Defender Test his upcoming rally seconder in a legendary rally arena.
In recent years, the rally has been held in Saudi Arabia, but the Dakar Rally earned its name on its original route, challenging teams, cars and drivers with the task of traveling from Paris, France to Dakar, Senegal, with the most famous part of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the original challenge of the northern challenge of the northern challenge of the northern challenge. From 2026, Defender will compete in the Dakar rally, making one of the most iconic and celebrated names in off-road on one of the most challenging rally challenges in the world.
With the help of the performance -oriented Defender Octa as the basis for the competing rally car, the new defender Dakar D7X -R completed an important milestone in his tests prior to the entrance of the Holy Competition in 2026 by coming out of a debilitating testing round where the Dakar -Rally deserved his reputation: the Sahara -Woestijn.
Competing in the ‘Stock’ category of the race, the D7X-R is strongly based on the production defender Octa and the test verified the rally car’s ability to cope with similar conditions and stage lengths as the actual rally. During the Dakar -Rally, three defender cars will compete, while the rest of the W2RC will have two defense vehicles that compete.
Directors Stéphane Peterhansel, Sara Price and Rokas Baciuška will take the Dakar-Rally from 2026 behind the wheel of the new defender Dakar D7X-R, and when they do that, a new chapter will be written for the legendary defender Off-Roza brand and his Capaby of adventure and Capability. After a successful test round in the Sahara, the daring Rally ambitions of Defender come very close to flowering.
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