DIFFLOCKEDTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 2024
NAMED MODELFan favourites · TV & FilmUnited Kingdom

Classic Defender Works V8 DAKTARI Edition.

The 110 station wagon version of Land Rover Classic's ten-vehicle DAKTARI Works V8 edition, in Dark Grey with an Alpine White roof and matching steel wheels.

Drive it in the gameSources & evidence
Classic Defender Works V8 DAKTARI Edition — front three-quarter view, registry 3D render
BASE VEHICLEDefender 110BUILT BYLand Rover Classic Works (on Defender 90/110 station wagon donors)IN SERVICE2024OPERATED INGermanyPRODUCTION10LAYOUT4 wheels · 110″

The record

Introduced in 2024, the DAKTARI edition combines Series-inspired trim with a rebuilt 2012–2016 Defender donor. The official specification includes a 5.0-litre V8 rated at 297 kW (405 PS), 515 Nm, an eight-speed ZF automatic, Eibach suspension and Alcon brakes. Ten vehicles were offered across 90 and 110 body styles.

The model depicts the 110 press vehicle: grey wheelarches and steel wheels, a white roof cap, silver handles and bumper, projecting mesh grille, LED headlights, monochrome wing flags and rear-door payload stencils. The DAKTARI tailgate identity and Caraway upholstery are documented by Land Rover. The press gallery supplies the 110 side and rear details.

A German advertisement for a specific 110 describes collaboration with Land Rover Germany and development with the UK team. This supports the German connection and documented German availability. The existing United Kingdom origin and Germany operating-country fields are retained; the consulted pages do not identify the individual conversion factory. Gameplay tuning is separate from historical specifications.

By review request, the game model omits the front grille badge and the central front CLASSIC display plate; these omissions are a presentation preference, not a claim about the original edition.

Specification

MANUFACTURERLand Rover Classic Works (on Defender 90/110 station wagon donors)
MODIFIER / COACHBUILDERLand Rover Classic with Land Rover Germany
MANUFACTUREDEdition announced June 2024; rebuilt 2012–2016 donors
ENGINE5.0 L naturally aspirated V8, 297 kW (405 PS), 515 Nm; eight-speed ZF automatic
PRODUCTION RUN10
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INGermany
STATUSlimited edition
POWER297 kW (405 PS), 515 Nm
PAINTDark Grey with Alpine White roof
DETAILSSteel wheels, silver bumper and handles, Caraway leather, DAKTARI tailgate badge
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEDefender
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE110″
CATEGORYFan favourites · TV & Film

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

AI rendering impression

An AI rendering impression starts from the registry's own 3D model of this vehicle, which an image model then paints into a scene. It is an artist's impression of the type, made to give a feel for the vehicle in its element — not a photograph, and not a record of any particular vehicle.

Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the registry's 3D renders, the specification and the cited sources on this page.

Where it was

DE Germany2024–2026 · Edition for the German market
  1. ConvertedLand Rover Classic Works, Ryton-on-DunsmoreUnited Kingdom · 2024–202552.35, -1.46

Sources

  1. 1Classic Defender Works V8 DAKTARI Edition ↗Land Rover Netherlands · accessed 2026-09-14SOURCE
  2. 2DAKTARI 90 and 110 press-photo gallery ↗AutoWeek · accessed 2026-09-14SOURCE
  3. 32012 Defender 110 Works V8 Daktari, German seller's advertisement ↗Car & Classic · accessed 2026-09-14SOURCE
  4. 4https://www.landrover.nl/experiences/news/defender-works-daktari-edition.htmlhttps://www.landrover.nl/experiences/news/defender-works-daktari-edition.html ↗REFERENCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-16T05:55:32.031Z · status: researched