Trailed by a mile-long wake of dust, the Land Rover Defender cuts an unmistakable silhouette across the African landscape. Land Rover brought us here—to Namibia, specifically, but also directly ...

but not easy—the selection paddles behind the steering wheel aren't activated until the gear selector is pushed from drive into a separate Sport channel. I didn't get to confirm Land Rover's ...

Since its launch in 2019, the Defender has been a huge hit, said Top Gear Magazine, and Land Rover has a simple aim for its new Defender Octa: "to be the world's fastest off-roader" yet.