Posted On: September 10th 2026, 01:35 pm
Year 4 of 5 🏜️
This one’s a little different — because this time, the truck came to us. 🤝
After the 2024 rally, we heard from Ralf and Kathleen Sarek of Sarek Autowerke (Richmond, VA) — and they had an idea: what if we drove their specially built 2022 Defender 90 for Rebelle 2025?
We said yes before they finished the sentence. 😅
What followed was a year of support we’re still a little blown away by — getting out to run this truck across New Mexico, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and California before rally week even started.
Meet the Sarek 90 — a 2022 base model, coil-sprung, 4-cylinder Defender, built for business:
🔧 2”” lift w/ Ohlins remote reservoir shocks
🔧 18”” steel wheels, LT285/75R18 Maxxis AT tires
🔧 Sarek rear selectable locker
🔧 Red Winches Cobra 3 winch + Safe-Xtract recovery gear
🔧 Full underbody protection w/ UHMW
🔧 Sarek aluminum front winch bumper + brush bar
🔧 Sarek aluminum rear bumper
🔧 Sarek aluminum rock sliders w/ UHMW
🔧 Custom roof rack w/ side rail access
🔧 Re-geared to 4.44 ratio
🔧 Sarek tub sliders
🔧 Sarek diff guard + A-arm sliders
Built different. Driven hard. 💪