{"id":2032063,"date":"2026-07-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2032063"},"modified":"2026-07-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:00:00","slug":"land-rover-has-updated-the-v8-octaby-making-it-slower-and-less-powerful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2032063","title":{"rendered":"Land Rover has updated the V8 OCTA\u2026by making it slower and less powerful"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Land Rover has updated its Defender<\/a> 4×4 with a new trim, a new bodykit, some new paint options\u2026 and cut a whopping 93bhp out of its all-singing, all-conquering V8 OCTA<\/a>. Wait, what now?<\/p>\n

Buried at the bottom of an information dump focusing on the \u2018Vertex\u2019 \u2013 we\u2019ll get back to that shortly \u2013 is the news that the 4.4-litre BMW V8 has been \u201cupdated\u201d\u2026 by slashing its previous output down from 626bhp to 533bhp.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Funny \u2018update\u2019, that. Especially as it\u2019s now slower to 60mph\u2026 by four tenths (was 3.8s, is now 4.2s). Still, torque remains the same \u2013 553lb ft \u2013 it’s now available in a delightful green (pictured above), and we\u2019re told this \u2018updated\u2019 V8 \u201cfeatures a more characterful and deeper exhaust noise to give a truer V8 sound\u201d. Protesting, much?<\/p>\n

Anyway, there\u2019s also the option of a 380bhp petrol straight-six (the \u2018P380\u2019) mild hybrid too, said to feature \u201cnew technologies to improve real-world fuel economy\u201d. This P380 is available on all Defender variants \u2013 from the 90 right up to the monster 130 \u2013 including that aforementioned new \u2018Vertex\u2019 spec.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This version of the Defender (below) features extended new front and rear bumpers, a bigger grille, some new fog lamps, gloss black detailing, yellow calipers, lower body cladding, 22s and a choice of body colours that include white, black, green, two greys and a white matt wrap.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in this \u2018update\u2019, there\u2019s an \u2018Extended Exterior Pack\u2019 that comes with new bumpers and wheels, too, the ability to paint your Defender \u2018Namib orange\u2019, a six-seat option for the 110 said to improve getting into the back row, loads of accessories and \u2013 yay! \u2013 more artificial intelligence inside. Can\u2019t get enough of that, really.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Prices kick off from \u00a358,655 for the lowliest 90 S, rising to \u00a3157,245 for the range-topping V8 OCTA Black. Now with less power than before.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Land Rover has updated its Defender 4×4 with a new trim, a new bodykit, some new paint options\u2026 and cut a whopping 93bhp out of its all-singing, all-conquering V8 OCTA. Wait, what now? Buried at the bottom of an information dump focusing on the \u2018Vertex\u2019 \u2013 we\u2019ll get back to that shortly \u2013 is the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-2032063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2032063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032063\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2032063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2032063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2032063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}