Land Rover is going racing next year at the Dakar Rally, and now it has a prototype Defender in testing to prove it.
The brand’s Defender Dakar D7X‑R prototype began testing recently in the Sahara Desert, the automaker said on Wednesday, revealing images of a four-door car in camouflage livery kicking up sand and appearing to have some fun.
The Defender Dakar D7X-R is a version of the new Defender Octa, a $153,625 performance car that is intended for off-road…

