Land Rover is making its Dakar-winning V8 Defender street-legal
Earlier this year, three Land Rover Defender entries equipped solely with V8s and bravery managed to finish first, second, and fourth in the new ‘Stock’ class of the 2026 Dakar Rally. Today, Land Rover has revealed you can buy a road-legal version of that very car. Welcome, then, to the Defender Dakar: a Defender, honed in…











