync with the Petra Copper and Farrow Green exterior paint, the SUV’s interior features Khaki and Ebony UltrafabricsTM PU, which claims to be 30 per cent lighter than traditional leather. Inside the cabin, the Defender Octa looks similar to the standard Defender 110. It has a dedicated button, which enables the SUV to go off road with a performance focus. It has the Octa mode, which enables the SUV to have optimum acceleration on loose surfaces.
The SUV comes with a set of familiar Terrain Response modes that offer specific calibrations for sand, mud and potholes, grass, gravel, snow, and rock crawling; and also includes off-road driver assists like ClearSight Ground View 2.
Land Rover claims that the SUV’s seats have been developed in collaboration with music industry experts from Subpac and Coventry University, allowing the driver and front passenger to hear as well as feel the music.
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Land Rover Defender Octa: Powertrain
The new Land Rover Defender Octa is claimed to take the capability of the Defender 110 to a whole new level. This SUV is powered by a powerful 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged mild-hybrid V8 engine, making the Defender Octa the most powerful Defender ever. The engine is mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission with high and low-range gears. The engine is capable of producing 626 bhp of peak power and a maximum torque of 750 Nm. The engine is claimed to accelerate the SUV from 0-100 kmph in four seconds.
First Publication Date: July 03, 2024, 10:57 am IST