In 1978, the company swapped the 2.0-liter inline four for one of Land Rover's most reliable engines, the 3.5-liter Rover V8, which made 135 horsepower. It was a smart move.

The OCTA uses a BMW-sourced twin-turbo V8 producing 626 horsepower, while the Defender V8 uses Land Rover's 5.0-liter supercharged unit with 518 hp (493 hp in the Defender 130 V8).

2022 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 V8 Base price: $109,375 Type: 5 passenger, 2-door all-wheel-drive SUV. Engine: Supercharged 5.0-liter V8 Power: 518 hp, 461 lb-ft Transmission: 8-speed automatic ...

The more basic engines are now available only in the four-door Defender 110 and 130, while the 90 is offered only with Jaguar Land Rover's throaty 518-hp supercharged 5.0-liter V8. Because of that ...

As solid and powerful as this Disco's stock engine was, it pales compared to what it's sporting under the hood now. A six-liter LS2 GM V8 from the mid-2000s Chevy Corvette, Trailblazer SS, Pontiac ...