That Defender Dakar works program will be led ... and Ford’s M-Sport will enter the race with a fresh Raptor T1+ come January. Both truck teams will have a bit more experience than Land Rover ...

The storied off-road brand is set to take on the Dakar Rally in 2026, entering a race-prepped Defender in the event. And racing in the event isn't the only way that the English brand is getting ...

the 2025 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, where Ford hopes to smash its name into the history books this coming January. Headline event for our trip: a ride-along in Ford’s brand-new racing truck on ...

What better way to for Land Rover to show off the capabilities of the Defender ... road race? The British marque has announced that a Defender will compete in the 2026 edition of the Dakar Rally.

“Adventure is in the very DNA of the Defender brand, so we are inspired to partner with Dakar – the ultimate motorsport adventure – where competitors truly embrace the impossible.” ...

So it’s official: from 2026, a Defender will race in the Dakar Rally. Gulp. Obviously, we jest. Land Rover must clearly really like its Defender and indeed its chances in the 2026 race.

Since it was first held in 1979, the rally has widely been regarded as the world’s most challenging off-road race ... sense of how the Defender will handle itself at Dakar well before the ...

JLR has announced that the Land Rover Defender will race at the Dakar in 2026. Billed as a full works effort – the first of its kind for the brand – entrance into the race is intended to prove ...