You might have thought the Octa was already the ultimate version of the Defender. But now here’s the Octa Black, ‘combining extreme all-terrain performance with an even bolder appearance.’
Powered by the familiar 635bhp twin-turbo V8 engine, like every Octa this comes with 6D Dynamics suspension
and a special Octa setting in its drive mode palette. What sets it apart is the use of either gloss or satin black on as
many as 30 different exterior elements, to go with the Narvik Black paint that comes as standard.
Said elements include the front undershield and rear scuff plates, which are finished in satin black powder coat,
the satin black recovery eyes and the gloss black quad exhaust tips. Even the traditionally green Land Rover oval on
the grille is black with darkened silver script, while the silencer and centre box covers and optional towbar (electrically
deployable, natch) have a gloss or satin black finish.
The brake calipers? Black, with silver script. The wheels in front of them? A choice of 20” forged alloys or 22” gloss
black jobs, with black centre caps and dark grey Defender script.
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