New Defender Octa launched in India at Rs 2.59 crores: Most powerful, luxurious Defender ever!
Land Rover has launched the new Defender Octa in the Indian market with prices starting from Rs 2.59 crores (ex-showroom). The new Defender Octa is the flagship SUV in the Defender lineup and is the most powerful and Luxurious Defender ever. There’s also Defender Octa edition one which will be available through the first year of production priced at Rs 2.79 crores (ex-showroom). Bookings will officially open soon.
The Defender Octa is based on the Defender 110 and features significant upgrades which includes enhanced dynamics, improved off-road capability, a redesigned suspension system, chassis refinements, and off-road-specific exterior enhancements. Moving on to the sides, it sports exclusive 22-inch wheels wrapped in all-season tires, while the Edition One comes with 20-inch wheels fitted with off-road tires. ‘Octa’ badging adorns the C-pillars, and the tailgate and roof feature a sleek gloss-black finish.
Design and colours
The Defender Octa is offered in four paint schemes, featuring two exclusive premium metallic finishes – Petra Copper and Faroe Green, as well as Carpathian Grey and Charente Grey. Customers can also opt for matte finish with a protective film.
Design-wise, It gets re-designed front and rear bumpers for better approach and departure angles and the front grill revised for improved airflow. It gets the same LED headlights and taillights but the Octa additionally gets an encircled diamond graphic which shows a black diamond within a titanium disc on the panel behind the rear window. The Octa’s height has been raised by 28mm, the track has widened by 68mm, and the wheel arches have been extended to fit larger off-road alloy wheels.
Interior
Moving inside, it gets the same interior layout as the standard model, aside from a few added features. Customers can choose between Burnt Sienna and Ebony, or Light Cloud and Lunar. The Octa Edition One only has a Khaki and Ebony interior. The front seats now get improved bolster support and integrated headrests, it also features Land Rover’s Body and Soul Seat audio technology, which synchronizes seat vibrations with the music playing through the SUV’s 700W, 15-speaker, Meridian surround sound system.
Off-road features
The Defender Octa features a ‘6D Dynamic’ suspension system. It’s a hydraulic system that connects dampers across the vehicle, enabling active management of pitch and roll without a traditional anti-roll bar. This setup ensures sufficient wheel articulation for demanding off-road conditions while maintaining on-road performance and comfort. The SUV also features longer and tougher wishbones and the quickest steering rack of any Defender yet which improves reaction times over extreme terrain and on the track. It also gets a new Octa setting, which, in addition to priming the SUV for the toughest trails has a dedicated off-road launch mode built in.
Powertrain
Talking about the powertrain, the Defender Octa is powered by BMW BMW-sourced 4.4-litre, twin-turbo V8 engine with mild-hybrid tech. The engine puts out 635hp of power and 750Nm of torque, with torque output increasing to 800 nm with launch control. It comes paired with an 8-speed automatic gearbox can sprint from 0-100 kph in 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of 250 kph (both claimed).
