The classic Land Rover Defender takes on its flagship successor’s colors.
The classic Land Rover Defender is one of the automotive industry’s most cherished icons, and certainly one of the biggest legends in the world of off-roading. Creating a reputation for dependability, adventure, and go-anywhere engineering that has since created a new brand within the Land Rover umbrella, the classic Defender is nothing short of mythical, and Land Rover Classic is the official home of restoration and customization, dedicated to keeping legends like the classic Defender strong.
Along with the classic Defender, however, is the new reimagination of the legendary model, which is blazing its own trail as another off-roading icon with a design that combines futurism, luxurious elegance, and plenty of nods to the original. With a new performance-focused flagship, the OCTA, which is serving as the basis for the Defender D7X-R rally car, whose attempt at winning the Dakar Rally is quickly impending, the new Defender is building more legacy than ever since its introduction. The OCTA’s 626-horsepower twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 engine, luxurious features, and engineering meant for comfort, thrills, and all-terrain confidence certainly help, as well.
Blending the best of the old and new Defenders, Land Rover Classic has announced that colors from the Defender OCTA can be specified for the Classic Defender V8, including Petra Copper, Faroe Green, Sargasso Blue, Patagonia White, and Narvik Black. Available for the 90 and 110 station wagon body styles, as well as the 90 soft top body style, the color selection is available for customers to match color and trim specs on the new Defender OCTA luxury performance flagship. Each Classic Defender V8 is painstakingly finished for 300 hours in the paint shop, with a glossy finish or a matte finish that matches the OCTA’s optional protective film available.
Other options, like a gloss black grille and carbon fiber lettering on the hood, also help match OCTA specs, but OCTA ownership isn’t required to enjoy the level of customization available for the Classic Defender V8. Individual vehicles are created to order by the UK-based Land Rover Classic, with each based on a donor vehicle from 2012 to 2016 and restored with a 400-horsepower 5.0-liter V8 engine. Combining the highlights of both the modern and classic eras of the Defender, the new Defender OCTAs give the Classic Defender the style of its successor’s peak performance flagship.
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