After years of speculation, the biggest and baddest Defender variant is officially coming later in 2024: Defender OCTA. It will be the ultimate expression of Defender so far, with every component a superlative: the most power, the most advanced off-road systems, and the most luxury of any new Defender yet.

In 2022, the Range Rover world was intrigued by the first major special edition of the new L460 Range Rover: the Carmel Edition. A tribute to that year's Monterey Car Week and the first iteration of the Range Rover House concept, there were only 17 bronze-over-blue editions made. Now, with two special editions launched in just the last few weeks, it's become clear that destination editions will define the history of the fifth Range Rover in North America.

Few people have ever lived who have seen as much of Africa as Kingsley Holgate. The quintessential African explorer, he crisscrosses the continent every year, advancing humanitarian causes. He's relied on the latest Land Rovers for his expeditions for decades and is currently in the middle of his 41st expedition. The Afrika Odessey Expedition is taking two brand-new Defender 130s on an 18-month journey across the lesser-known parks of Africa.

Almost since the new Defender launched in 2019, rumors have swirled of a high-performance variant to rival vehicles like the Ford Bronco Raptor, Jeep Wrangler 392, and Mercedes-Benz AMG G-Class. After spotting test mules out and about for months, new rumors are talking about a July release of the "Defender Octa," the most high-performance, off-road beast Defender ever to come straight from the factory.

Classic Car Auctions, a British auction house that holds large-scale vintage automobile auctions, is putting 19 Land Rovers across the auction block this weekend, including a Range Rover Classic limo that once drove Mike Tyson around Glasgow.

While many of us use our Land Rovers to go off-grid into the far beyond, JLR is going off-grid in another way, with new solar facilities at and near their factories in the UK. The new energy facilities will make enough electricity to power 44,500 UK homes a year.

The Defender Rally Series, a competitive rally series that brings novice and experienced rally racers to the British race circuit, is growing more than ever in its third season. The series, which uses Defender 90s custom-built by Land Rover’s Bowler in-house motorsport division, includes everything a driver could need, from the vehicle to the services of Bowler’s training and mechanical team.

JLR has signed a lease on new office space in Portland, Oregon to grow their technology and research center there, per a regional business publication. The new space, housed in a reused 1940s factory building, allows them to grow their technological presence in the hot Oregon tech job market.

Overfinch, the British tuning firm that has been cranking out cranked-up Range Rovers since 1975, has set up a special-edition vehicle to celebrate the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon. Eight examples of “The Dragon Edition” will be built, with fantastic details throughout the interior and exterior.

A Range Rover once part of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's fleet is for sale. While this is a relatively common occurrence in Britain -- there were lots of royal Rovers, with lots of turnover in the fleet -- this one is really special, as the vehicle used in iconic images of the late Duke of Edinburgh driving The Queen and Barack and Michelle Obama during a state visit in 2016.

JLR has made no secret of their plans for electrification, across their brands. Yes, Jaguar is going fully electric in 2025, and the Range Rover Electric is so popular it's busting the bindings of the order books with 16,000 spoken for. But these days the demand for EVs is cooling off, while customers look more towards plug-in hybrids (PHEV) that combine the best of both EVs and ICE vehicles. With all that in mind, JLR is adjusting its electric strategy over the next few years to emphasize PHEVs.

After a twelve-year career with JLR, Design Director Massimo Frascella has left his position with the company, heading to a new opportunity. His design legacy at Land Rover leaves an imprint on the entire current family of products.

Even though we're already a month into the year, it's not too late to look at what's ahead for Land Rover, and as a whole for JLR, in 2024.

After years of discussion and a few delays, the Ineos Grenadier is finally hitting American roads, with sightings racking up more and more in the past few weeks.