On 28 May 2025 the Defender L663 received its first major revision, unveiled for the 2026 model year. Changes included headlights and tail lights set flush with the bodywork, revised bumper aprons, a standard black grille bar, a larger touchscreen and new colours. The year also saw the Defender OCTA in production as the most capable variant, positioned above the V8, and the Defender series continuing to be built at Nitra in Slovakia.
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JLR builds Land Rovers in Brazil, China, India, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom.
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JLR builds Land Rovers in Brazil, China, India, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom.
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The Land Rover Defender (introduced as the Land Rover One Ten, joined in 1984 by the Land Rover Ninety, plus the extra-length Land Rover One Two Seven in 1985) is a series of British off-road cars and pickup trucks.
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1. Wikipedia: Land Rover Defender (L663)
Wikipedia26MY facelift, year
On 28 May 2025, the Defender L663's first major revision was unveiled.
26MY lighting
Changes were headlined by updated headlights and taillights that are now flush with the bodywork.
26MY touchscreen
The touchscreen was upped from 11.4 inches to 13.1 inches in size
OCTA position
positioned above the Defender V8 as the most capable, most luxurious and fastest model
Built in Slovakia
The cars are built in Slovakia at Jaguar Land Rover's Nitra plant
Body style, suv: L663, body
The unibody-based Defender is aimed at a more upmarket segment than its predecessor.
View the Source 2. U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. EPA (FuelEconomy.gov): FuelEconomy.gov vehicle record 48130: 2025 Land Rover Defender 110
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"cylinders": "4"
Wikipedia: Land Rover Defender
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In 2020, Jaguar Land Rover introduced an all new generation of Land Rover Defender
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